From 1982-1988, Ashton, Maryland’s No Trend created some uniquely anti-establishment music, incorporating elements of
punk,
post-punk,
noise rock, and later on
gothic rock as well as
jazz rock into a sound (or perhaps cacophony) that was unmistakably their own. Jeff Mentges, one of the band’s founders, seemingly despised the clique that hardcore had become. Jack Anderson (bass) admits that they “did not play
hardcore music, but did play hardcore shows. We also taunted punk rockers who were essentially conformists within their own scene.” The band had a virtual revolving door line-up…
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