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Formed in Columbia, Maryland in 1980 by Bubba Dupree, Sean Finnegan, Chris Stover, and John Weiffenbach, Void created a singularly brutal and agonistic sound that merged the ferocity of hardcore with the sonic textures of metal. Void was famed for their live performances, with Alec MacKaye of the Faith remarking that “seeing them live was like throwing a garbage can down a flight of stairs. It was insane.” Void’s 1982 split LP with the Faith on Dischord remains one of the most influential recordings of the early hardcore era.

Drawn from the Paul Bushmiller collection on punk, the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, the D.C. punk collection, and the D.C. Punk and Indie Fanzine collection at Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland.

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Fliers

Government Issue flier

Government Issue, Deadline, The Faith, Void - Market 5 Gallery, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1981

Artificial Peace flier

Artificial Peace, Black Market Baby, Void - Arlington, Virginia, January 22, 1982

Capitol Punishment flier

Capitol Punishment, Iron Cross, SS Decontrol, Void, Black Market Baby - Arlington, Virginia, January 22, 1982

Artificial Peace Flier

Artificial Peace, Void, and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Iron Cross Flier

Iron Cross, Void, Minor Threat, Artificial Peace, Faith and Double-O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, The Faith, Artificial Peace, Iron Cross, Void, and Double O - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, Faith, Void, Iron Cross - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Minor Threat Flier

Minor Threat, Void, and The Faith - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Void Flier

Void, Faith, Double-O, Iron Cross, Minor Threat and Artificial Peace - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1982

Iron Cross Flier

Iron Cross, Scream, Void, Hate from Ignorance, Capital Punishment and Trenchmouth - Bethesda, Maryland, May 22, 1982

Iron Cross Flier

Iron Cross, Artificial Peace, Scream, Void and Jerry's Kids - Columbia, Maryland, July 2, 1982

Rock Against Reagan Flier

Rock Against Reagan (RAR) concert with Double-O, Fear, Necros, Void and Type-O - Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 3, 1982

Misfits Flier

Misfits, Necros, Government Issue, and Void - Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1982

Dead Kennedys flier

Dead Kennedys, Scream, No Trend, Void concert flier, Lansburgh Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., June 5, 1983

Void flier

Void, Outrage, Michael Enkrumah & the Israelites, Lionhearts and Underground Soldier concert flier, Lansburgh Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., August 12, 1983

Void Flier

Void - Fisherman's Inn, Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, 1984

Zines

Metrozine Issue 3

Metrozine, Issue 3, Fall 1984

About

Persistent Vision presents the University of Maryland's digitized special collections materials related to punk in the Washington, D.C. area. Most of these materials reside at Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. These materials help to tell the story of a subculture and a community that has thrived since 1976.

Curators: John Davis, Ben Jackson
Design: Ben Jackson, Natalie Salive
Authors: Ben Jackson, John Davis, and Jessica Grimmer

With help from: Cindy Zhao, Jeremy Gottwig, Amanda Henderson, Gabby Cameron, Hayden Kramer

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Special Collections in Performing Arts is located in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library on University of Maryland’s College Park campus.

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