Old Time Hardcore X Straight Edge

Biography

The band formed in 1979 with manic lead singer John Weiffenbach, guitarist Bubba Dupree, bassist Chris Stover, and drummer Sean Finnegan. Many keys to their cult following included Bubba Dupree's Greg Ginn-like guitar style and wild performances, and John Weiffenbach's frenzied behavior. In November of 1980 they cut a demo tape at Inner Ear Studios produced by Alec MacKaye , and were picked up by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson's label Dischord Records. In February of 1982 they made their vinyl debut on Dischord with three songs on the Flex Your Head compilation. That spring they went into the studio to cut twelve songs that were released in September of 1982 as half of the Faith/Void split album released by Dischord Records.

By 1983, Void were incorporating more metal influences into their sound, drawing a crowd that became increasingly violent and their shows became even more chaotic. In the summer of 1983 they recorded an as yet unreleased album for (then) Detroit based Touch and Go Records. According to Touch and Go, they still periodically attempt to get permission to release the album, but to this day that permission is denied by Dupree. Void disbanded in the fall of 1983, with violence at their shows being a factor in the breakup. In 1992, Eye 95 Records released their November 1981 Inner Ear demo tape as the Condensed Flesh EP.

83? no.. void played what seemed like every DC show during 1984; possibly into 1985. saw them with JFA near Catholic University, at the Chesapeake Ramp (Baltimore), and at Wilson Center with GI

Discography

Albums and EPs

• Void/Faith split LP/CD (Dischord, 1982)
• Potion For Bad Dreams LP (recorded 1983; unreleased)
• Condensed Flesh 7" EP (Eye 95, 1992)

Compilations

• "Dehumanized", "Authority" and "My Rules" on Flex Your Head LP/CD (Dischord, 1982)
• "Get Out Of My Way" on Bouncing Babies LP (Fountain of Youth, 1984)
• "Get Out Of My Way" on Lost & Found 7" (Lost & Found, 1990)
• "Who Are You" on Punk Anderson's Favourites bootleg 2xCD (Starving Missile, 1994)
• "Dehumanized", "Black, Jewish and Poor" and "Authority (take 1 and 2)" on 20 Years of Dischord 3xCD (Dischord, 2002)