GO! is an American hardcore punk band that were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s and reunited in 2006.
Based in New York, GO! were contemporaries of bands such as Life's Blood, Citizen's Arrest and Sticks and Stones. GO! play fast typical...GO! is an American hardcore punk band that were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s and reunited in 2006.
Based in New York, GO! were contemporaries of bands such as Life's Blood, Citizen's Arrest and Sticks and Stones. GO! play fast typical American hardcore similar to bands such as Youth of Today and Minor Threat. Lyrically politically forthright, GO! speak out against racism and sexism. Most notably, lead singer Mike BS is one of a handful of openly gay musicians involved in the hardcore scene. Mike made a point to speak about gay rights at every show.[1] They became well known for attacking the perceived homophobia of the punk band Bad Brains, and their set included one anti-Bad Brains song called "Holy Roller", which included the chorus "Justify your prejudice through religion - Eat shit dreadlocked mother fucker!". The song appears on their EP And The Time Is Now... When the band played the song live they would often point out "This is an anti 'Bad Brainian' song not an anti rastafarian song" In order to clarify that the song was specifically directed towards said individuals rather than it being perceived as possibly against all rastafarians or even having racist undertones.
