Punk

[StoutAndAle]

Before there was "Portlandia" - there was Trenchmouth.

I knew that Fred Armisen was in a band during the 1990s - pre-comedy - but I never listened to them. Heard him on a podcast the other day so I looked them up. Not much online - there's this compilation though and Trenchmouth are very good if a bit too much Fugazi worshiping

Armisen is a very good drummer - to my ears.

https://open.spotify.com/album/3AROr6738oBKECMuTn1JTb

[Eoin McLove]

Never saw Hellvision or even heard them, but I remember seeing it sprayed on the wall on one of the Striknien band pics. Any stuff online?

I don't think they ever recorded anything, they weren't around long. All I could find is a dodgy vid from a '93 gig I think I was at, even googling them draws a blank:

https://youtu.be/E-W27R1yOaM

So it was just Striknien before they were called Striknien. That song was the opening track on Welcome to the Gash Factory under the name of Circus.

[Carnage]

Ah right, I thought it was a separate band altogether.

[Mooncat]

Just recently got into Husker Du and holy shit they are amazing. I've been listening to nothing but Zen Arcade for over a week now. Particularly I Will Never Forget You, which I can't pass by on the album without listening to it at least 3 or 4 times in a row. Seem like one of those great bands that never got anywhere near the general recognition they deserved, but influenced a ton of other much bigger bands. Bob Mould has one of the best screaming voices I've ever heard and the pure vitriol and energy of the music is astonishing.

[Carnage]

They're great alright, Metal Circus is a personal favourite. Just an EP but a great range of stuff in the space of 6 or 7 songs - including Diane.