Charles Bronson (band)

Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Origin	DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Powerviolence; thrashcore; hardcore punk;
Years active	1994–1997
Labels	625 Thrashcore; Slap-a-Ham
Past members	Mark McCoy; Jon Arends; Ebro Vinumbrales; James De Jesus; Mike Suffin; Aaron Aspinwall; Jeff Jelen; Max Ward

Charles Bronson was an American powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, active from 1994 to 1997.

Musical style

The band borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest.^[1] Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene.^[2] 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)".^[3] 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.^[4] The band existed for only 3 years but members went on to join Los Crudos.^[5]

Discography

Albums

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

Demos and singles

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)

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

^ "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.
^ Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
^ Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 [1] Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
^ Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

External links

Charles Bronson's MySpace

[terrorizer-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] Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[jeralyn-3] Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006

[FH-4] Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 [1] Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008

[5] Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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