Charles Bronson (band)

Charles Bronson was a powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, existing from 1994 to 1997.

Charles Bronson
OriginDeKalb, Illinois, United States
GenresPowerviolence, thrashcore, hardcore punk
Years active1994–1997
Labels625 Thrashcore
Slap-a-Ham
Past membersMark McCoy
Jon Arends
Ebro Vinumbrales
James DeJesus
Mike Suffin
Aaron Aspinwall
Jeff Jelen
Max Ward

Musical style

Charles Bronson borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest, who blended youth crew hardcore with the velocity and dissonance of thrashcore.[1] Songs were very brief, and sometimes punctuated by samples taken from various media (including Charles Bronson films). Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene. 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)".[2] 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.[3]

Discography

Albums
  • 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)
  • Youth Attack! (1997) – Lengua Armada/Coalition Records
  • Complete Discocrappy 2xCD (2000) – Youth Attack Records

Compilations
  • 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
  1. "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.
  2. Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
  3. Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
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