Youth Defense League
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Youth Defense League was an Oi!
/New York Hardcore
(NYHC) band formed in 1986. The band was featured in the Revelation Records
compilation album New York City Hardcore, which featured several NYHC bands, including Sick Of It All
and Gorilla Biscuits
. The group has been accused of racism
and possible neo-Nazi
sympathies.
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
/New York Hardcore
New York hardcore
New York hardcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New York City and to the subculture associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by bands such as Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore '81 is an album by the...
(NYHC) band formed in 1986. The band was featured in the Revelation Records
Revelation Records
Revelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for its role in the evolution of hardcore and metallic post-hardcore with important releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side,...
compilation album New York City Hardcore, which featured several NYHC bands, including Sick Of It All
Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band from Queens, New York. Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums. There have been only two member changes since their inception, with Max...
and Gorilla Biscuits
Gorilla Biscuits
Gorilla Biscuits are a New York City-based vegan straight edge hardcore band consisting of Anthony "Civ" Civarelli, Walter Schreifels, Arthur Smilios, Alex Brown and Luke Abbey. The band is currently signed to Revelation Records.-Early career:...
. The group has been accused of racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
and possible neo-Nazi
Neo-Nazism
Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements....
sympathies.
Albums
- Skins for Skins demo (Demo-tape, 1986)
- Skinheads 88 demo (Demo-tape, 1988)
- Youth Defense League (New Glory Records – CD, 1999) (bootleg; contains Skin For Skin and Skinhead 88 demos, both singles, plus unreleased)
- American History (Live at CBGB's 1987-1988 – Vulture Rock – CD/LP, 1999)
- Voice of Brooklyn (Vulture Rock – LP w/7", 2005) (complete studio recordings, remixed)
Singles & Eps
- "American Pride" (Oi Core – Single, 1988)
- "Skinhead 88"/"The Boys" (Vulture Rock – Promo Single 7", 1999) (tracks from American History LP/CD)
- "Old Glory" (Vulture Rock – 12", 2000) (remix of unreleased single)
- "American Pride" (Vulture Rock – 12", 2000) (remixed reissue)
Compilations
- Oi! Glorious Oi! (Step 1 UK – CD/LP, 1987) (song: Turncoat [from Skinhead 88 demo])
- Spirit of Oi!: American Style Part 1 (Oi Core - CD, 1989) (song: Skinhead 88 [from Skinhead 88 demo])
- US of Oi! Volume 1 (Step 1 UK – CD/LP, 1988) (songs: Skinhead 88, Youth of America, Turncoat [all from Skinhead 88 demo])
- New York City Hardcore: The Way It Is (Revelation RecordsRevelation RecordsRevelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for its role in the evolution of hardcore and metallic post-hardcore with important releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side,...
- CD/LP, 1988) (song: Blue Pride [from Skinhead 88 demo]) - Still Out of Fucking Order (Step 1 UK – CD/LP) (song: Skinhead 88 [from Skinhead 88 demo])