Infest

Hopefully this band doesn't need much of an introduction, considering the massive influence they've had. Infest were a hardcore band from Valencia, California that were originally around from 1986 to 1991. They've reunited since then, and play shows and festivals sporadically. Infest were a massive influence on powerviolence, with their original material being continually repressed and circulated for years, and then their seminal full-length No Man's Slave being released in 2002, almost 10 years after they broke up. Infest were basically a powerviolence band before powerviolence existed, which is the expected next step when you're dealing with a band of Negative Approach disciples. Not only were they an influence but Infest managed to carry the torch by creating some of the most intense and aggressive music ever pressed to a record. Even years later, it still holds up as if it were released today. Even bands now are still trying to top what Infest did 25 years ago, which makes them one band on here that are obligatory to listen to. Enjoy.

Demo (1987)

1. Where's The Unity?

2. If I Were You

3. Mindless

4. Which Side

5. V.Y.O.

6. Snooze-U-Loose

7. Son Of The Sun

8. Going

9. The End

10. Dirty Dope Dealer

11. Sick-O

12. Screwed

13. Plastic

14. Pickled

15. Sick of Talk

16. Iran Scam

17. Life's Halt

18. Fetch The Pliers

19. The Mojo Hand

Slave (1988)

1. Break The Chain

2. Pickled

3. Sick-O

4. Plastic

5. Mindless

6. Which Side?

7. Voice Your Opinion

8. Where's The Unity?

9. Skcrewed

10. Machoism

11. The Game

12. Sick Of Talk

13. Iran Scam

14. Life's Halt

15. Slave

16. Head First

17. Sick And Tired

18. Fetch The Pliers

Infest/Pissed Happy Children (1990)

1. Pissed Happy Children - Never Fair

2. Pissed Happy Children - No Gain, No Pain

3. Pissed Happy Children - Seizure At The Circus

4. Infest - Mindless

5. Infest - Which Side?

6. Infest - Them

7. Infest - V.Y.O

8. Infest - Sick And Tired

9. Infest - Machoism

10. Infest - Head First

11. Infest - Where's The Unity?

Mankind (1991)

1. Mankind

2. Judge Me

3. Speak Easy

4. Once Lost

5. Excess Pig

6. Them

7. Nothing's Changed

8. Shackled Down

9. Just Act Blind

10. Kill The Peace

11. Three Or Nothing

12. The World Is Dead

13. Nothing Left Inside

14. Big Mouth

15. Outro

Live KXLU (2001)

1. Shackled Down

2. Mankind

3. Judge Me

4. Blinded

5. Nothing's Changed

6. Once Lost

7. Speak Easy

8. Kill The Peace

9. Excess Pig

10. Why Don't You

11. Sick And Tired

12. Just Act Blind

13. Seen It All Before

14. Slave

15. Pickled

16. Sick-O

17. Break The Chain

18. My World My Way

Note: Recorded in 1991

No Man's Slave (2002)

1. Cold Inside

2. Feeling Mean

3. Sick Machine

4. Upright Mass

5. Terminal Nation

6. In His Name

7. Behind This Tongue

8. What's Your Claim

9. True Violence

10. Sickman

11. Punchline

12. Contact

13. Effort Falls Down

14. You're A Star

15. Freeze Dried

16. Rabid Pigs

17. Lying To Myself

18. Nazi Killer

19. My World...My Way

Days Turn Black (2013)

1. Days Turn Black

2. You're Shot

3. Controlled Violence

4. Why Be Something You're Not (Negative Approach cover)

Live At The Oakland Metro (2013)

1. Break The Chain

2. Pickled

3. Mankind

4. Judge Me

5. Cold Inside

6. Feeling Mean

7. Sick Machine

8. Shackled Down

9. Just Act Blind

10. Voice Your Opinion

11. Behind This Tongue

12. Mindless

13. Which Side?

14. The World Is Dead

15. Kill The Peace

16. My World My Way

17. Excess Pig

18. Once Lost

19. Freeze Dried

20. Terminal Nation

21. In His Name

22. Nothing's Changed

23. Sick And Tired

24. Machismo

25. Nazi Killer

26. Sick-O

27. Where's The Unity?

28. Why Don't You?