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Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
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1982; createdSubject Terms:
Hardcore; Punk; Heavy Metal; Thrash MetalIdentifier:
IA.ITM.002173Description
From Wikipedia: "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is the debut studio album by English hardcore punk band Discharge.... While some critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical", in retrospect, it is viewed both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career. The album is characterized by a minimalistic approach of music and lyrics, a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchist and pacifist themes. AllMusic calls the band's sound a "high-speed noise overload" characterized by "ferocious noise blasts"The album is considered highly important in the evolution of extreme forms of metal and punk music, paving the way for genres such as thrash metal, black metal, crust punk and grindcore."
The album "went to number two on the UK Indie Charts and number 40 in the UK Album Chart. Treble magazine calls HNSNSN one of the ten essential hardcore albums."
Related people
Discharge (artist)Clay Records (producer)
Pinnacle Records (distributor)