Zero Boys' Vicious Circle, History Of get reissue

By the early '80s, hardcore punk was exploding out of D.C. and Southern California. It had made its way to New York in the form of Reagan Youth, Agnostic Front and a pre-hip-hop Beastie Boys. In San Francisco there were Dead Kennedys; in Detroit, Degenerates; in Austin, Dicks.

And in Indianapolis, Ind. there were Zero Boys, whose 1982 debut Vicious Circle still stands as a masterpiece of the genre: breakneck-paced, '80s-hating, apocalyptic and apoplectic punk rock. The band back then was so tight that they recorded the album in just four hours over two days, live-to-tape.

Vicious Circle has been reissued before—in 1988 on Toxic Shock, then in 2000 on Lookout!—and now gets another (possibly) final home on Secretly Canadian. Zero Boys' post-breakup cassette, History Of, will get CD treatment as well, landing in local record stores along with Vicious on their shared release day of Feb. 3.

Chances seem good for the band to reform again (they did in 2002, as well) and go on tour. Don't miss 'em—when the Zero Boys play, all potential energy goes kinetic. Check back for dates.

Vicious Circle tracklist:

Vicious Circle
Amphetamine Addiction
New Generation
Dirty Alleys/Dirty Minds
Civilization's Dying
Livin' In The 80's
Drug Free Youth
Down The Drain
Outta Style
You Can Touch Me
Forced Entry
Hightime
Charles' Place
Trying harder
She Said Goodbye
Slam And Worm

History Of tracklist:

Drive In
Black Network News
Splish Splash
Inergy
Johnny Better Get
Dingy Bars Suck
Seen That Movie Before
High Places
Bloods Good
Human Body
Moms Wallet
Positive Change
Amerika
New Generation
Livin' In The 80's
Stoned To Death
Stick To Your Guns
I'm Bored
Piece Of Me

Related links:
ZeroBoys.net
YouTube: Zero Boys live in 1981
Zero Boys on Secretly Canadian

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