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There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Vile probably known only to the most diehard record collectors and other degenerate scumbags. A mysterious and controversial band, they befouled the punk scene with their 1982 Solution LP, then disappeared off the face of the earth.
Vile started in Maynard, a town in Massachusetts. The aim of the band was presumably to piss off as many people as possible, and their dubious tactic was bigotry. In possibly their only Boston appearance, opening up for the Angelic Upstarts in 1982, the singer told racist jokes from the stage and threw the mike stand at a member of the audience. Shortly after, there was an exchange of letters in the local magazine Boston Rock, where Vile defended their right to “free speech” and took out ads proclaiming “Vile says Fuck Off.” Their infamous LP was recorded in the legendary Radiobeat Studio, and featured lyrics attacking women, minorities, gays, and pretty much everybody in general. The band distributed some copies of the record by leaving them on the windshields of cars parked at the Boston club the Channel. It has since become a coveted collector’s item.
In the history of US hardcore (let alone worldwide…) Vile is mere triviality - a footnote to the sidebar. After two shows, one LP, and a bit of controversy they faded from all but the best memories. Curiously, in recent years they’ve obtained a cult following, likely due in part to members resurfacing via eBay with copies of the impossibly difficult to find LP. The story of the band is at least amusing, so I’ll tell what I know.
1) Vile probably known only to the most diehard record collectors and other degenerate scumbags. A mysterious and controversial band, they befouled the punk scene with their 1982 Solution LP, then disappeared off the face of the earth.
Vile started in Maynard, a town in Massachusetts. The aim of the band was presumably to piss off as many people as possible, and their dubious tactic was bigotry. In possibly their only Boston appearance, opening up for the Angelic Upstarts in 1982, the singer told racist jokes from the stage and threw the mike stand at a member of the audience. Shortly after, there was an exchange of letters in the local magazine Boston Rock, where Vile defended their right to “free speech” and took out ads proclaiming “Vile says Fuck Off.” Their infamous LP was recorded in the legendary Radiobeat Studio, and featured lyrics attacking women, minorities, gays, and pretty much everybody in general. The band distributed some copies of the record by leaving them on the windshields of cars parked at the Boston club the Channel. It has since become a coveted collector’s item.
In the history of US hardcore (let alone worldwide…) Vile is mere triviality - a footnote to the sidebar. After two shows, one LP, and a bit of controversy they faded from all but the best memories. Curiously, in recent years they’ve obtained a cult following, likely due in part to members resurfacing via eBay with copies of the impossibly difficult to find LP. The story of the band is at least amusing, so I’ll tell what I know.
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herrwindir wrote:
Sounds better live, heard "Butchered" holy shit, fucking great live. While comparing it to the album version, the album version sounds pretty boring.
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Banarama wrote:
The group for all fans of Brutal Technical Death Metal.
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sankathi wrote:
hardcore vile. haven't heard the dm one.
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moeramone wrote:
WICKED, PHYSICALLY REPULSIVE, DISGUSTING, CONTEMPTABLE
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letsgobeach wrote:
The hardcore Vile are fucking hilarious
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CrookedNails wrote:
The only bad thing about Wolf At Your Door is the that electronic snare. I think it's pre-pro so it may sound completely different.
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ruffusjoe wrote:
Shit...
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extrememetal999 wrote:
'depopulate' is totally too fuckin good..typical awesome Unique Leader material..
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NewYorkSlam wrote:
The new single Wolt At Your Door is fucking shit....I mean it's like dimmu borgir with death metal vocals! What the fuck dude? I can only hope they're not gonna actually release that shit on an album.....
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Blockades wrote:
boston
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Chrisinfect wrote:
if you are interested in good music take a look at http://www.lastfm.de/music/Disinfect
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niks7 wrote:
good but nothing special !
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CrookedNails wrote:
These guys are fucking underrated.
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VisionsOfWar wrote:
Best lyrics ever (the hardcore Vile, that is).
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TheTrueSeker wrote:
stench of the deceased is one of the most remarkably unpretentious death metal albums out there, and that is why it is awesome
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dubbed_undacavo wrote:
The drumming in the song 'Devour' is killer.
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Nachthexen wrote:
good death metal band, FUCK all the haters
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Pastiche1 wrote:
"they sure are no despondency" despondency are fucking great - anyway...i like these guys first two albums, but after that...=/
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govnopowerhead wrote:
they 've been moving in the wrong direction since "the new age of chaos" but still their first 2 LPs are pretty cool
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Blood_Myst wrote:
Or Between The Buried And Me, even.
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