Detestation

 

Detestation was an American Hardcore Punk/Crust band with female vocals from Portland, Oregon. They formed around 1995 and broke up around 1998. Reunited 2024 with 2 original members for CY Fest in Los Angeles (and possibly more shows?)

The 1990s was a decade where conformist consumerism triumphed on a global scale, the “greed is good” mentality of the Reagan/Thatcher “revolution from above” cemented a neoliberal world order were the only thing that mattered was transferring more money and power from the middle and working classes to the rich. There were few voices of protest in reaction to this fundamental shift in political economy. A few came from academia, but some of the most strident came from the Hardcore Punk underground. A generation of young Punk Rockers had grown up filled with enthusiasm for change espoused by the original Punk and Hardcore pioneers of the 70s and ’80s. As those pioneers moved on to more commercial or artistic pursuits a die-hard group took their proselytizing at face value and founded a truly underground DIY hardcore movement. The result was a countercultural outpouring of protest and rebellion that refused to be commodified or exploited. At the same time, this younger generation took the Hardcore Punk sounds of the ’80s and infused them with speed, power, and a passion for protest and radical change that propelled the genre throughout the 1990s. Detestation from Portland, Oregon was one of the foremost of these bands. A true outburst of urgent force against the status quo set to fast-paced and powerful blasts of hardcore fury propelled by Saira’s scathing vocals. Like many of their contemporaries Detestation brought the fury and energy of the underground Hardcore to basements, barns and roller rinks around the country. Anywhere a sound system could be set up, an underground show was promoted. Building upon the network of friends that was making connections through mail and record trading, around the world at the time they also toured Europe and embraced the autonomous DIY scene there. 

Sonically Detestation is frequently compared to Sacrilege, but this is based more on Saira’s vocals than the actual riffs. Detestation lacked the Metal influence of Sacrilege instead using the basic building blocks of Hardcore Punk from the 1980’s to create a hard hitting and powerful Hardcore Punk attack. They combined the structures of 80’s American hardcore with the original Japanese and Finnish Hardcore bands then becoming more widely known by collectors and fans. These songs, though a product of their era, have held up much better than many of their 90’s contemporaries due to the straightforward harnessing of Hardcore fundamentals into powerful and memorable songs.

Unheard Cries (1996)

01 - Why Do They Cry?
02 - Consumed By Your Greed
03 - Class Warped
04 - Not Fucking Funny
05 - Crutches
06 - Unheard Cries
07 - Searching For Oblivion
08 - Children Of The Grave
09 - War Machine

The Inhuman Condition 7'' (1996)

01- The Inhuman Condition
02 - Back From The Dead
03 - White Trash Genocide

The Agony Of Living (1997)

01 - Why Do They Cry?
02 - Class Warped
03 - Consumed By Your Greed
04 - Not Fucking Funny
05 - Crutches
06 - Searching For Oblivion
07 - Walls
08 - Day In Day Out
09 - Birth Until Death
10 - Consumed By Your Greed (Live)
11 - Class Warped (Live)

A Big White Pat On The Back 7'' (1998)

01 - A Big White Pat On The Back
02 - Nocturnal Fear

Europa '98 7'' (1998)

01 - Controls
02 - Circle The Wagons (Live)

Blood Of The Gods 7'' (1998)

01 - Twilight Of My Sanity
02 - Blood Of The Gods
03 - Rise & Fall

Detestation (1998)

01 - Your Choice
02 - Trash
03 - Back From The Dead
04 - Dying Every Day
05 - Sky Rape
06 - A Is For...
07 - Gospel Fucker
08 - Circle The Wagons
09 - A Convenient Excuse For Stupidity
10 - Living Death
11 - Think It Through
12 - Must We Divide / Outro

Your Choice (2005)

01 - Your Choice
02 - Trash
03 - Back From The Dead
04 - Dying Every Day
05 - Sky Rape
06 - A Is For...
07 - Gospel Fucker
08 - Circle The Wagons
09 - A Convenient Excuse For Stupidity
10 - Living Death
11 - Think It Through
12 - Must We Divid Outro
13 - The Inhuman Condition
14 - Back From The Dead
15 - White Trash Genocide
16 - Day In Day Out
17 - Sun Valinta
18 - They Won't Take Me Alive
19 - Nao Mais
20 - Twilight Of My Sanity
21 - Blood Of The Gods
22 - Rise And Fall (Crucifix)
23 - Controls

Splits Singles Etc. Collection: 1996-1998 (2024)

01 - Day In Day Out
02 - The Inhuman Condition
03 - Back From The Dead
04 - White Trash Genocide
05 - Unheard Cries
06 - Walls
07 - They Won't Take Me Alive
08 - A Big White Pat On The Back
09 - Space For Rent
10 - Mindless Vanity
11 - Controls
12 - Nerves
13 - Easy Way Out
14 - Tempest
15 - Pyre
16 - Pentimento
17 - Blood Of The Gods
18 - Twilight Of My Sanity

Detestation & Abuso Sonoro
Split 7'' (1997)

01 - Detestation - They Won't Take Me Alive
02 - Detestation - Nao Mais
03 - Abuso Sonoro - Cobaias & The Guinea
04 - Abuso Sonoro - Poema / A Ferida Das Ruas & Pattern

Detestation & Substardard
USA Meets UK 7'' (1997)

01 - Detestation - Day In Day Out
02 - Detestation - Sun Valinta (Kaaos Cover)
03 - Substandard - For The Kids
04 - Substandard - Annihilate
05 - Substandard - Corruption Come To Light

Detestation & Beyond Description
USA Meets Japan 10'' (1998)

Detestation:
01 - Nerves
02 - Easy Way Out
03 - Tempest
04 - Pyre
05 - Pentimento

Beyond Description:
06 - Future Moment
07 - Servant
08 - Understand
09 - Possibility
10 - Tool
11 - Same
12 - Chaos

Detestation & 6000 Crazy
You Can't Evict The Spirit (1998)

Detestation:
01 - Intro
02 - Trash
03 - Back From THe Dead
04 - Consumed By Greed
05 - Why Do They Cry
06 - Nerves
07 - Circle The Wagons
08 - Dying Every Day
09 - Living Hell
10 - Pyre
11 - Think It Through
12 - United States Of Apathy

6000 Crazy:
13 - Just Another Loser
14 - Did You Ever Try To?
15 - Andre Veiar
16 - Looking For You
17 - Tied Down
18 - Cheap Cover-Up
19 - Let The Blind Lead You
20 - Mentalt Ute Av Balanse
21 - Untitled

Detestation & Positive Negative
Split 7'' (1998)

01 - Detestation - Space For Rent
02 - Detestation - Mindless Vanity
03 - Positive Negative - (All The) Multi-Corporations
04 - Positive Negative - Fuck Up Our Minds
05 - Positive Negative - Serenade Is Dead

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