Void: Half of Its Thrash Stinks, but Then There's the Good Stuff...
Figuring out what group first ushered in the metal influence within punk’s confines isn’t going to be agreed upon. But despite the various folks making the claim that Void, a Dischord hardcore band of the highest order dating to the early eighties, is the culprit, that’s not really accurate.
While the band followed in the wake of other local acts, though not necessarily taking direct cues from any, Void really just took the music to its logical, extraordinarily fast breaking point. There was an unquestionably Black Flag influence especially in Void guitarist Bubba Dupree’s tone and random experimentation with sheaths of feedback.
