Bullet Treatment is an American hardcore punk band based out of

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, United States. Most of their albums are released on Basement Records. They also have released music on

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and Think Fast! Records. Started by guitarist Chuck Dietrich, the band has featured over 30 members over its long history including

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, and Dave Hildago Jr. from

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. Bullet Treatment songs "Grindstone", "Spread My Legs", "A Reason For Violence", "Hand In Hand", "Pointless Conversation", and "Not Afraid Of The World" have been featured on

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's television show

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. The song "The Escapist" from the EP "Ex-Breathers" was featured in Season 3 Episode 11 of the MTV show, ''Ridiculousness''. Punknews.org described Bullet Treatment as "Take the reckless intensity of Black Flag, the breakneck speed of

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and the brilliant musical structures of early

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. Now throw it all in a pot, set that shit on fire and let it explode in a blaze of glory. Your end result would be The Mistake by a little-known band called Bullet Treatment." Releases: “Split w/ Riotgun” (2002, Basement Records)
“Furious World” (2003,Basement Records)
"What More Do You Want" (2004, Basement Records)
“Split w/ Shellshock” (2004, Puke N’ Vomit)
“Split w/ The Nipples” (2004, Basement Records)
“The Bigger, The Better” (2005, Basement Records)
“Dead Are Walking” (2006, Basement Records)
"The Mistake" (2006, Basement / Think Fast Records)
“Split w/ It’s Casual” (2008, Basement Records)
"Designated - Vol.1" (2009, Fat Wreck Chords)
“What Else Could You Want?” (2009, Basement Records)
“Designated - Vol. 2” (2012, Think Fast Records)
“Ex-Breathers” (2013, Basement Records)
“What More Do You Want? (Re-Issue)” (2014, Basement Records)
“Retrospective” (2015, Basement Records)
“Bloodshot Chapter 1” (2016, Basement Records)

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