The Great Punk Rock War of 1985 Gallery

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The main stage at the 2022 Operation Mosh Pit Memorial Concert, featuring the traditional wall of combat-modified amplifiers

Mosh Memorial Stage

The main stage at the 2022 Operation Mosh Pit Memorial Concert, featuring the traditional wall of combat-modified amplifiers

Veterans demonstrating preserved combat audio equipment at the 2023 memorial concert

Memorial Tech Display

Veterans demonstrating preserved combat audio equipment at the 2023 memorial concert

Captain Shithead's modified combat gear, including his signature stealth amplifier system

Shithead Gear

Captain Shithead's modified combat gear, including his signature stealth amplifier system

Captain Joey Shithead briefing troops before Operation Generator Strike, August 1985

Captain Shithead 1985

Captain Joey Shithead briefing troops before Operation Generator Strike, August 1985

Members of the Black Flag Division's 1st Battalion preparing for the Siege of the Forum, August 1985

Black Flag Division

Members of the Black Flag Division's 1st Battalion preparing for the Siege of the Forum, August 1985

Standard issue Black Flag Division combat gear, including reinforced amplifiers and tactical accessories

Black Flag Equipment

Standard issue Black Flag Division combat gear, including reinforced amplifiers and tactical accessories

UMDL forces conducting tactical training exercises at an undisclosed underground venue

Umdl Training

UMDL forces conducting tactical training exercises at an undisclosed underground venue

The UMDL's main command center, disguised as an independent record store, circa 1985

Umdl Command

The UMDL's main command center, disguised as an independent record store, circa 1985

Standard issue Mohawk Infantry combat gear, including specialized hair support equipment

Mohawk Equipment

Standard issue Mohawk Infantry combat gear, including specialized hair support equipment

Members of the 1st Mohawk Battalion preparing for the Siege of the Forum, August 1985

Mohawk Squad 1985

Members of the 1st Mohawk Battalion preparing for the Siege of the Forum, August 1985

Punk forces establishing defensive positions around the Forum during the initial phase of the siege

Forum Siege 1985

Punk forces establishing defensive positions around the Forum during the initial phase of the siege

Punk forces securing captured Power Chord Generator equipment after breaching the Forum's defenses

Forum Generator

Punk forces securing captured Power Chord Generator equipment after breaching the Forum's defenses

Original tactical diagram showing the basic formation and movement patterns of the Circle Pit Maneuver

Circle Pit Tactical

Original tactical diagram showing the basic formation and movement patterns of the Circle Pit Maneuver

A rare photograph showing the Circle Pit Maneuver deployed during actual combat conditions

Pit Formation

A rare photograph showing the Circle Pit Maneuver deployed during actual combat conditions

SYRL technicians operating experimental feedback generation equipment during the counter-offensive

Feedback Weapons

SYRL technicians operating experimental feedback generation equipment during the counter-offensive

Punk forces advancing through a wall of synthesizer fire during the battle's climactic moment

Power Ballad Battle

Punk forces advancing through a wall of synthesizer fire during the battle's climactic moment

A preserved combat installation of an AEA system, showing the characteristic arrangement of authenticity sensors

Aea Combat Installation

A preserved combat installation of an AEA system, showing the characteristic arrangement of authenticity sensors

The original Authentic Expression Amplifier prototype, now housed in the Punk Rock War Museum

Authentic Amplifier Prototype

The original Authentic Expression Amplifier prototype, now housed in the Punk Rock War Museum

President Reagan signing the Emergency Musical Defense Act, surrounded by punk rock leaders and military advisors

Emda Signing

President Reagan signing the Emergency Musical Defense Act, surrounded by punk rock leaders and military advisors

Standard issue EMDA Combat Authorization Card, required for all enlisted musicians

Combat Auth Card

Standard issue EMDA Combat Authorization Card, required for all enlisted musicians

A prototype SYRL Combat Amplifier, featuring integrated defense systems and emergency feedback generators

Combat Amp

A prototype SYRL Combat Amplifier, featuring integrated defense systems and emergency feedback generators

The main SYRL facility, disguised as an experimental music venue, circa 1985

Syrl Facility

The main SYRL facility, disguised as an experimental music venue, circa 1985

Technical diagram from the initial analysis of the captured Power Chord Generator, showing the complex arrangement of its internal components

Generator Analysis

Technical diagram from the initial analysis of the captured Power Chord Generator, showing the complex arrangement of its internal components

The first prototype Power Chord Generator, captured during Operation Teenage Rebellion and now displayed at the Punk Rock War Museum

Power Chord Prototype

The first prototype Power Chord Generator, captured during Operation Teenage Rebellion and now displayed at the Punk Rock War Museum