Charles Bronson (band)
Charles Bronson | |
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| Origin | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–1997 |
| Labels | 625 Thrashcore Slap-a-Ham |
| Past members | Mark McCoy Jon Arends Ebro Vinumbrales James De Jesus Mike Suffin Aaron Aspinwall Jeff Jelen Max Ward |
Charles Bronson was an American powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, active from 1994 to 1997.
Musical style[edit]
The band borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest.[1] Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene.[2] The group has been described as a "fast, screaming mess of tall, skinny guys with a lot to say (which you would only know if you read the liner notes)".[3] The group was sometimes criticized for its conceptual take on hardcore and art school tendencies, maintaining a long-standing feud with Felix Havoc of Code 13.[4] The band existed for only 3 years but members went on to join Los Crudos.[5]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Youth Attack! (1997) – Lengua Armada/Coalition Records
- Complete Discocrappy 2xCD (2000) – Youth Attack Records
Demos and singles[edit]
- Demo Tape (1994) – self-released
- Charles Bronson (Diet Rootbeer) 7-inch (1995) – Six Weeks Records/Youth Attack Records
- Charles Bronson / Spazz Split 7-inch (1995) – 625, Evil Noise and Disgruntled Records
- Charles Bronson / Unanswered split 7-inch (1995) – Trackstar Records
- Charles Bronson / Ice Nine split 7-inch (1996) – Bovine Records
- Charles Bronson / Quill split 7-inch (1996) – Nat Records (Japan)
Compilations[edit]
- All That and a Bag o Dicks (1995) – Disgruntled Records
- Double Dose of Dicks – Disgruntled Records
- Speed Freaks (1995) – Knot Music
- Vida Life (1996) – Lengua Armada
- No Royalties (1996) – Bad People Records
- Cry Now, Cry Later Vol. 4 (1996) – Pessimiser/Theologian
- Another Probe 7-inch with a Girl on the Cover (1996) – Probe
- El Guapo (1996) – Same Day Records
- Possessed to Skate (1996) – 625 and Pessimiser Records
- Deadly Encounters (1997) – Agitate 96 and Kill Music Records
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! A Music War (1997) – Slap A Ham Records
- Reality 3 (1997) – Deep Six Records
- Tomorrow will be Worse (1997) – Sound Pollution Records
- Mandatory Marathon (1997) – Amendment Records
- Hurt Your Feelings (2001) – Six Weeks Records
- Chicago's on Fire Again (2001) – Lengua Armada
- Skeletal Festival (2003) – self-released
References[edit]
- ^ "Middle America brought Illinois' Charles Bronson, a band that took a page both from Infest's youthcrew/grind combo and Spazz's unabashed sense of humor on their many EP, 7-inch, and comp. appearances". "Powerviolence: The Dysfunctional Family of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrgghhh!!". Terrorizer no. 172. July 2008. p. 36-37.
- ^ Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
- ^ Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 [1] Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
- ^ Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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