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Rites Of Spring - Deeper Than Inside

Rites Of Spring - Deeper Than Inside CREDITS TO: Rites Of Spring PLyrics YouTube YouTubers LYRICS: I'm going down, going down, deeper than inside --the world is my fuse-- And once inside gonna tear till there's...

Rites Of Spring - Spring - Live 1985 9:30 Club Play Video

Rites Of Spring - Spring - Live 1985 9:30 Club

"Spring" by Rites Of Spring, live 1985

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Rites of Spring Biography

Rites of Spring was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980s, known for their energetic live performances. A part of the D.C. hardcore punk scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules. Lyrically, they also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, are often considered the first "emo" band, but Rites of Spring itself rejects any association between themselves and emo genres.

The band only performed 15 concerts. Vocalist/guitarist Guy Picciotto and drummer Brendan Canty went on to play in Fugazi in the late 1980s.

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