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Metal Circus

Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Metal Circus is a Hardcore punk act. Their influence carried into Therapy?, Superdrag and Gravenhurst, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around Metal Circus and forward to Therapy?. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Metal Circus is an EP by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in 1983 by SST Records. As one of their early records, it was largely rooted in the band's initial hardcore punk style. However, signs of a new, poppier influence emerge on Metal Circus, particularly in the songs sung by Grant Hart. It also features some of Bob Mould's most passionate singing and shows further development in his guitar playing. Harmonic, chorus-type effects applied to Mould's guitar are more prominent. The change from the furious hardcore moments of Land Speed Record and Everything Falls Apart towards increasing melodicism hints at the groundbreaking new approach that was to be seen on the band's next release, Zen Arcade.

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Metal Circus went on to shape Therapy?, Superdrag and Gravenhurst. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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