Episode 4 – “Motor City Meltdown”

Long before punk had a name, Detroit was already screaming.

In this episode of History is a Riot, we dive into a city in collapse — and the sound it made on the way down.
Riots in the streets. Factories on fire. Guitars like sirens.

This is the story of MC5’s revolutionary chaos, The Stooges’ raw destruction, and Death’s lost legacy.
It’s protest, performance, and pure noise — from the wreckage of post-industrial America.

Detroit didn’t follow punk.
It invented the weapons punk would one day use.

⚙️ Featuring: MC5, The Stooges, Death, Destroy All Monsters, Alice Cooper, Negative Approach & more
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