In the late summer of 1981, Janelle Brooks started throwing shows in the ba… Read Full Bio ↴In the late summer of 1981, Janelle Brooks started throwing shows in the basement of her parents' house in Potomac, Maryland. Usually these parties would feature five or six bands, who were usually happy to share their gear with each other. Most of their songs were only a minute long, and therefore the sets tended to be really brief. There was a pole in the middle of the carpeted rec-room that everyone danced around, and between bands people hung out all over the house and in the yards. Nobody knew where Janelle's parents were during these throwdowns, but apparently they were ok with it. In September, one of these shows featured the end of three bands: Assault and Battery, Minor Threat, and Red C. Things moved quickly in the punk scene at that point and bands would come and go, so it wasn't a surprise that a new band formed by Pete from Red C along with Mike, Rob and Steve of Assault and Battery played Janelle's next party just three weeks later. Mike's bass drum head had an upside down peace-sign painted on it and the name of the band was Artificial Peace. They were solid and fast and they quickly managed to build one of the largest followings of all of the early bands. They were one of the first DC area bands to play out of town, always making it a point to announce that they were from Bethesda, a city just across the DC line in Maryland. Ian MacKaye recorded a 19-song demo with them at Inner Ear, and three of those songs appear on the 'Flex Your Head' Sampler. They also released a split 7" with The Exiled on the Fountain of Youth label which was released in 1982.

Artificial Peace 1981-1982
Steve Polcari - vocals
Peter Murray - Guitar
Mike Manos - drums
Rob Moss - bass

Self Destruction
Artificial Peace Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Self Destruction' by these artists:

Aegrotum On the eternal path of suicide Break the chains of…
Amy Jo Johnson Somebody tell me When it became what I could have…
B.A.G. I close off the madness Black out the unseen All static I…
Becko We're about to sell your weakness, Kami ain't gonna shine We…
Boogie Yo, yo, yo This my self destruction, this my self-de' I don'…
Boondox Feat. Jamie Madrox Another thing for me to pray for Another tragedy to face Don…
Borgore Killstation Diablo Do what they told you Don't let ’em mold you Self destruct …
Criminal State of dependence, Chemical Womb Artificial euphoria, is …
Diablo Killstation & Borgore Do what they told you Don't let ’em mold you Self destruct …

Diabolic [Diabolic Talking] By the time you hear this… You will hav…
Down By Law You say you've got it all figured out You live life…
DRS R3T3P & Orian [feat. Rob Gee] Self Destruction!!! When's The Last Time You Looked In The …
Episode 13 I have, I have spoken Enjoy the black demise Betray, you b…
Glen Porter I'm at the point of mental combustion, stuck in this…
I.E. Take the pain out my eye Put a presi in the…
Intig An unconscious weight of cold memories freeze me in apathy. …
Ivanna I'm on fire and i'm the one who started it Reading…
Jobseekers How long can we go on lying to ourselves Trying to…
KILLER HONDA Your way of life is The death inspiration Exiting GTA…
Knockout Theory Before you judge somebody, you've gotta' judge yourself You'…
Law And Order You say you've got it all figured out You live life…
LIL NARNIA Wishing you well Even though you're with someone else And no…
Lil' Wayne Young Weezy Baby! Aagghhhwooo! She Got Her Bags By The Door …
Lucy May Walker N…
MOTHERBOARD.BLOSSOM Separate from everything Lock myself in static The LCD light…
Nathan James NTRO: This might be my last phone call Im a murder…
Nine Inch Nails I am the voice inside your head and I control…
Pandemmy Critical situation For all eternity Minds in alienation Foll…
Robert W. J. Taylor It's Mikey J alright Queen I hear you Don't give up the…
Roman Clarke Somebody give me something that I can go through Somebody le…
Self Destruct Cease to exist no one's alive Self destruct Sooner or late…
Sillvz (Yuh) Look at my sneakers bitch, uh Slide up on you with…
Stop The Violence Movement We all agree tonight all of the speakers have Agreed that…
Strict-9 I am the voice inside your head and I control…
The Stop The Violence Movement Chorus: Self-Destruction, ya headed for Self-Destruction 2X …
WESTSIDE BOOGIE Yo, yo, yo This my self destruction, this my self-de' I don'…
Whalerider There's a bitter taste on my soul A dark spot i…