Blight is an American

United States

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 hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

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 supergroup from Lansing, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan

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. Their members came from other Lansing hardcore groups.

History

Blight was formed by The Meatmen's

The Meatmen

The Meatmen are an American punk band headed by Tesco Vee originally from 1980 to 1997, and reformed in 2008. They are currently still touring and recording.The Meatmen made fun of the hardcore punk scene of the time...

 Tesco Vee, The Fix's

The Fix (band)

The Fix were a hardcore punk rock band from Lansing, Michigan in the early 1980s. They were one of Touch and Go Records first bands.-History:...

 Steve Miller and Mike Achtenberg, and Pat Clark. They came together in Lansing, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan

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 in 1982 after the Fix broke up. They opened for some notable acts including The Dead Kennedys. The band finally broke up later in 1982 after only staying together for four months. In 1983, the band's only release, a self-titled EP, was distributed by Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...

. In 2006, Touch and Go Records released a compilation of Blight's songs called "Detroit: The Dream Is Dead (The Collected Works of a Midwest Hardcore Noise Band 1982)".

Band members

• Tesco Vee - Vocals
• Steve Miller - Guitar
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• Mike Achtenberg - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Pat Clark - Drum
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Discography

• 1983 - "Blight"
• 2006 - "Detroit: The Dream Is Dead (The Collected Works of a Midwest Hardcore Noise Band 1982)"