Discharge
Discharge, formed in 1977 in Stoke‑on‑Trent, Staffordshire, emerged from the
early UK punk scene with founding members Terence “Tezz” Roberts (vocals),
Royston “Rainy” Wainwright (guitar), and Anthony “Bones” Roberts (lead guitar).
The band’s first breakthrough came with the Why EP in 1980, which reached Number
1 on the UK Indie Chart and introduced their signature D‑beat. Throughout the
1980s Discharge released seminal albums such as Hear Nothing See Nothing Say
Nothing (1982), and Grave New World (1986), the latter achieving a top ten indie
position. The group signed to Clay Re...
