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1.) Formed at ground zero of Boston’s legendary straight edge hardcore scene, DYS, stood for “Department of Youth Services” but they jokingly told everyone it stood for “Dave You Suck”.
They rose out of SS Decontrol’s Boston Crew, going on to help establish the city as a center of the movement along with Negative FX and Last Rights.
Their debut album “Brotherhood” was released by SSD’s X-Claim records, recorded at legendary 8-track Boston studio Radiobeat, and produced by Lou Giordano who went on to work with Husker Du. The album cover was designed and drawn by future Mighty, Mighty Bosstone Dickie Barrett, an early fan and friend. “Brotherhood” was classic old-school thrash, with lyrics dedicated to straight edge values and personal politics. Original pressings sell on ebay today for over $200.
Adding a second guitar player, DYS progressed into early Metal Crossover with their self-titled second album. Released on Modern Method (and produced - to the shock of Hardcore purists - by Al Long and Done Foote who were members of electronic dance act “November Group”). DYS was one of the first Hardcore records to explore modern 24 track recording techniques, and digitial effects as well as de-tuning, multi-part, multi-tempoed songs and other alternative metal influences heard later on other period records like Metallica’s “Kill’em All” and the CroMag’s “Age of Quarrel.
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Graffitti
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Closer Still
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Which Side Am I
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The Loner
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No Pain, No Gain
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Held Back
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Brotherhood
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Fire & Ice
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j-yeags
old stuff kicked ass, the recent stuff is eh.
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akhooeesh
anyone have tabs city to city? send them to me please
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majself
Wild card fucking rips hahaahaha
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AussieThrashher
I dig wolfpack the most.
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NeverHealed
LOVE THE NEW SHIT!!
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TraptFan1227
new stuff is as good as brotherhood imo
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xRLx
they actually managed to write songs that are even worse than the ones on fire and ice
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treekillerelite
Lord Setebos is proud of ye me hearties.
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SOLDOUT81
Wild Card is the greatest straight edge hardcore song ever written. [2]
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edgexforxsatan
Wild Card is the greatest straight edge hardcore song ever written.
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kfs2
Ísland brennur!
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lewdsnot77
plop, this band reuniting was a stupid idea
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Brushback
Bio: "DYS was one of the first Hardcore records to explore modern 24 track recording techniques, and digitial effects as well as de-tuning, multi-part, multi-tempoed songs and other alternative metal influences heard later on other period records like Metallica’s Kill’em All and the CroMag’s Age of Quarrel." -- nice try at making it sound noteworthy, that album was a turd though
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garyxia
Meh. everything else in boston was better at that time.
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Manoloxines
awesome shit...
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OptimusPunx
YES YES YES LAST NIGHT!!
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romeoromeog
I can't believe that Dave Smalley supported Bush's policy. A great disappointment!
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kaylinbryanna
Next Sunday will be sick
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dyna-soar
MORE THAN THE X'S ON MY HAND.
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ftrbreed
reunion in late august in boston, and THEY ARE playing old tunes.................. stay tuned.
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