HARDCORE-PUNK. It came out of nowhere in 1982, this hardcore fireball with the bright yellow sleeve. In one sense, the ZERO BOYS' "vicious circle" was yet another example of how US hardcore seemed to peak coast to coast that year. But unlike most coastal punk, the ZERO BOYS were pointing the way to a scene that could accommodate heaping helpings of melody, intelligence, and rock 'n' roll, not just turbo-charged ferocity.
