Negative Approach is an American punk band, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1981.
The band is considered one of the pioneers of hardcore punk, particularly in the Midwest region.
Like most hardcore bands, Negative Approach was little known in its day outside of its hometown.
It is now idolized in the Detroit rock underground and the punk subculture, considered to be one of the elite bands of the "old school" era, and continues to be influential.
Negative Approach initially broke up in 1983 with singer John Brannon moving onto Laughing Hyenas, and later Easy Action, but the band has reformed as of 2006 and continues to tour sporadically.
In 2010 Original members of Negative Approach recently discovered several tracks in a basement in Detroit Michigan, which contained the long lost 1984 sessions of unreleased studio tracks (thought to be the Last session from NEGATIVE APPROACH ). Some consider this the most sought after lost recordings of AMERICAN HARDCORE. The tracks found were "Friends Of No One" + Cargo Cult / Kiss Me Kill Me /Obsession / Genocide & a Studio version of I Got A Right, along with the bands first ever live performance as well as original recordings of both the Single & Album & unreleased studio sessions .
The tapes were brought immediately to Jim Diamond (White Stripes Fame) to restore & preserve.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_Approach .
