SS DECONTROL - Europatour
Die Bostoner HC Band wird vom 15. bis 24. August durch Europa touren, bisher sind drei Shows bestätigt.
"SS Decontrol will come over for touring Europe from August, 15th up to August, 24th. The band line up will be a all-star line up with former member and singer David Spring at the top. Springer assembled a band with the most legendary members of Boston's HC scene. Gang Green's Matty playing the bass guitar and the drummer will be Walter of the F.U.'s and The Freeze. We can be wound up to a high pitch!
SS Decontrol (aka Society System Decontrol) led the charge of Boston HC bands that blew up close on the heels of the DC scene. Their take on hardcore and the new straight edge ideology was extremely aggressive, and would change the way punk was played forever. Comprised of guitarist Al Barile, vocalist David Spring ("Springa"), bassist Jamie Sciarappa, and drummer Chris Foley, they were one of the first Boston hardcore bands and the core of the infamous "Boston Crew." T he heart of SSD is the insane vocal work of Springa, whose unique growl and heavy Massachusettes accent make for a totally distinct sound.
Influenced by Discharge and Minor Threat, SS Decontrol began their career as strict adherants to and (very strict) proponents of "the straight edge." Also advocates of the nascent DIY hardcore philosophy, the band started their own independent record label, XClaim, and did not appear on (larger label) Modern Method's seminal compilation, This is Boston Not L.A. This is also possibly due to the large divide between the Boston Crew and less "hardcore" bands like the Proletariat and the Freeze. It's also been told that SS Decontrol are the "narrow minds who think the narrow way" mentioned in the liner notes to Boston Not LA.
Along with fellow band DYS and the rest of the Boston Crew, SS Decontrol quickly gained a reputation for hardline straight edge militancy. Although their lyrics depicted "the Choice" as one of free-thinking youth dedicated to improving society, rumors spread across the country of straight edge Boston skinheads knocking beers out of people's hands and harassing and beating up non-straightedgers. Most famous was the Boston-New York rivalry (where Boston kids at a show in New York would draw X's on their foreheads, "so if you grabbed a bald head in the pit and saw no X you'd know to punch them as they were from NYC.").
In 1982, SS Decontrol recorded the classic The Kids Will Have Their Say 12". By putting out the record as a split release with Minor Threat's Dischord Records, the band hoped to use the Washington, D.C. label's already established reputation to jumpstart XClaim. It worked, as XClaim would later put out SS Decontrol's Get It Away 12", as well as records for fellow Boston bands DYS, the F.U.'s, and Jerry's Kids.
THIS DATES ARE ALREADY BOOKED:
16.08. Essen - Rise Or Die Fest II (Germany)
17.08. London - Underworld (Great Britain)
23.08. Ieper - Iper Festival (Germany)"