#Royston Wainwright

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NUKE WAVE MEETS EDWARDIAN STYLE IN '82.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on bass player/band co-founder Roy "Rainy" Wainwright of the mighty DISCHARGE, rocking a stylish Edwardian-style jacket, performing live at the Zig Zag Squat in London, UK, on May 29, 1982. 📸: Kiwi Kim Mullan.

Dis nightmare still @%#!*$¢& continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3477237207245741109.

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WHEN IT RAINS -- IT RAINS DEATH, DEMISE, & DISTRUCTION.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on bassist/co-founder/graphic artist Royston "Rainy" Wainwright of English hardcore punk band, DISCHARGE, performing live at the Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA, on October 8, 1982, and at the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, CA, on October 2, 1982. 📸: Alison Braun.

EXTRA INFO: The Santa Monica gig also featured CIRCLE JERKS, BAD RELIGION, and the BAD BRAINS, but the Dis-fathers didn't headline this gig as they had headlined the Florentine Gardens a week prior. Or was it all just decided on a flip of a coin who would headline Santa Monica?

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/2687358303237270761 (Picuki 3x & one pic from Facebook).

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A MAN OF FEW WORDS, BUT HIS BASS-PLAYING STYLE CHANGED EVERYTHING.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Royston "Rainy" Wainwright in his prime as bass player and co-founder of English nuke wave/hardcore punk band, DISCHARGE, c. early '80s. 📸: ❓

Anyway, I've never seen either of these shots of Rains before, and I don't think they've made it onto Tumblr yet, so, here they are now in all their vintage glory. Posted the cropped ones, too, just for the hell of it, and more retro Rainy is always a beautiful thing, isn't it? Best apocalypse punk band ever.

Dis nightmare still @$!#*&% continues!!

Source: https://twitter.com/BillyBurp/status/1161646115328057345/photo/1.

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EIGHTIES COOL TO HIS BONES -- ON TOUR IN '83.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on Royston "Rainy" Wainwright, bassist/co-founder of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, photographed somewhere in Hollywood (L.A.) CA, USA, c. 1983, during the band's second tour of the U.S.

Dis nightmare still @!*¢#%$& continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2237214288157506468.

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AN EXTREME MUSIC LEGEND SURROUNDED BY HIS FAR EASTERN PROGENY -- ALL HAIL KING RAINY!!

PIC INFO: Spotlight on living legend Royston "Rainy" Wainwright, bassist/graphic artist/co-founder of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, surrounded by a handful of his adoring Japanese fans, during the band's 2011 Japanese tour. Photo from the private collection of Rains.

And because the Japanese scene in its entirety would sound waaaaay different than it does today had it not been for the kick in the pants that the Dis-fathers provided over 40 years ago.

Dis nightmare still @*®!%#$& continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2712101934290776562.

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PROBABLY THE ULTIMATE KAWAKAMI PIC WITH NO KAWAKAMI AT ALL -- PURE RAW PUNK LEGACY IN ONE PHOTOGRAPH.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on Rainy and Bones, co-founders of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, sitting in between Hideki Kawakami's mother in his hometown of Kochi City, Japan, taken during the band's 2011 Japanese tour. Photo from the private collection of Royston "Rainy" Wainwright.

"KAWAKAMI FOREVER Japan 2011 Chillin’ with the very cool ...Kawakami’s mom."

-- RAINY WAINWRIGHT, c. 2021

In memoriam, Hideki Kawakami "D-beat Master" -- Dis nightmare still @¢#*%©$&! continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2419916906167229439.

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CRASS TEE SPOTTED IN THE '80s NUKE WAVE SCENE -- "I AM NO FEEBLE CHRIST."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Royston/Roy “Rainy” Wainwright of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, playing what looks to be a precision Fender bass guitar and rocking a CRASS tee, c. early ‘80s, possibly 1980.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2770286513153296897.

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ENGLISH NUKE WAVE RISING -- THE PROTO-GRIND BASS TONE BEGINS HERE.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 750x979 -- Spotlight on the electric bass guitar master that put the "proto-grindcore" bass tone on the proverbial map forever -- Royston "Rainy" Wainwright of English hardcore punk band, DISCHARGE, c. early 1980s, during the band's "WHY" era. 📸: Martin H.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Source: www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/discharge-the-untold-story-behind-their-iconic-minimalistic-aesthetic.

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APOCALYPSE PUNK LIGHTENS UP IN '83 -- OH, NO! THE END WAS NIGH.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a slightly amusing snap of Rainy & Garry, the rhythm section for English hardcore punk/then incoming heavy metal band DISCHARGE, during the band's then second North American Tour, c. 1983-'84. Photo from the personal collection of Royston "Rainy" Wainwright.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3293182798805351629.

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NAPALM KILLS BASTARDS -- THIS IS TOTAL NUKE WAVE OVER NORFOLK.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Kelvin "Cal" Morris and Royston "Rainy" Wainwright of English nuke wave/hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, performing live at the former West Runton Pavilion in Norfolk, UK, c. 1980-'81. 📸: Andrew Gibson.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Sources: https://punkintheeast.co.uk/unknown-band-6 & Picuki (via @theydeclareit fan page).

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RAINY LOOKING LIKE A RUNWAY MODEL IN MEN'S WEAR -- NONE MORE OLD SCHOOL COOL.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on Royston "Rainy" Wainwright of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, performing live at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, on December 9, 1983. 📸: @alisonbraunphoto.

PIC #2: DISCHARGE backstage pass for the band's performance at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, on December 9, 1983, from the collection of @punkephemerotica.

Dis nightmare still @*%#¢!$& continues!!

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/3366571520867388352 (Picuki 2x).

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REHEARSING THE FUTURE OF EXTREME MUSIC FOR DECADES TO COME -- JUST A LAD FROM STOKE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on an extremely young-looking Kelvin “Cal” Morris, legendary vocalist/lyricist of the mighty DISCHARGE, Fulton rehearsals, c. 1980, and probably the youngest you'll ever been him in any photograph. 📸: Royston "Rainy" Wainwright.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#¢&% continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/2966433267882684193.

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CUPPA TEA THIS MORNING, PERHAPS? WHAT WOULD KELVIN "CAL" MORRIS DO?

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a tribute to traditional tea-drinking in DISCHARGE's native England -- Kelvin "Cal" Morris, vocalist of the mighty Dis-fathers, enjoys a cup of tea while on tour in Europe, photographed in the Port of Calais, France, c. late 1981. 📸: Royston "Rainy" Wainwright.

Dis nightmare still @¢*!%#$& continues!!

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3503831839502295141.

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DISCHARGE FOREVER -- KAWAKAMI, TOO -- HAIL TO THE ALMIGHTY MASTERS!!

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on DISCHARGE co-founders Tony "Bones" Roberts and Royston "Rainy" Wainwright, both paying their respects, holding up an oversized "DISCLOSE and GOATWORSHIPPER -- KAWAKAMI" banner, backstage during the Dis-fathers' second Japanese tour in the fall of 2011.

In memoriam Hideki Kawakami "D-beat Master," another legend lost -- Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/2995115223678690209 (Picuki 2x) & www.pinterest.com/pin/606156431114929551.

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EXPLORING WHAT LIES BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN -- INTO THE EASTERN BLOC.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a shot I've never seen before, and one finally brought to light by the man himself, Rainy -- DISCHARGE co-founders Royston "Rainy" Wainwright & Tony "Bones" Roberts in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (current day Slovenia), on December 26, 1981.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Source: @theydeclareit Instagram fan page also accessible via Picuki.

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THE HEADLINING ACT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE -- NUKE WAVE KILLS.

NOTE: ^Why the hell would an act already from L.A. be the main event at an L.A. gig during the Dis-fathers' first U.S. tour? Ugh, this bill annoys me to no end. '82 CJs suck!

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on shots of Kelvin "Cal" Morris & Royston "Rainy" Wainwright of English hardcore punk band DISCHARGE, performing live at the Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA, on October 8, 1982.

Dis nightmare still @$!*#&% continues!!

Sources: www.picuki.com/media/2687358303237270761 & The Bad Religion Page.