#discore

"NO METAL! NO FUNK! NO HARD ROCK! JUST D-BEAT RAW PUNK! JUST DISCHARGE PUNK!"

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on Kōchi City, Japan-based D-beat/raw punk/raw noise band, DISCLOSE, performing live somewhere in Japan, undisclosed venue & location, c. 1995. 📸: Photo courtesy of Rafael Yaekashi. Note bassist Fukugawa rocking the same CRUCIFIX "Nine-teen Eighty Four" tee in both shots.

Dis nightmare still @#¢!*%$& continues!!

DAWN OF THE D-BEAT DREADS -- ENTER THE MIGHTY KAWAKAMI'S EARLY '90s ERA.

PIC(S) INFO: Now, here's a photo-set I've never seen before until now -- Spotlight on the late, great Kawakami "D-beat Master" of the mighty DISCLOSE, rocking dreadlocks.

Though the date of the photos reads November 1, 1987 (age 16? Really?), it's more than likely incorrect, as these surely must have been taken much later, c. 1992-1993.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

"SEARCHING FOR THE SUN IN THIS FUCKING DIRTY WORLD!"

NOTE: Never seen this one before, and I doubt they ever returned to Texas before their breakup in '84.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 3/4 of SF peace punk/hardcore/D-beat band CRUCIFIX (Matt, Sothira, & Drew), performing live at Club Foot in Austin, TX, USA, c. 1983. 📸: Pat Blashill.

RAISING HELL, KRUSHING ALL IN POLAND -- FIND THE CRUCIFIX, DISCHARGE, & MOTÖRHEAD TEES.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on Newcastle, UK-based D-beat/crust punk band, HELLKRUSHER, performing live in Łódź, Poland, on May 12th, 1994 (the same year as their split with DISCLOSE). Venue & photographer unknown.

SELLING THE UK BACK ITS OWN SOUND, TO AN EXTENT -- WELCOME TO 1984.

NOTE:^It's never been outright admitted, but I like to believe that CRUCIFIX impacted the incoming mid to late '80s UKHC scene that was about to take root in the wake of their '84 mini UK tour.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on shots of SF hardcore/anarcho punk band CRUCIFIX, performing live in London, UK (ANTISECT supported), during the band's mini English tour, c. early 1984. 📸: Mick Slaughter (of "Obituary" fanzine).

CALLING IT QUITS IN THE SAME YEAR AS THEIR CRASSTIC FOREBEARS -- WELCOME TO 1984.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on the fourth and final line-up of Bay Area anarcho/ hardcore punk band, CRUCIFIX, performing live at The Bierkeller in Leeds, England, on March 7, 1984. 📸: Nick Ramone.

Sothira Pheng - vocals/lyrics

Drew Bernstein - guitar (1963-2014)

Matt Borruso - bass guitar

Christopher Douglas - drums

THE BROTHERS DOOM -- THE "POLICE BASTARD" YEARS.

PIC(S) INFO: Part 1 of 2 -- Spotlight on guitarist Bri Doom & vocalist John Doom (Pete Nash is visible as well) of UK hardcore/crust punk band DOOM, performing live at Newcastle Riverside, c. 1987-'88. 📸: Scotty Hellkrusher.