DYS ("Department of Youth Services"), along with fellow band SSD, was the backbone of the so-called "Boston Crew" - a group of guys who lifted weights, ate lots of red meat, and advocated the straight edge. DYS formed around singer Dave Smalley, a Washington DC native attending school in Boston, and bassist Jon Anastas, previously of Decadence (see the This Is Boston Not L.A. comp). The band released a classic 12" in 1983 on SSD's XClaim label and played shows in Boston and elsewhere on the East Coast.
-KFTH
A contagious masterpiece. DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES ricochet outrageous doses of full horsepower across the cranium. Strong instrumentation provides an invincible attack of intense staggering speed, rawness, and momentum. An unrelenting, sustained guitar growls and whines, as crushing vocals lunge out notes of gnashing abrasive melodies. From Boston, the D.Y.S. rate high with the likes of S.S. DECONTROL and NEGATIVE F.X. A shimmering release.
-Pushead, from MRR #8, 1983
Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1983
Tracklist:
01. Wolfpack
02. Open up
03. More Than Fashion
04. Circle Storm
05. City To City
06. (The Girl's Got) Limits
07. Brotherhood
08. Yellow
09. Stand Proud
10. Insurance
11. Escape
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