Rites of Spring

Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. Along with Embrace, and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene.

Musically, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore punk while simultaneously experimenting wi… More