Vic DiCara is a 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...

 guitarist, vocalist and bassist. He played in Beyond, Inside Out, Shelter

Shelter (band)

Shelter is a Hare Krishna hardcore punk band formed by Ray Cappo.-Brief recent history:In 2001, the band released the album The Purpose, The Passion...

, Burn, and later the Hare Krishna

International Society for Krishna Consciousness

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness , known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization. It was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada...

 band 108

108 (band)

108 is an American hardcore band founded in 1991. Their music reflected the Hare Krishna faith of its members. Their name comes from the number of beads on the Japa mala, or mantra counting beads.- History :...

. As part of the band 108, DiCara was instrumental in recording three albums considered influential in the hardcore punk scene of the 1990s. DiCara is also noted for his incorporation of Hindu

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

 spirituality into his music. Vic has a fondness for B.C. Rich Mockingbird guitars. He is currently endorsed by B.C. Rich.

He is also a splendid Original Vedic Astrologer

with Beyond

• No Longer at Ease 1989 (Combined Effort)
  • reissued w/ bonus material in 1999 by (Some Records
    Some Records
    Some Records is an independent record label in New York City whose acts include Earl Greyhound, Innaway, Hot Water Music, Walking Concert, Six Going on Seven, Form of Rocket, The New Transit Direction, The Exit, The Ghost and Rebecca Schiffman....
    
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with 108

• Holyname 1994 (Equal Vision Records)
• Songs of Separation 1995 (Equal Vision Records)
• N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack 1996 (SFT Records)
• Threefold Misery 1996 (Lost & Found Records)
• One Path For Me Through Destiny 1997 (Caroline) - live album recorded in 1996
• Creation. Sustenance. Destruction. 2006 (Equal Vision Records)
• Oneoeight Demo 2006 (self released)
• A New Beat from a Dead Heart 2007 (Deathwish Inc.
  Deathwish Inc.
  Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label...
  
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• 18.61
  18.61
  18.61 is the fifth studio album by American hardcore punk band 108. It is also the second studio album released after reforming in 2005; the first of which being 2007's A New Beat from a Dead Heart. The album was the first to be recorded with drummer Michael Justian, formerly of Trap Them and Unearth...
  
  2010 (Deathwish Inc.)

External links

• static-void.net - Vic DiCara's official website
• 108 Official website
• [ 108] at Allmusic