McRad

McRad
Formed: 1982 in Philadelphia, PA
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Styles: Hardcore Punk, Skatepunk
Group Members: Chuck Treece, Dave Doran, Rob Di Joseph, Zeke Zagar
Biography: Like Bad Brains, McRad started as an '80s hardcore band that specialized in speed punk and dabbled in metal, reggae, and jazz. As the sport of skateboarding became increasingly popular, they became favorites in the West Coast scene, despite their roots in Philly. In 1982, soon after skater Chuck Treece ...Read full biography
Absence Of Sanity
Released: 2001
Label: Uprising Records
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It's fitting that Chuck Treece would later count his greatest accomplishment not as being a renowned session player who worked with the likes of Billy Joel, but occupying the drum stool for Bad Brains ...Read full review
FDR
Released: 2007
Label: Red/Uprising
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Two decades after the release of Absence of Sanity, Chuck Treece decides to have another go at rocking skatepunk on FDR with a new rendition of McRad. The band sounds surprisingly current, and borrows ...Read full review
More McRad albums: Main Albums (4)
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