Popularizers of the frenetic D-beat drumming style, Discharge inspired not only the hardcore and thrash bands that followed but dozens of homage acts starting with “Dis.” This is the album that did it. Kinda like an even faster Motorhead without any of that band’s characteristic subtlety, these English anarchists didn’t have much in the way of variety but made the most of each two-minute burst, slamming their political messages into the listener’s face over and over again. It still feels just as vital 40 years on. Different assholes, same problems.

Discharge’s first full-length release after a string of EPs, 1982’s Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is inarguably one of the most influential albums in punk history. Not only have songs like “Protest and Survive” and “Free Speech for the Dumb” been covered by much bigger bands (Sepultura and Metallica, respectively), but the hoarse, grinding D-beat sound, as codified here, manifests as a brilliant precursor to both hardcore and thrash metal. The band tear through 14 tracks in just under half an hour, critiquing society and politicians in simple but vivid terms — “I won’t subscribe to the system/The hands are tight around my throat” — as the minimalist drumbeat blasts endlessly on.