"The real ideological Nazis began coming out of the closet and attacked our shows." How pockets of mindless violence inspired the most important 63 seconds of punk you'll ever hear

Jello Biafra.

Following the release of their incendiary debut album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables in 1980, Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra noticed that violence at their shows began to increase dramatically.

“Pogoing became slam-dancing, now known as moshing, and some of ’em didn’t seem like they were there to enjoy the music, as much as they were there to beat up on people – sometimes in a really chickenshit way,” Biafra said in an interview with GQ’s Steve Knopper in 2018.