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Pennywise

Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Pennywise is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of Unwritten Law, Dick Dale, The Exploited, Brett Gurewitz and Circle Jerks. Those roots explain a lot about how Pennywise arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as NOFX, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, No Fun at All and 88 Fingers Louie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Body Count, Blink-182, The Offspring, M. Shadows and The Vandals, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Pennywise, reaching back through Unwritten Law and forward to Body Count. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel It known as Pennywise.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
PennywiseUnwritten LawDick DaleThe ExploitedBrett GurewitzCircle JerksDescendentsMxPxExene CervenkaBody CountBlink-182The OffspringM. ShadowsThe VandalsAll Killer, No FillerStory of the YearBodyjarNOFXLagwagonBad ReligionNo Fun at All88 Fingers LouieLess Than JakeThe OffspringThe Suicide Machines

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Pennywise connections

Pennywise grew out of Unwritten Law, Dick Dale, The Exploited and Brett Gurewitz, shares an orbit with NOFX, Lagwagon, Bad Religion and No Fun at All, went on to shape Body Count, Blink-182, The Offspring and M. Shadows. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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