Hardcore Punk · medium · 200 BPM
D-Beat
The driving punk beat pioneered by Discharge, defined by its galloping kick pattern that pushes against the off-beats while the snare holds the backbeat. The relentless, slightly off-kilter kick syncopation gives d-beat its raw, urgent, crust-punk drive. It became the rhythmic template for hardcore and crust scenes worldwide.
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What this teaches
Teaches the syncopated d-beat kick gallop locked under a steady backbeat at punk tempo.
Heard in
- Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
- Discharge - The Possibility of Life's Destruction