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Kent Abbott
Grade is a melodic hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, often credited as pioneers in blending metallic Hardcore punk, hardcore with the honesty and melody of emo, and - most notably - the alternating screaming/singing style later popularized by bands like Poison the Well (band), Poison the Well and Hawthorne Heights. Formed in 1994, Grade found inspiration in the hardcore bands Integrity (band), Integrity and Chokehold (band), Chokehold. By 1995, however, they had discovered Indian Summer (American band), Indian Summer and Rye Coalition and began developing the sound and style for which they'd become known. History The band performed under the name Incision, with a different bassist, from 1992 to 1993, releasing two demo tapes. In 1993 the band briefly broke up but reformed under the name Rebirth. After only two shows, Rebirth recruited bassist Matt Jones from the band Sun Still Burns and changed name to Grade in January 1994. Grade released their debut three-song demo tape i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Punk rock in California, Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant History of the hippie movement, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by Washington D.C. and New York City, New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of Rock music, mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics." Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. hardcore, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
