PUNK!!!!!

As I’ve made quite apparent, I’m freakishly obsessed with music. Classical and Metal, mostly.

However, a wonderful thing has happened as of late. I have rediscovered Punk Rock. And how

I was into punk in high school and my interest waned somewhat as I got more into thrash and death metal.

Punk has a certain working class sensibility that appeals to me, as well as a streetwise attitude tempered with social consciousness.

Try this on for size:

Or this:

Fucking great stuff. Metalheads don’t give punk the credit it deserves. The very first thrash bands like Slayer, DRI and Cryptic Slaughter were heavily inspired by punk.

Moar Bad Religion:

And some Discharge:

Along with the Lower Class Brats, whom I saw open for Circle Jerks:

And this blog would be incomplete without a nod to the Jerks:

Keith Morris is a fucking god of punk. He took some time to lecture the crowd about not using Punk as an excuse to be a moron.

That’s enough vids for now.

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~ by Quintus, Mauser of Kālī on April 22, 2010.