UK 82
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UK 82 (Also known as UK Hardcore, Second Generation UK Punk, and No Future Punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that occurred in the United Kingdom in 1982.
The term UK 82 was not used until many years after the fact, and it is debatable whether the name has any real meaning. The music term UK 82 likely came from a song of the same name by The Exploited.
Unlike the first wave of punk rock that had roots in pub rock and garage rock, UK 82 was built upon the existing punk sound and took in several elements of the thriving New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The two genres developed alongside each other, and stylistic elements crossed over. This was years before the development of crossover thrash, which is a subgenre and hybrid of American hardcore punk and thrash metal. The music tends to incorporate distorted guitar and bass, a primitive form of blastbeat with vocals often being shouted, but not in a screaming manner. While it's not clear that UK 82 was directly influenced by the American hardcore punk scene (or vice versa), the two movements arose at the same time and had many similarities. Many of bands were influenced by the emergent thrash metal bands of the mid 1980s.
Many of the lyrics sung by UK 82 bands were notably darker and more violent than earlier punk bands, which mostly sang about, nihilistic ideals. Lyrics of UK82 tended to focus on the possibilities of a nuclear holocaust, and the apocalypse, partially due to the cold war atmosphere. Negative outlooks about the world's demise contrasted with the positive punk and satire that found its way into many American hardcore bands.
Some of the most famous bands of the UK 82 genre include The Exploited, Amebix, Charged GBH, Discharge, Broken Bones, Attak and The Varukers.
