DeMerit

DeMerit is a Hardcore Punk band from Beijing, China. Formed in Qingdao in 2004, and having moved to Beijing the following year to be closer to the center of the Chinese music scene, DeMerit is widely recognized as the best Street Punk band in China. They play blazing sets with a ferocious energy that masks the craftsmanship of their music until, during their increasingly popular acoustic shows, it becomes obvious that these guys also write great songs. Unlike a lot of Punks, their musical tastes are also fairly wide-ranging. Their debut "Never Say Die" was released in mid 2006. Originally a quartet (vocals, guitar, bass and percussion), the band recently added a second guitar to fill out their sound and to allow more guitar experimentation. The result is a very rich, open sound that, while remaining firmly within the fast-paced tradition of angry Street Punk, is capable of beautiful chords and haunting melodies. Not just musicians, DeMerit takes the rebellious spirit of Punk very seriously, and they have cooperated widely with foreign bands touring China as well as with young new Chinese bands just starting out. They have also planted the flag of Chinese Punk throughout the country during their wide-ranging tours. For many of the younger Punks they are seen as leaders and guides, but they are clearly at their best when they are on stage, ripping through their songs while front man Liyang snarls out his lyrics.

Never Say Die (2006)

01 - Intro

02 - Never Gonna Change

03 - Fuck The Schemers

04 - Keep Yourself

05 - Fight Your Apathy

06 - Give Me Truth

07 - I Don't Wanna Hear It

08 - The World Has Become A Battle Field

09 - Voice Of The People

Bastards Of The Nation (2008)

01 - Intro/DeMerit

02 - Fight Your Apathy

03 - Bastards Of The Nation

04 - Bye Bye My Country

05 - Live Or Die

06 - Beijing Is Not My Home

07 - World Has Become A Battlefield

08 - T.Z. Generation

09 - Fuck The Schemers

10 - Voice Of The People

Out Of The Fog (2018)

01 - Do You Smell It? + Sink Or Swim

02 - Piss On Love

03 - Barefaced Lies And Bullshit Peace

04 - Revenge! My Justice!

05 - New Generation Genocide

06 - M.S.W. (Modern Society War)

07 - Childhood Nightmare

08 - Boys Are Coming Back

09 - Stronger Than Ever

10 - Out Of The Fog

SMZB & DeMerit

Ten Years Rebellion/Bastards Of The Nation Split 7'' (2008)

01 - SMZB - Ten Years Rebellion

02 - SMZB - Great Wuhan

03 - SMZB - Chinalism

04 - DeMerit - Live Or Die

05 - DeMerit - T.Z. Generation

DeMerit & SS20

Split 10'' (2011)

01 - DeMerit - Walking Out Of Fog

02 - DeMerit - Barefaced Lies & Bullshit Peace

03 - DeMerit - Childhood Nightmare

04 - SS20 - Taste Of The New

05 - SS20 - Heilige Scheisse

06 - SS20 - Rest In Peace

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