 Their lyrics strongly expressed of their stance against drugs, alcohol, abortion, sexism and racism, and for animal liberation and radical ecology.Their output started as fairly conventional hardcore punk, which gradually evolved to incorporate elements of heavy metal and they effectively became spokesmen for the Hardline movement.In 1989, they self-released a demo tape and this led to a seven-inch EP called "Words of War" a year later through Vegan Reich's own label, Hardline Records.