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Punk and D-Beat band formed in 1979. The band is characterized by a minimalistic approach of music and lyrics. Heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchist and pacifist themes, over intense drone-like rhythms. AllMusic calls the band's sound a high-speed noise overload characterized by ferocious noise blasts . The band's 1982 debut album, HEAR NOTHING SEE NOTHING SAY NOTHING, went to number two on the UK Indie Charts and number 40 in the UK Album Chart. In the early 1980s, numerous singles and EPs placed in the top 10 of the UK Indie Charts, including the 1981 EP WHY? (#1) and the 1982 single State Violence State Control. HEAR NOTHING SEE NOTHING SAY NOTHING influenced many thrash metal, black metal, crust, grindcore and various extreme metal subgenres. Discharge's influence on heavy metal and punk rock is incalculable and metal superstars such as METALLICA, ANTHRAX, MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY and SEPULTURA have covered Discharge's songs in tribute. The musical genre of D-BEAT is named after Discharge and their distinctive drumbeat. Atkinson left later that year, followed by Bamford, and the band recruited their roadie Kelvin Cal Morris as vocalist, moving Terry Roberts to drums and Wainwright to bass. With Morris's addition, the group abandoned their previous Sex Pistols-influenced material and developed a new set of songs with a retooled sound. Anthony Roberts played guitar with a heavy, dis...

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• Protest and Survive
  Protest and Survive
• The Nightmare Continues
  The Nightmare Continues
• Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
  Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
• Drunk With Power
  Drunk With Power
• The Final Blood Bath
  The Final Blood Bath
• Never Again
  Never Again
• A Hell On Earth
  A Hell On Earth
• Meanwhile
  Meanwhile
• I Won't Subscribe
  I Won't Subscribe
• Realities Of War
  Realities Of War
• Free Speech for the Dumb
  Free Speech for the Dumb
• Cries of Help
  Cries of Help
• The Blood Runs Red
  The Blood Runs Red
• The End
  The End
• Decontrol
  Decontrol
• Visions of War
  Visions of War
• They Declare It
  They Declare It
• Fight Back
  Fight Back
• State Violence State Control
  State Violence State Control
• Maimed and Slaughtered
  Maimed and Slaughtered
• Why
  Why
• The Possibility of Life's Destruction
  The Possibility of Life's Destruction
• Mania for Conquest
  Mania for Conquest
• Ain't No Feeble Bastard
  Ain't No Feeble Bastard
• Does This System Work
  Does This System Work
• Warning
  Warning
• A Look At Tomorrow
  A Look At Tomorrow
• But After the Gig
  But After the Gig
• Society's Victim
  Society's Victim
• Death Dealers
  Death Dealers
• Religion Instigates
  Religion Instigates
• Anger Burning
  Anger Burning
• Always Restrictions
  Always Restrictions
• The More I See
  The More I See
• Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles
  Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles
• Tomorrow Belongs to Us
  Tomorrow Belongs to Us
• In Defence of Our Future
  In Defence of Our Future
• You Deserve Me
  You Deserve Me
• War's No Fairytale
  War's No Fairytale
• Corpse of Decadence
  Corpse of Decadence
• Is This To Be
  Is This To Be
• The Price of Silence
  The Price of Silence
• Born to Die In the Gutter
  Born to Die In the Gutter
• Q: And Children? A: And Children
  Q: And Children? A: And Children
• Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
  Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing
• Almost Alive
  Almost Alive
• The Possibility of Lifes Destruction
  The Possibility of Lifes Destruction
• Hype Overload
  Hype Overload
• Doomsday
  Doomsday
• Massacre of Innocents (Air Attack)
  Massacre of Innocents (Air Attack)