Repulsion (band)

Repulsion
Repulsion performing live in 2009. From left to right: Mike Beams, Scott Carlson, Col Jones, Matt Olivo.
Repulsion performing live in 2009. From left to right: Mike Beams, Scott Carlson, Col Jones, Matt Olivo.
Background information
Also known as
  • Tempter (1984)
  • Ultraviolence (1984)
  • Genocide (1984–1986)
OriginFlint, Michigan, United States
Genres
Years active1984–1985,[3][4] 1985–1988, 1990–1993, 2003–present
LabelsRelapse
MembersScott Carlson
Matt Olivo
Chris Moore
Past members
  • James Auten
  • Phill Hines
  • Aaron Freeman
  • Dave 'Grave' Hollingshead
  • Col Jones
  • Tom 'Fish' Perro
  • Matt Harvey
  • Mike Beams
  • Marissa Martinez

Repulsion is an American grindcore band from Flint, Michigan, founded in 1984.

  1. ^ Ramadier, Laurent; Coe, Matt (2016-01-05). "Repulsion and Terrorizer, the Bands That Started Grindcore, Are Back". LA Weekly. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b O'Neill, Andrew (13 July 2017). A History of Heavy Metal. Headline. p. 123. ISBN 9781472241467. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ Mudrian, Albert. Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Andy (21 Aug 2012). "Scott Carlson of Repulsion at The Power of The Riff 2010". brooklynvegan.com/category/metal/. Retrieved 6 Jun 2020. The band was ahead of its time -- they were pushing thrash and punk into limits that would become the blueprints for grindcore music. Of course, there wasn't "grindcore" when Repulsion were first around.