Monday, August 2nd, 2010
D.O.A. are among the forefathers of hardcore punk with the likes of Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Minor Threat, having formed in Vancouver, Canada during the tail-end of the 70's.
Just how critical was their roll to the development of the modern punk scene?
Swallow this; D.O.A. are accredited with having been the first to actually reference the punk sound of the early 80's as hardcore with the release of their second full-length Hardcore 81. I was able to catch DOA a few weeks ago in Philly as they played this legendary release from front to back and I can vouch that these guys are still alive and ...