Attica is a thrash band who consisted of pre Nirvana drummer Aaron "Boo Boo" Burckhard, guitarist Jim "Liggy" Lingnau, and Gary Ronald Kohler a.k.a. "The Gimp", RIP (2015). Formed around 1988, they played mostly keggers and local Grays Harbor area shows, with a few shows in Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle. Their hits were "DHT, "Crack Attik", "Crypt to Casket", and "Jon Bon Jovi has AIDS".
They liked to party and usually had a large entourage of intoxicated crew in tow who were well known for performing DHT, a version of wreaking havoc known locally as "Drunken Hell Thrash". DHT was a destructive mosh with band members leaving the stage mid song to join their friends in breaking things or fighting each other. There are a few recordings and video footage circulating somewhere. The band broke up around 1991 due to members' personal technical difficulties.
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