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I searched for a thread on this band, and couldn't find any. What the ****.

If you listen to ANY extreme metal (or crust punk, for that matter), you have heard Repulsion's influence. This is a band that influenced heavies; Napalm Death, Carcass, Entombed, Death, etc. In short, everyone.

Here's some biography:

Repulsion initially went by a few other names, most important of which is Genocide. They distributed their first demos under this name as early as 1984, and their first demo won them enough acclaim that they opened a show for Slayer during that bands first-ever US tour.

Due to line-up instability, they (Scott C. & Matt O.) eventually moved down to Florida to merge with a little known band that went by the name "Death" whose members were Chuck S. and Kam L. Although anyone who has listened to Death's demos knows that the band was much more raw then, but even so, these guys were going in different directions, so the early supergroup was dissolved.

Scott & Matt returned to Michigan, where they reformed the band with the help of some locals. They continued recording and releasing demos, the highlight of which was the "Slaughter of the Innocent" demo. This demo was recorded live, with 16 tracks, for $300 in June '86.

This demo was later released as an album on the Necrosis label (run by carcass) in 1989 (3 years after being recorded), and while the band later got back together a few times, they never recorded anything as great as this demo.







This first track is from their first demo, recorded on a mono boombox in a bedroom in '84. The Celtic Frost + Discharge formula is at work here, but the NWoBHM influence is more evident. Really sick riffs, and you'll note the bass has yet to become fuzzy.



The next tracks (both of them) are from what went on to become their album; the songs have become stripped of (most) frivolous components, and you see what makes this band so revolutionary.

Remember, at this time punk bands had started to focus on gimmicks & imitating originators, and Thrash bands were falling victim to guitar hero antics and me-too scenester nonsense.

And Repulsion's response? To combine, in a manner that was congruent & logical, Slayer, Discharge, and Celtic Frost. Although this syncretic creation had its most obvious effect on extreme metal bands, it helped to revitalize punk by influencing bands such as Doom.



Slaughter of the innocent.... simplistic riffs delivered with a proto growls, a mini guitar solo done in a fashion later popularized by Morbid Angel. That a track from 1986 sounds so fresh today is a testament to their innovation.



Black Breath = Celtic Frost + Discharge.... this track, a contemporary of Bathory's 2nd album "The Return", has moments that sound positivelly black metal. Note the harmony around the 1:08 mark, then let the Celtic Frost esque groove hit you, and tell me this does not remind you of Panzerfaust era Darkthrone! Entombed later covered this track to good effect.



- Repulsion- Helga (Lost Her Head ) Demo[/url]

This track is their last notable song. Recorded in 1991 (a full 5 years after the "Slaughter of the Innocent" demo!), by this time the band had adopted many standard traits of Extreme Metal. The pace is slowed, the songs not as frentic, and vocals are a generic growl.