In the 1980s, punk and metal found common ground. While there was still a very distinct sound between the two genres (and hardcore was another off-shoot) there were some seriously fast, loud, and aggressive bands playing metal-influenced punk rock. The metal inspiration was heard in many of the great guitar parts as bands strayed away from three chords and added more layers to their songs.
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The 1990s saw a number of bands emerge from the metal/punk scene of the previous decade and these 5 albums are seriously underrated gems.
Suicidal Tendencies – Lights, Camera, Revolution
Suicidal Tendencies’ 1990 album Lights, Camera, Revolution is a classic and the quintessential record from the band. The album was released 10 years after Suicidal Tendencies formed and it shows the tight playing style the band had developed. Not only is the music tight, but the songwriting is on point and it made Suicidal Tendencies a must for any skateboarder in Los Angeles in the early 1990s.
Fugazi – Repeater
Fugazi is a band that defies boundaries but many music critics want to place them in the post-hardcore/punk/metal genre. Repeater, which came out in 1990, is the band’s best album overall, although everything Fugazi did was good. The band, which was made up of former Rites of Spring and Minor Threat members, was at the peak of its powers in the early 1990s thanks to college rock stations and indie fanzines. Although it wasn’t metal, it had traces of metallic music and Repeater would go on to influence a number of bands during the 1990s and 2000s.
Sick of it All – Scratch the Surface
Few bands represent their scene quite like Sick of it All. The New York City-based band bleeds the Big Apple and its music is true metal-influenced punk rock. Sick of it All’s Scratch the Surface brought the aggression and meaning back to hardcore, metal-tinged punk rock. Vocalist Lou Koller hollered and barked lyrics with meaning while imitators screamed mere clichés. One of the great aspects of Scratch the Surface was the lack of a comical death metal growl that so many 2000s hardcore bands would employ.
Madball – Look My Way
Madball is credited with influencing metal/hardcore/punk greats such as Terror, Hatebreed, and Throwdown. The New York City band came up in the scene alongside Sick of it All and integrated many of the same metallic punk chugga chugga riffs into their songs. Madball’s sound, songs, and style were still different from Sick of it All’s output making the bands great compliments to each other. Look My Way was the third Madball album of the 1990s and is considered their best early work. The metallic punk album blasts through at under 27 minutes.
Agnostic Front – Something’s Gotta Give
Agnostic Front is another classic NYC hardcore punk band that experimented with metal riffs. Although Agnostic Front would adopt far more metallic songwriting in the 2000s, Something’s Gotta Give is one of the best metal-influenced punk albums of the decade. It doesn’t get any better than the great sing-along track “Gotta Go”.