1938

throughout the 80's savage republic was a deep-underground phenomenon, playing highly unorthodox shows in remote desert locations, abandoned factories, skid-row parking lots and grimy bars across the us and europe with such luminaries as einsturzende neubaten, minutemen, sonic youth and live skull as well as hardcore-punk slugfests with the likes of bad religion, angry samoans and final conflict. known for their oddly-tuned guitars, tribal beats, shouted vocals, metal percussion (typically 55 gallon oil drums and items gleaned from dumpsters and junkyards), and morricone-meets-dick dale melodies, their performances were at times ritualistic and occasionally involved fire and explosives.