D-beat (also known as
discore or
kängpunk) is a style of
hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by imitators of
Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a
drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. Discharge may have themselves inherited the beat from
Motörhead. D-beat is closely associated with
crust punk, which is a heavier, more complex variation. The style was particularly popular in
Sweden, and developed there by groups such as
Anti Cimex,
Mob 47 and
Driller Killer. Other D-beat groups include
Doom and
the Varukers from the UK;
Disclose from Japan;
Crucifix and
Final Conflict from the U.S.;
Ratos de Porão, from
Brazil; and
MG15, from Spain. While the style initially developed in the early 1980s, a number of new groups working within the subgenre emerged in the mid-1990s. These include the Swedish groups
Wolfbrigade,
Totalitär,
Avskum,
Skitsystem and
Disfear.
