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Discharge
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1977
- Genre:
- Hardcore Punk/D-Beat, Heavy/Thrash Metal
- Themes:
- Corruption, War, Politics, Destruction, Rebellion
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1977-1987, 1991-1999, 2001-present
Though still best known as seminal hardcore pioneers (of the D-beat style of punk), Discharge has been playing heavy metal for the majority of their career. While the band's earliest releases were hardcore punk, the release of Grave New World in 1986 saw the band shift to a heavy/glam metal sound which shocked many hardcore fans at the time, eventually leading the band to a small hiatus until ...
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| Current | |
| Rainy | Bass (1977-1987, 2001-present), Guitars (1977) |
| Bones | Guitars (1977-1982, 2001-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Andy Andersen's Tribe, ex-Choke Hold | |
| Tezz | Vocals (1977), Drums (1979-1981, 1997-1999, 2001-2006), Guitars (2014-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Ministry (live), ex-Agnostic Front, ex-Battalion of Saints, ex-Lard, ex-Murphy's Law, ex-U.K. Subs | |
| Dave "Proper" Caution | Drums (2006-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Choke Hold | |
| JJ Janiak | Vocals (2014-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, False Fed, ex-Dead Heros, ex-Wasted Life | |
| Past | |
| Nigel Bamford | Bass (1977, 2001) |
| Akko | Drums (1977-1979) |
| Cal | Vocals (1977-1987, 1991-1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| Ivan Rivera | Vocals (1977) |
| Garry Maloney | Drums (1981-1984, 1986-1987, 1991-1995) |
| See also: ex-Hells Belles, ex-The Varukers | |
| Keith Haynes | Drums (1981) |
| Bambi | Drums (1981) |
| See also: Disgust (Gbr), Doctor and the Crippens, Hylas and the Nymphs, The Insane | |
| Pooch | Guitars (1983-1984) |
| See also: ex-Rogue Male, ex-Hells Belles, ex-Brute Force | |
| Micky Gibson | Drums (1984-1986) |
| The Mole | Guitars (1984-1986) |
| See also: ex-Demon | |
| Nick Heymaker | Drums (1985) |
| Fish | Guitars (1986-1987) |
| See also: ex-Demon, ex-Skeptix | |
| Nick Bushell | Bass (1987, 1995-1999) |
| See also: ex-Demon | |
| Rocky Shades | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: ex-Titan, Wrathchild, ex-The Handsome Beasts, ex-Rocky Shades Wrathchild, ex-Wildside Riot | |
| Jake | Bass (1991-1995) |
| See also: ex-Cerebral Fix (live) | |
| Andy Green | Guitars (1991-1995) |
| The Torn | Guitars (1995-1999) |
| Rat | Vocals (2003-2014) |
| See also: ex-Arbitrater, ex-Chimera, ex-Warwound, The Rough Kutz, The Varukers, The Vile | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Gabba | Bass (2004) |
| See also: ex-Chaos UK | |
| Rainy | Bass (1977-1987, 2001-present), Guitars (1977) |
| Bones | Guitars (1977-1982, 2001-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Andy Andersen's Tribe, ex-Choke Hold | |
| Tezz | Vocals (1977), Drums (1979-1981, 1997-1999, 2001-2006), Guitars (2014-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Ministry (live), ex-Agnostic Front, ex-Battalion of Saints, ex-Lard, ex-Murphy's Law, ex-U.K. Subs | |
| Dave "Proper" Caution | Drums (2006-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, ex-Choke Hold | |
| JJ Janiak | Vocals (2014-present) |
| See also: Broken Bones, False Fed, ex-Dead Heros, ex-Wasted Life | |
| Nigel Bamford | Bass (1977, 2001) |
| Akko | Drums (1977-1979) |
| Cal | Vocals (1977-1987, 1991-1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2003) |
| Ivan Rivera | Vocals (1977) |
| Garry Maloney | Drums (1981-1984, 1986-1987, 1991-1995) |
| See also: ex-Hells Belles, ex-The Varukers | |
| Keith Haynes | Drums (1981) |
| Bambi | Drums (1981) |
| See also: Disgust (Gbr), Doctor and the Crippens, Hylas and the Nymphs, The Insane | |
| Pooch | Guitars (1983-1984) |
| See also: ex-Rogue Male, ex-Hells Belles, ex-Brute Force | |
| Micky Gibson | Drums (1984-1986) |
| The Mole | Guitars (1984-1986) |
| See also: ex-Demon | |
| Nick Heymaker | Drums (1985) |
| Fish | Guitars (1986-1987) |
| See also: ex-Demon, ex-Skeptix | |
| Nick Bushell | Bass (1987, 1995-1999) |
| See also: ex-Demon | |
| Rocky Shades | Vocals (1987) |
| See also: ex-Titan, Wrathchild, ex-The Handsome Beasts, ex-Rocky Shades Wrathchild, ex-Wildside Riot | |
| Jake | Bass (1991-1995) |
| See also: ex-Cerebral Fix (live) | |
| Andy Green | Guitars (1991-1995) |
| The Torn | Guitars (1995-1999) |
| Rat | Vocals (2003-2014) |
| See also: ex-Arbitrater, ex-Chimera, ex-Warwound, The Rough Kutz, The Varukers, The Vile | |
| Past | |
| Gabba | Bass (2004) |
| See also: ex-Chaos UK | |
| Added by: MMisantropo | Modified by: KingSpooky |
| Added on: 2004-09-10 19:17:21 | Last modified on: 2024-03-27 23:04:30 |