No Trend
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| Origin | Ashton, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Jazz rock, no wave, post-hardcore, noise rock |
| Years active | 1982–1988 |
| Labels | No Trend, Touch and Go, Blast First Petite, Teen Beat |
| Past members | Dean Evangelista Eric Leifert Jeff Mentges (Vocals) Greg Miller Brian Nelson Buck Parr James Peachey Frank Price (Guitar) Jack Anderson Michael Salkind (Drums) Bob Strasser (Bass) Chrisine Niblack (bass) |
No Trend was an American noise rock and hardcore punk group from Ashton, Maryland, formed in 1982. They were considered anti-hardcore, with the members, especially guitarist and lyricist Frank Price, vehement about their abhorrence towards the punk youth subculture. The band was known for their confrontational stage performances, which normally involved aggressively baiting their punk audience. They were influenced by Public Image Ltd. and Flipper.
They released three full-length albums, two released independently and one issued through Touch and Go Records. A fourth album that was recorded in 1987 but never released was finally issued as More in 2001.
No Trend formed in 1982 in Ashton, Maryland and consisted of Jeff Mentges (vocals), Bob Strasser (bass), Frank Price (guitar), and Michael Salkind (drums). The band formed as a reaction against the growing punk rock movement of the time. Their early period has been described as "dark" and "nihilistic". They independently released their debut extended play, the Teen Love EP, in 1983 on 7" vinyl format. It was reissued a year later on 12" vinyl, this time including extra tracks. The same year, the quintet released their first full-length studio album, titled Too Many Humans, which met moderate success within the American underground music scene.
After the release of Too Many Humans, Price, Salkind, and Strasser all left the group, leaving Mentges as the only member of the group. Mentges would later get other musicians to join the band, and the newly reformed No Trend would go back in studio to record their second record, A Dozen Dead Roses, which was released in 1985. This record featured a significant change in sound when compared to the cold, noisy tone found on previous releases. The record featured vocalist Lydia Lunch contributing to multiple songs. The songs that featured Lunch were released previously on the 10" extended play Heart of Darkness through her label Widowspeak Productions. She also issued a No Trend compilation album in 1986, titled When Death Won't Solve Your Problems, through the same label.
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