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SSD
Origin Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Hardcore punk
Thrashcore
Crossover thrash
Heavy metal
Years active 1981–1985
Label(s) X-Claim, Modern Method, Homestead
Members
Springa
Al Barile
Jaime Sciarappa
Chris Foley
Francois Levesque


SSD (Society System Decontrol) were a straight edge hardcore punk (and later heavy metal) band from Boston. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Thrashcore (also known as fastcore) is a fast tempo subgenre of Hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music X-Claim Records was an early 80's Hardcore punk Record label based in the Boston area See also Homestead Records (1920s Homestead Records was a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. SSD ( Society System Decontrol) were a Straight edge Hardcore punk (and later heavy metal) band from Boston. Jaime Sciarappa is a Boston area bass player best known for his work with 1980s Chris Foley (born in Dennis MA) is a drummer best known for his work with the Boston hardcore band SSD, in the early and mid Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s They released two records as SS Decontrol and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD they released two more records, these with a very heavy metal influenced sound. However the group is often simply referred to, including all its periods, as SSD.

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History

Formed by songwriter/guitarist Al Barile (then a machinist at the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts and a student at Northeastern University), SSD started performing at smaller venues throughout the greater Boston metropolitan area in the summer of 1981. Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Northeastern University, abbreviated NU or NEU, is a private University in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The band quickly gained notoriety within the local music scene for intense, charged performances and the provocative antics of their core group of followers, the Boston Crew.

The original lineup was Al Barile on guitar, Springa (David Spring) on vocals, Jaime Sciarappa on bass and Chris Foley on drums. Jaime Sciarappa is a Boston area bass player best known for his work with 1980s Chris Foley (born in Dennis MA) is a drummer best known for his work with the Boston hardcore band SSD, in the early and mid They released their debut LP The Kids Will Have Their Say on their own X-Claim label in 1982. The Kids Will Have Their Say is the debut album by the Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. X-Claim Records was an early 80's Hardcore punk Record label based in the Boston area Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat was a friend and supporter and his Dischord label's logo appeared on the back cover. Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (məˈkaɪ born April 16, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Dischord Records is a Washington DC -based Independent record label specializing in the independent punk music

In 1983 they added second guitarist Francois Levesque and released the EP Get It Away. Get It Away was the second release from the Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. It is widely regarded to be their best record. The X-Claim pressings of it and The Kids Will Have Their Say are both highly collectable.

Like many hardcore bands - particularly those in the Boston area - SSD, as they were now officially called, were heading in a heavy metal direction. In 1984 they signed to the Boston label Modern Method and released the How We Rock EP which was rooted in the hardcore sound but exhibited overt heavy metal characteristics, such as a relatively high number of lengthy guitar solos. How We Rock was the third release from the Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. Guitar solos are a melodic passage section or entire piece of music written for an Electric guitar or an Acoustic guitar. After signing to Homestead they released the Break It Up LP in 1985. Break It Up was the forth and final release from Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. It had both feet planted in the metal genre, leaving behind all trappings of punk and hardcore.

SSD broke up in 1985.

Jaime Sciarappa went on to play bass with the Boston hardcore band Slapshot for a short time. Boston Hardcore is the influential Hardcore punk scene of Boston Massachusetts. Slapshot is a Straight edge hardcore band from Boston Massachusetts.

After the breakup Springa went on to front the short lived band Razorcaine and the comedy rock projects Die Blitzkinder (with The Slaves) and Springa as Tom Jones. Die Blitzkinder was a comedy rock project that performed in Boston clubs in 1989 and 1990 The Prime Movers were a Blues band based in the Detroit area formed in 1965 His flamboyant persona and lounge lizard lifestyle during this time stood in marked contrast to the straight edge rhetoric of SS Decontrol. In the early 1990s he would move to Chicago to pursue comedy further with The Second City.

In 1991 Al Barile compiled Power for Taang! Records. Taang! Records is an Independent record label based in San Diego California. It spans SSD's entire career and is the only official release in print today. In the early 1990s he took up the bass guitar and he and Levesque formed the rock band Gage.

Chris Foley went on to play drums for Bulkhead, Jennifer Trynin and Star Ghost Dog. Jennifer Trynin, also credited as Jen Trynin, is a Singer-songwriter and Author from Boston Massachusetts. Today he plays with Heavy Stud.

In the summer of 2004 Springa was seriously injured in a car accident outside of Boston. A gala benefit featuring Evan Dando and reunions of The Outlets and Jerry's Kids raised money for his medical expenses. Evan Griffith Dando (born March 4 1967) is an American Musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads The Outlets were a 1980s Boston rock band consisting of David Alex Barton on vocals his brother Rick Barton on lead guitar Mike White on bass The term Jerry's Kids also refers to children supported by the disease advocacy group Muscular Dystrophy Association. SSD did not perform.

Springa has since experienced a full recovery and is working on a rock opera.

"2008 comeback" controversy

In May 2008 it was an announced that Springa and a new lineup of SS Decontrol would be appearing at Belgium's IEPERFEST in August of that year. In a message circulated in various blogs and internet forums, original guitarist and band leader Alan Barile responded with strong disapproval, stating "there is absolutely no truth to any speculation that SSD will be performing this summer. The fact is original vocalist David Spring 'Springa' is assembling a band of hired guns to tour and rip off the public playing under the name SSD. Due to his selfish actions David Spring has officially been terminated from ALL association with the band SSD. "

As of May 19th, no other original member is joining Springa on his - in essence - solo reunion. All other original members back Al Barile's position that this tour would be a farce and an affront to the band's name.

Discography

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How We Rock was the third release from the Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. Break It Up was the forth and final release from Boston Hardcore punk band SSD. Boston Hardcore is the influential Hardcore punk scene of Boston Massachusetts. Massachusetts is a US state in New England. The music of Massachusetts has developed actively since it was first colonized by Britain
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