Protagonists - 1983-1985 competitive game to the breakneck-paced 'Ripped Apart'

to the breakneck-paced 'Ripped Apart'

The group was formed in Compton

So it's only right that I return the favor and/or pay it forward

and the standard is there to be seen

This Manifesto release features 14 tracks including 'Holiday in Cambodia'

Protagonists - 1983-1985 competitive game to the breakneck-paced 'Ripped Apart'Vinyl LP pressing. Mid 1980's suburban Chicago punk. 13 song LP includes the band's hard to find 7" alongside unreleased studio tracks, demos & live cuts. Naperville's Protagonists formed in the wake of the first wave of Chicago hardcore punk. Instead of being inspired by the first generation weirdo Chicago punks like Silver Abuse and Tutu & The Pirates or the hardcore legion that followed (AOF, ROTA, Negative Element, etc.), Protagonists drew their