Charles Bronson (band)

Charles Bronson was an American powerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, active from 1994 to 1997.

Charles Bronson
Origin	DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Powerviolence thrashcore hardcore punk
Years active	1994–1997
Labels	625 Thrashcore Slap-a-Ham
Past members	Mark McCoy Jon Arends Ebro Vinumbrales James De Jesus Mike Suffin Aaron Aspinwall Jeff Jelen Max Ward

Musical style

The band borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest.^[1] Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene.^[2] The group has been described as a "fast, screaming mess of tall, skinny guys with a lot to say (which you would only know if you read the liner notes)".^[3] The group was sometimes criticized for its conceptual take on hardcore and art school tendencies, maintaining a long-standing feud with Felix Havoc of Code 13.^[4] The band existed for only 3 years but members went on to join Los Crudos.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Youth Attack! (1997) – Lengua Armada/Coalition Records
• Complete Discocrappy 2xCD (2000) – Youth Attack Records

Demos and singles

• Demo Tape (1994) – self-released
• Charles Bronson (Diet Rootbeer) 7-inch (1995) – Six Weeks Records/Youth Attack Records
• Charles Bronson / Spazz Split 7-inch (1995) – 625, Evil Noise and Disgruntled Records
• Charles Bronson / Unanswered split 7-inch (1995) – Trackstar Records
• Charles Bronson / Ice Nine split 7-inch (1996) – Bovine Records
• Charles Bronson / Quill split 7-inch (1996) – Nat Records (Japan)

Compilations

• All That and a Bag o Dicks (1995) – Disgruntled Records
• Double Dose of Dicks – Disgruntled Records
• Speed Freaks (1995) – Knot Music
• Vida Life (1996) – Lengua Armada
• No Royalties (1996) – Bad People Records
• Cry Now, Cry Later Vol. 4 (1996) – Pessimiser/Theologian
• Another Probe 7-inch with a Girl on the Cover (1996) – Probe
• El Guapo (1996) – Same Day Records
• Possessed to Skate (1996) – 625 and Pessimiser Records
• Deadly Encounters (1997) – Agitate 96 and Kill Music Records
• Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! A Music War (1997) – Slap A Ham Records
• Reality 3 (1997) – Deep Six Records
• Tomorrow will be Worse (1997) – Sound Pollution Records
• Mandatory Marathon (1997) – Amendment Records
• Hurt Your Feelings (2001) – Six Weeks Records
• Chicago's on Fire Again (2001) – Lengua Armada
• Skeletal Festival (2003) – self-released

References

1. "Middle America brought Illinois' Charles Bronson, a band that took a page both from Infest's youthcrew/grind combo and Spazz's unabashed sense of humor on their many EP, 7-inch, and comp. appearances". "Powerviolence: The Dysfunctional Family of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrgghhh!!". Terrorizer no. 172. July 2008. p. 36-37.
2. Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
3. Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
4. Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
5. Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

External links

• Charles Bronson's MySpace