Metal Urbain

Known as one of the first bands to incorporate synthetic percussion in a punk rock context, Metal Urbain used heavily distorted guitars, aggressive vocals, a synthesizer, and a drum machine to create some of the most original music of the punk era. Formed in Paris in 1977, this quartet had a unique approach that called into question many of the accepted notions of rock & roll itself. Despite their lack of usual rock instrumentation, they aligned themselves with the punk rock community as symbolized by the Sex Pistols rather than the anti-rock camp of Throbbing Gristle. The eli...