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Powerhouse
12+ albums
hardcorehardcore punkthrash metaljapanese blues rockhorns
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Powerhouse can refer to a number of acts including (1) Florida straight edge hardcore on New Age Records, active from 1989 to 1991. (2) A Bay Area hardcore band. (3) A studio project featuring Eric Clapton. (4) A Japanese blues band. (5) A blues, blues rock band from the 90's. (6) An horn and guitar based R&B band that was active on the East Coast of the United States in the mid-1970s. (2) Powerhouse formed in 1993 with the intent to awaken the Bay Area scene from it's coma. There were no hardcore bands. There were no hardcore shows. There was no scene and you would be hard-pressed to find a kid who actually claimed to like hardcore. The Green Day phenomenon had kids dying their hair green and swaying to the accessible sounds of MTV pop punk. Powerhouse reacted by unleashing a tenacious sonic assault that would forever change the landscape of the Northern California music scene. They brought back the ideals, styles, and musical sensibilities of Old School New York hardcore for a generation of kids that didn't even know who Agnostic Front and Warzone were. Powerhouse, with bands like Second Coming and Redemption 87, were on a mission. They had faith in hardcore when the rest of the world was recovering from their grunge hangovers with a big bowl of stale three-chord punk. Slowly, the scene grew. More shows became available. More bands began to form. A greater interest was taken in hardcore by the kids of the Bay Area. Now, hardcore in Northern California is stronger th
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What You Need (feat. Duane Harden) - Full Intention Radio Edit
1,9262What You Need (feat. Duane Harden) (Full Intention Radio Edit)
1,3863What You Need
1,3654Come Into My World
1,3495What You Need (Full Intention Power Mix)
8106rhythm of the night
4687Maniac
4228Five Plus Four
4119Gang Warfare
40510What You Need (feat. Duane Harden) - Full Intention Power Mix
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