Soundscape Magazine Issue 11

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Black Flag Were the american punk rock gods. They’re considered today to have been one of the very first hardcore punk bands. Henry Rollins joined them in 1981 and that’s when things went from good to great. Album you should check out: Damaged. It’s what punk music should be and it inspired bands for generations to come.

Album you should check out: Pretty Hate Machine started it all off and spawned them 113 weeks of success on the Billboard’s Top 100. It’s been certified Platinum and is not to be missed when checking out bands who have influenced. Success is the biggest influence of all.

Motorhead One of the loudest live bands ever. Motorhead know how to kick start a party! And yet again, we have another band on our list who have featured on Guitar Hero; cause we all wanna rock the song secretly, so if a video games the

Billy Idol Mixing pop with goth and all that in between. The man knew how to make a hit and piss some people off at the same time. The biggest song of his was not his highest charting and yet it’s played at gathering all across the world... one particular type of gathering though; a wedding. He’s taught the generations that follow that

best we can achieve; have at it! So what have they taught bands? To play loud, but to play and sing in tune. None of this shouty bollocks just to be loud, just solid notes and quality playing. Album you should check out: Ace of Spades. It obviously contains the hit itself, which is loud and fast. Frankly it’s rock at it’s finest.

writing about a particular common theme will allow your song to stand the test of time when everyone covers it years later.

Minor Threat Hardcore punk at it’s best. One of the titans of the

Album you should check out: Billy Idol. It’s his first full length

movement in the east America area. Minor Threat started a

and features the said track ‘White Wedding’. A rocking

movement called ‘Straight Edge’ with a song of theirs and

tune that can’t be missed.

it’s an ideal close to my heart and something that carries through into modern society. It took the punk movement in

Nine Inch Nails Essentially the only member of this band is Trent Reznor, but what an influence one man can be. The band started with strength and just carried it on through and still maintain it

a new directions and that’s what has inspired generations since. Take your genre and make it your own. Album you should check out: Minor Threat EP. It’s their first two 7” records put together on one 12” record. It’s a mix of

even today. The shows are visual as well as audio and

all things Minor Threat and shows what hardcore punk t

push other bands to the limit. Industrial rock has rarely

ruly was.

sounded so good.


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