A history of Portland hardcore. Magadh, in Wednesday's Souciant.
"the Germs Beware 10" - pretty sure you are thinking about the "What We Do Is Secret" record here
There always seems a fine line between punk and metal. In fact, some of these songs via the youtube links seem like metal to me. I always made the distinction that metal guitar solos seemed to be about showcasing virtuosity and not angst. I hear this a bit in Wehrmacht's Shark Attack. I really enjoyed listening to all of these, especially the Discharge Realities of War track. After all this punk, I think I need to go throw a brick through a window.
Yeah, there are legitimate genre distinctions to be made. Crust punk is really an update of what was once called thrash, albeit with a D-beat emphasis a la Discharge. I hear more early Motorhead guitar harmonics than I do soloing, in the selections Magadh made, with the exception of the Werhmacht piece. I never liked those guys - saw them once with Slayer, in 1988. Portland never did speed metal well.
Slayer 1988, still touring on Reign in Blood? Ah, the good old days of slash metal! Yeah, I wasn't a big fan of the Werhmacht piece either, but I really dug the Discharge. Thanks for the introduction.