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Portland, United States (1980 – present)

Poison Idea was formed in 1980 in Portland, OR by vocalist Jerry A. (aka Jerry Lang). The initial lineup consisted of Jerry A., Tom “Pig Champion” Roberts (guitar), Glen Estes (bass), and Dean Johnson (drums). Inspired by Black Flag and other early Southern California hardcore acts, they were further influenced by Discharge and Los Angeles’s the Germs. Germs singer Darby Crash was a strong influence on singer Jerry A.—vocally, lyrically, and philosophically—was monumental, and Poison Idea followed the Germs’ extremist punk ethic.

PI’s classic debut, 1983’s Pick Your King EP was a short, lo-fi blast of hardcore fury. The jacket featured two self-proclaimed kings, Jesus (front cover) and Elvis Presley (back cover).

In 1984, the band replaced Glen Estes with Chris Tense and released another classic album, the Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes 12” (the cover features Pig Champion’s substantial vinyl collection). The record found the band incorporating subtle rock elements into their music, which was further honed on their contributions to two 1985 compilations, “Laughing Boy” on the Drinking is Great EP, and “Typical” and “Die on Your Knees” on the legendary Cleanse the Bacteria LP (compiled by Pushead for his own Pusmort label), while still keeping the thrashy hardcore foundation of their debut.

With the release of 1986’s Kings of Punk LP, Poison Idea had fully moved beyond the breakneck hardcore of their early records to a potent, driving and ultimately more intricate and sophisticated hardcore/hard rock fusion that incorporated the foot-tapping accessibility and masculine swagger of hard rock without sacrificing the power
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  • ManBearPig1028

    RIP Pig Champion! \m/

    25 days ago

  • krossa5

    Feel the Darkness is so fuckkkkking good!

    last month

  • dikiz

    Fat punk

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  • Xd_Over

    Filthkick EP is so solid!

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  • alienatas

    god bless pig champion

    March 2012

  • nalo503

    Kings of punk

    March 2012

  • GrimAxeman

    "Heroes get remembered, but legends never diet!"

    March 2012

  • Bonelesss

    feel the darkness ist still one of the best hardcorepunkmetal records ever. wait, i think it's the best. jo.

    March 2012
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