The Mid-Eighties Crossover / Thrash phenomena has always been a favorite of mine - I'm not afraid to admit that. As a culture-locked teenaged skate-punk growing up in mid-Michigan in those days (I think I've mentioned that before), those bands just spoke wholeheartedly to me.
For me, bands like Beowülf fueled many a heated session, or a long late-night road trip to infiltrate spots in cities far away. While they may have been overshadowed by the infamy that was garnered upon that "other" band from Venice, these guys slung a mean vato-loco thrash-style somewhat akin to the likes of, say, Motörhead meets Discharge, but definitely with that "gangsta flava" that Venice Beach is famous for.
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ReplyDeleteI always dug this album too, and over the years I came to like these guys more than ST. Always been fascinated by the Venice scene around this time. It looked so violent and intimidating, all the stories you'd hear. A lot of badass skaters too... Jesse fuckin' Martinez for one.
ReplyDeleteThat music scene seemed very intimidating, and I liked the melding of hardcore & metal that came out of that area.
ReplyDeleteAs far as skaters go: Jesse Martinez, Eric Dressen, Aaron Fingers Murray, Tim Jackson, Scott Oster, Natas, Julien Stranger, etc. The list goes on & on...
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Dude. Thanks for sharing this.Your post pretty much nailed my youth right on the head. This was everything that skateboarding was about when i was growing up in the predominantly Hispanic part of Dallas. The whole gangsta vato/skatepunk thing spoke to the hearts of a lot of us working class city kids.
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