Explode

Formed in Columbia, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C., Void emerged from unlikely surroundings to become one of the most confrontational bands of the early DC hardcore scene. Their debut in 1980 at the first-ever Wilson Center show – a legendary 15-band marathon largely organised by the Bad Brains – immediately marked them out as a band apart. Featuring vocalist John Weiffenbach, guitarist Bubba Dupree, Chris Stover on bass and drummer Sean Finnegan, Void’s sound defied structure, with songs threatening to fly apart at any moment. Every member played at maximum speed, the resulting discord and controlled chaos elevating the quartet to a more dangerous and extreme plane. Containing pivotal live recordings, Live 1982 professionally captures two crucial moments in the band’s history. The A-side documents Void’s incendiary April 1982 performance at the Wilson Center, recorded just months before the release of the legendary Faith/Void split LP. Sharing the bill with Minor Threat, The Faith, Iron Cross, and Double O, the band delivered a set packed with hardcore classics such as ‘Ignorant People’ and ‘Who Are You?’