ANTiSEEN are the godfathers of the Charlotte punk rock music seen. They have been playing their hearts out longer than most of you reading this have been alive. Here is a little side history. In the early '80's, a guy by the name of Jeff Clayton moved to Charlotte and began unifying the numerous groups in the spread out and disjointed scene. Although there were other bands before he arrived, like Not The Wogs and the Wreck, he helped to network the many great bands who were spread out over the giant metropolis of Charlotte. Clayton, who had already been in No Prep Punks, started a new band in 1982 known as Worthless Creed. They played many a punk-assed show but only ever released a cassette of their music. Jeff also put out his own fanzine called New Breed ('83), that focused the local mindset and attention on the scene. By March of '83, Worthless Creed had become Fight 4 Life and more bands formed, like the Dead Haneys and Misguided Youth. Early shows were frequently at Todd Ritchie's house in nearby Gastonia as well as at the Milestone, which had infrequent, but cool shows.
By 1983, Fight 4 Life had broken up and Jeff Clayton's infamous Antiseen formed and began stomping through Charlotte, mainly playing at house parties, out of town or at the Yellow Rose. Legend has it that the Antiseen and another well known Charlotte band Fetchin' Bones, played their first show together. The stage shows that the Antiseen began to put on were the scariest this state has ever seen. Throwing animal guts, slashing their faces with broken bottles, smashing washboards across their heads, destroying, setting on fire or literally blowing up their equipment were all things that you might encounter at these gigs. Though all this insanity couldn't possibly be translated to vinyl, their deep down and filthy dirty music was first recorded in '85, and resulted in their Honour Among Thieves LP (BFCH-1) on Bona Fide / Chopper Records. they have been releasing albums and tearing it up live every since.
By 1983, Fight 4 Life had broken up and Jeff Clayton's infamous Antiseen formed and began stomping through Charlotte, mainly playing at house parties, out of town or at the Yellow Rose. Legend has it that the Antiseen and another well known Charlotte band Fetchin' Bones, played their first show together. The stage shows that the Antiseen began to put on were the scariest this state has ever seen. Throwing animal guts, slashing their faces with broken bottles, smashing washboards across their heads, destroying, setting on fire or literally blowing up their equipment were all things that you might encounter at these gigs. Though all this insanity couldn't possibly be translated to vinyl, their deep down and filthy dirty music was first recorded in '85, and resulted in their Honour Among Thieves LP (BFCH-1) on Bona Fide / Chopper Records. they have been releasing albums and tearing it up live every since.
Sep 20 2008
9:00P
ANTiSEEN 25th ANTiVERSARY SHOW, Tremont Music hall, Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, North Carolina
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