Discharge
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1977 - present
Biography
Discharge is a seminal British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, renowned for pioneering the "d-beat" genre—a high-speed, heavy, and distorted punk style. Their early 1980s music featured raw vocals and anti-war, anarchist themes, heavily influencing extreme metal, including thrash and crust punk.
Genres
Discharge Discography
- Fight Back (1980) - EP - rated 3.83/5
- Realities of War (1980) - EP - rated 3.56/5
- Why (1981) - EP - rated 3.81/5
- Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982) - Album - rated 4.09/5
- Never Again (1984) - Compilation - rated 3.85/5
- Grave New World (1986) - Album - rated 1.53/5
- Massacre Divine (1991) - Album - rated 1.56/5
- Shootin' Up the World (1993) - Album - rated 2.69/5
- Anthology: Free Speech for the Dumb (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.77/5
- Discharge (2002) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Decontrol: The Singles (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.74/5
- End of Days (2016) - Album - rated 3.45/5
Members
- Kelvin 'Cal' Morris - vocals (1977–1987; 1991–1995; 2001–2003)
- Tony 'Bones' Roberts - guitar (1977–1987; 1991–Present)
- Terence 'Tezz' Roberts - drums, guitar, bass (1977–1987; 1991–1999)
- Roy 'Rainy' Wainwright - bass (1977–1987; 2001–Present)
- Garry Maloney - drums (1981–1987; 1991–2006)