The Minneapolis-based band has broadened the tantrums of post-punk, hard-core rock into music for unrepentant outcasts.

That source is the band Squirrel Bait, an idiosyncratic hard-core rock outfit formed in the mid-80's and disbanded by the time its second record was released.

But he has some surprises: "Body Count" is backed by punky hard-core rock.

Since then, the band has reshuffled its influences, using the jumpy meters of hard-core rock, making the metal more menacing, shifting the chants toward rap.

The quartet played hard-core rock the Japanese way, which brings Western hard core to a boiling point.

When he stood for a solo, he gyrated and played with a blaring tone, more like hard-core rock and roll than jazz or swing.

In addition to jam-rock, however, Wetlands attracted other genres and their cult followings, from hard-core rock to ska to hip-hop.

Ice-T has recognized a kinship between his gangster raps and post-punk, hard-core rock, both of which break taboos to titillate fans.

"Classical music, jazz, pop, ethnic music, hard-core rock, country-western, and show tunes have equal importance," she states.

Many viewed the music as hard-core rock.