Tallahassee 1981, what a shit hole! I still don't know how we managed to form a hardcore band in the middle of such an isolated conservative town. Of course we didn't have the internet or any easy way to access much information regarding music. At first we didn't even have a punk scene, just each other and a handfull of records and tapes. We turned that into Hated Youth.
We travelled to other cities out of frustration with our own. There must be a scene around here somewhere?! That is how we ended up at the Star Garage in Gainesville back in '82. We heard about an event called the 'Slam Fest' happening there. We drove down and managed to get a slot to play. There were bands from all over Florida and one from New Orleans. That night we met like minded people from all over Florida. We would later go on to headline gigs and open for touring nationals such as Minor Threat, DRI, CH3, Necros and Negative Approach..
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CAUSTIC DEFIANCE/NEGATIVE ELEMENT - SPLIT CD available from AKASHIC Records Japan. 80-84 Chicago hardcore reissue! Original Mix remastered! 20 pages booklet! Steve albini quoted that they are Better than some of the early D.C. records at capturing the essence of being a teenager whos too smart too play the game. $12ppd to the world!
In the early 80’s era of punk rock, while the “big” punk bands of Chicago like Naked Raygun, Articles of Faith, The Effigies, and Big Black were leaving their mark and getting noticed, there was also a slew of really good bands from the Chicago suburbs who were a part of the same scene and playing the same shows. Negative Element was among the first of the Du Page County punk bands.Caustic defience was the inhelitance after the defunct of N.E.They play fast and furious hardcore ,in an opposition to the scene at that time.When the DC scene was turning into post hardcore,the revolution summer era,and Boston scene was turning into rock/metal. For fans of:Black Flag, Gang Green, Minor Threat, SOA, Void, Hated Youth,Wasted Youth, Descendents, Bad Brains, Circle One, Die Kreuzen, Jerry's Kids, Misfits, Roach Motel, Verbal Abuse, DRI, JFA, Neon Christ, FUs, 7 Seconds, Crucifix, Neos, Negative Approach, and Battalion of Saints.
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