The band takes influence from the NYHC sound and are notable for being one of the most popular bands of the hardcore genre in Australia.
Formed in 1986 in Queens, New York, Sick of It All was formed alongside New York hardcore bands Straight Ahead, and Rest in Pieces, which both featured Majidi and current Sick of It All bass player Craig Setari.
The Psychos were a New York hardcore band.
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The band began playing hardcore punk similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before incorporating thrash metal elements into their music.
The style of these bands was often influenced by the New York Hardcore scene; often mixing styles like punk, metal and hip hop, however some bands like Fun People and No Demuestra Interes (N.D.I.) were offering a style was far from the violent New York Hardcore style.
Errortype:11's eponymous debut on Some Records, the record label started by Walter Schreifels who played in many New York hardcore bands, most notably Youth Of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, the (post-hardcore band Quicksand and CIV), was recorded in seven days in Ray Martin's makeshift Operating Room.
After playing with the group Dead Fist, Burke formed Life's Blood, who played a politicized form of New York hardcore.
Known on-air as Super KQ, the station was led by Rafael-Diaz Gutierrez, Raul Alarcon (former DJ in Cuba), and Adriano Garcia Sr. (CEO of SAR Records and father of lead vocalist A.G. (Adriano Garcia Jr. of New York Hardcore band Against The Grain).
D'Antonio's writing influences include old New York Hardcore bands like Cro-Mags, Leeway, Madball and Agnostic Front, and he cites Cliff Burton of thrash metal band Metallica and Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags as personal influences.
Since Grand Theft Auto IV is modeled on New York, they chose to use this song as it is part of the NYHC (New York Hardcore) Scene.