Final Conflict
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Final Conflict is a hardcore punk
band from Long Beach, California formed in 1983. They have gone through various lineup changes since then with the only constant member being their original guitar player, Jeff Harp. Currently the band's lineup includes Shane McLachlan and Calum Mackenzie of the grindcore
band Phobia
. Calum has also been a member in Oi Polloi, A.P.P.L.E., and Kraut.
Final Conflict is regarded as one of the first extreme hardcore punk
bands from the Los Angeles/Orange County area. They incorporated a British-style hardcore punk rock
at a time when the punk rock
scene was at it's weakest popularity. Their perseverance and dedicated fan base helped spark a Los Angeles and Orange County punk rock
revival of sorts during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Long Beach, California formed in 1983. They have gone through various lineup changes since then with the only constant member being their original guitar player, Jeff Harp. Currently the band's lineup includes Shane McLachlan and Calum Mackenzie of the grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
band Phobia
Phobia (band)
Phobia is a Grindcore band from Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 and is heavily influenced by crust punk and grindcore. Their lyrical content focuses mainly on socio-political issues and left-wing politics.- History :...
. Calum has also been a member in Oi Polloi, A.P.P.L.E., and Kraut.
Final Conflict is regarded as one of the first extreme hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
bands from the Los Angeles/Orange County area. They incorporated a British-style hardcore punk rock
Street punk
Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...
at a time when the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene was at it's weakest popularity. Their perseverance and dedicated fan base helped spark a Los Angeles and Orange County punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
revival of sorts during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Albums
- Ashes To Ashes - LP (1988)
- Discharged-From Home Front to War Front - EP Compilation (1991)
- The American Scream - EP 7" (1992)
- V/A Strange Notes - A Germs Cover Compilation - CD (1996)
- Face Extinction - EP 7" (1997)
- INSTITUTION - E.P. 7” (1997)
- Split with "No Reason" - EP Split 7" (1997)
- Rebirth - LP (1997)
- Final Conflict - EP 7" (1997)
- No Peace On Earth, No Rest In Hell - LP (2006)
- V/A What Are We Fighting For? - A Dead Kennedys Tribute Album - CD (2007)