Legends of Punk is a collectable box set featuring the cream of the British Punk Rock underground. Live performances, interviews and fly-on -the-wall footage documenting the very best of some of the most loved, yet often overlooked bands in Punk Rock history.
Vol.1 the first in the series, documents the legendary Apocalypse Punk / UK’82 / Hardcore Punk icons Discharge!
A band that should need little introduction… since their inception in Stoke-on-Trent in 1977, Discharge quickly rose to become one of the most influential punk bands of the early 80’s. Like an aural assault on the senses, Discharge erupted onto the scene with their politically charged lyrics and signature brutal, aggressive hardcore punk sound.
Discharge “paved the way for an astounding array of politically motivated, musically intense and deeply confrontational bands” 1
The legend continues.. in the wake of their mayhem, they laid the foundations for generations of fans and bands, many indebted to them for their introduction of their signature, eponymous d-beat, which was to become an integral sound for d-beat/discore, crust, hardcore, thrash, amongst others!
One of the original UK hardcore / UK82 punk bands, Discharge exploded onto the UK punk scene at the start of the ’80s with their signature hardcore sound, political lyrics and heavy pumping, d-beat style. The band cemented their place in history for introducing the world to the d-beat, now a household drum beat for bands from punk rock to thrash and extreme metal. The d-beat itself spawned a movement of countless bands such as the Varukers, Doom and Anti-Cimex.
A truly legendary band, Discharge have influenced countless bands, not only in the punk scene, but they are also cited as being a big influence to heavy weights such as Metallica, Sepultura, Anthrax, Napalm Death and Machine Head.
The documentary follows the band through 3 of their UK gigs, featuring exclusive interviews and live footage. Filmed in full HD, the release is a special 2-disc box-set (DVD + BluRay), which comes with a bundle of extras including stickers, hi-res images and an A2 poster!
After having documented a vast amount of gigs on the south-east UK gig circuit since 2012, this is the first physical release, and the first of several documentaries in the series “Legends of Punk”.
The documentary is available to pre-order now here.
