Broken Bones

British punk band Broken Bones have long been stalwarts on the U.K. hardcore scene and have also found a fan base among metal fans for the muscular ferocity of their attack. Led by former Discharge guitarist Anthony "Bones" Roberts, the sole constant through decades of lineup shifts, Broken Bones deliver stripped-down tunes that owe a debt to their peers in the second and third waves of U.K. punk, but Roberts' guitar work and the bitter hostility of the lyrics helped anticipate thrash metal, and both Metallica and Slayer have cited the group as an influence. The band staked ou...