Dresden 45 was a hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 and crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

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 band from Houston, Texas, also known as D'45 and variantly, D45. They were one of the first hardcore bands to implement a guitar-driven heavy metal sound into their music. Like other Houston bands Dirty Rotten Imbeciles

Dirty Rotten Imbeciles

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 and Verbal Abuse

Verbal Abuse

Verbal Abuse is a hardcore punk band, originally from Houston, Texas, but which became successful after moving to San Francisco.Verbal Abuse was started in Houston, Texas in 1981 after singer and songwriter Nicki Sicki quit the band Sick Pleasure and moved to Virginia, then back to Texas when he...

, Dresden 45 played a breathless, high-speed type of hardcore punk now referred to as thrashcore

Thrashcore

Thrashcore is a fast tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore punk, with bands often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less metallic forerunner of grindcore...

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History

Formed in 1985 or 86. Last release dated 1993, though last live performance was in 1989.

Members

• Brumby Boylston - vocals
• Patrick Godbey - guitar
• Uncle Charlie Hardwick - bass, vocals
• Oscar Gray - drums
• Scott Daniels
  Scott Daniels
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   - bass

Releases

• Liberators 7"
• Swiss Bank Account 7"
• Paradise Lost
  Paradise Lost
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  LP
• Blooddump 7"
• Double Against 7"
• Paradise Lost (expanded) - CD Reissue - Arclight Records