Charles Bronson (band)

Charles Bronson
Origin	DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Genres	Powerviolence, thrashcore, hardcore punk
Years active	1994–1997
Labels	Disgruntled Six Weeks Knot Music Evil Noise Trackstar Lengua Armada Discos Bad People Pessimiser/Theologian Probe Bovine Same Day Nat 625 Thrashcore Pessimiser Agitate 96 Kill Music Slap-a-Ham Deep Six Sound Pollution Amendment Youth Attack
Associated acts	Los Crudos MK-ULTRA Holy Molar Das Oath
Past members	Mark McCoy Jon Arends Ebro Vinumbrales James DeJesus Mike Suffin Aaron Aspinwall Jeff Jelen Max Ward

Charles Bronson was a prolificpowerviolence band from DeKalb, Illinois, existing from 1994 to 1997. Although they were often associated with the straight edge scene, only two of the members actually abstained from drug and alcohol use.

Charles Bronson borrowed from the early powerviolence of Infest, who blended youth crew hardcore with the velocity and dissonance of thrashcore. Songs were very brief, and sometimes punctuated by samples taken from various media (including Charles Bronson films). Lyrically, the group tended towards satirical commentary on the hardcore punk scene. The group has been described as a "fast, screaming mess of tall, skinny guys with a lot to say (which you would only know if you read the liner notes)". The group was sometimes criticized for its conceptual take on hardcore and art school tendencies, maintaining a long-standing feud with Felix Havoc of Code 13.

Mark McCoy went on to form the thrashcore group Das Oath, with Dutch musicians; Holy Molar, with members of The Locust; and Ancestors, a black metal project. Guitarist Mike Sutfin later became an artist.

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