d-beat


d-beat is a drum beat, specifically a fast rock beat unique to hardcore punk, especially in its uk and european variants. its name is derived from the british band discharge, as the best-known use of this style can be attributed to their drummer terry/tezz. all over the world, d-beat has a cult following and has developed most heavily in scandinavia, j-pan, and brazil. it is a contemporary term most common outside north america. d-beat bands almost exclusively have anti-war, anarchist messages and closely follow the bleak nuclear-war imagery of 1980s crust punk bands, often to the point that you can tell a d-beat record by its exact imitation of discharge alb-m covers.
discharge, disclose, anti-cimex, and world burns to death are examples of d-beat bands.
short for discharge beat. this extremely influential band created the insanely popular and infinitely mimicked d-beat, roughly tabbed below:
s:|–x—x—x—x-:||
k:|o–o-o–o–o-o–:||

it’s meant to be played blazingly fast.
meanwhile is a d-beat band.
short for discharge beat. obviously came from discharge. bands include discharge, doom, tampere ss, etc.
did you hear that new finnish d-beat band, they’re f-cking gnarly?!
a form of punk derived from uk82.

short for discharge beat or down beat (depeneding on who you ask), whatever the technical definition, d-beat still refers to the same thing, which is shredding guitar, sp-rs-d vocals (often about the destruction of mankind/the earth) and the d-beat.

d-beat bands include discharge, disclose, anti-cimex, and wolfbrigade. d-beat is also closely -ssociated with swedish, finnish, and j-panese hardcore bands such as gauze, the black uniforms, and tampere ss.

d-beat fashion is all black, with band shirts that printed with white lettering. black charged haircuts, black stretch jeans, multiple studded belts topped off with a bullet belt is pretty standard on a d-beat kid. also, headbands of various types are often worn(usually to help keep up the charged haircut).
d-beat is basically crust punk without the hippie part.

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