Why

by Discharge

Why cover art

Propelled by an impossibly fast, thundering drum rhythm that would ultimately christen an entire subgenre (D-Beat), this release is a monument of extreme punk history. The abrasive, blown-out guitar distortion and barked, anti-war lyricism heavily distanced them from traditional UK punk structures. It exerted an immeasurable influence on the global hardcore scene and served as the direct precursor to modern extreme metal.

Genres

  • D-Beat

Tracklist

  1. Visions of War
  2. Does This System Work
  3. A Look at Tomorrow
  4. Why
  5. Maimed and Slaughtered
  6. Mania for Conquest
  7. Ain't No Feeble Bastard
  8. Is This to Be?
  9. Massacre of Innocents (Air Attack)
  10. Why (Reprise)
  11. Realities of War
  12. They Declare It
  13. But After the Gig
  14. Society's Victim
  15. Fight Back
  16. War's No Fairytale
  17. Always Restrictions
  18. You Take Part in Creating the System
  19. Religion Instigates
  20. Decontrol
  21. It's No TV Sketch
  22. Tomorrow Belongs to Us