Siege (band)

Siege
Siege at their high school's 'Battle of the Bands' in 1984. Left to right: Rob Williams, Kevin Mahoney, and Kurt Habelt.
Background information
Origin	Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk thrashcore[1] powerviolence
Years active	1981–1985, 1991–1992, 2016–2023
Labels	Deranged, Deep Six, Relapse, PATAC
Past members	Kurt Habelt Rob Williams Hank McNamee Kevin Mahoney Seth Putnam Chris Leamy Mark Fields Ben Barnett Paul Kraynak Alex Smith

Siege was an American hardcore punk band from Weymouth, Massachusetts. Formed in 1981, they were active in the Boston hardcore scene from 1984 to 1985, and reunited briefly in 1991. Drummer Rob Williams and guitarist Kurt Habelt led a live ensemble of reunion performances between 2016 and 2023.

In its original incarnation, Siege paired extremely fast tempos with vocalist Kevin Mahoney's screeches and growls in their intense style of hardcore. Though little known at the time, the band has posthumously become revered by punk and heavy metal fans worldwide and is now regarded as one of the pioneers of the grindcore and powerviolence subgenres.