SSD "How We Rock" LP Modern Method Records (US)

Vinyl is NM, Jacket is EX

Out of Print!!

Track Listing:

A1How We Rock Intro3:13A2How We Rock2:20A3Words That Kill3:19A4The Choice2:53B1On The Road3:42B2What It Takes3:44B3What If I3:10

SSD (Society System Decontrol) were a   (and later ) band from . They released two records as SS Decontrol and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD they released two more records, these with a very  influenced sound. However the group is often simply referred to, including all its periods, as SSD.

History

Formed by songwriter/guitarist Al Barile (then a machinist at the  plant in  and a student at ), SSD started performing at smaller venues throughout the  metropolitan area, like , in the summer of 1981. The band quickly gained notoriety within the local music scene for intense, charged performances and the provocative antics of their core group of followers, the Boston Crew.

The original lineup was Al Barile on guitar, Springa (David Spring) on vocals,  on bass and  on drums. They released their debut LP  on their own  label in 1982.  of  was a friend and supporter and his  label's logo appeared on the back cover.

In 1983 they added second guitarist Francois Levesque and released the EP , widely regarded as their best record, and one that helped define Boston's straight-edge scene. The X-Claim pressings of it and The Kids Will Have Their Say are both highly collectable.

Like many hardcore bands in the mid-1980s, particularly in the Boston area, SSD began heading in a  direction. In 1984 they signed to the Boston label  and released the  EP, which was rooted in the hardcore sound but exhibited overt heavy metal characteristics, such as a relatively high number of lengthy . After signing to Homestead they released the  LP in 1985. It had both feet planted in the metal genre, leaving behind all trappings of punk and hardcore. SSD broke up in November that year.

Barile went on to form Gage, Sciarappa joined , and Springa went on to join Razorcaine and .

Scott Schinder, in his book Alt-Rock-a-Rama, described SSD as "The most important hardcore band to emerge from New England."

"2008 comeback" controversy

In May 2008 it was an announced that Springa and a new lineup of SS Decontrol would be appearing at Belgium's IEPERFEST in August of that year. In a circulated in various blogs and internet forums, original guitarist and band leader Alan Barile responded with strong disapproval, stating, "There is absolutely no truth to any speculation that SSD will be performing this summer. The fact is original vocalist David Spring 'Springa' is assembling a band of hired guns to tour and rip off the public playing under the name SSD. Due to his actions David Spring has officially been terminated from ALL association with the band SSD."

As of late 2008, the  on the X-Claim Records web site made no mention of Springa, or any vocalist, and he appeared in none of the band photos on the page. As of early 2015 Springa is officially cited as vocalist again on the website and accompanied by several photos.

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