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SSD is a Hardcore punk act. They run in the same orbit as State of Alert, Middle Class and Lights Out, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Deep Wound, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Narrow Head, Gallows and Minor Threat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around SSD and forward to Deep Wound. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
SSD was an American straight edge hardcore band from Boston. They released two records as SS Decontrol in the early 1980s and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD, they released two more records with a heavy metal influenced sound. However, the group is often simply referred to, including all its periods, as SSD.
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SSD connections
SSD shares an orbit with State of Alert, Middle Class and Lights Out, went on to shape Deep Wound, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Narrow Head and Gallows. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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