page_title: Outpatients (band)
hierarchical_section_title: Outpatients (band)
caption_attribution_description: English: Outpatients performing in Halley Buenos Aires, Argentina 1992.
context_page_description: Outpatients was an American hardcore/metal band formed in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1982 by brothers Vis Helland and Scott Helland with drummer Mike Kingsbury, and is considered to be among the first western mass hardcore bands to cross over to a thrash metal sound, and to tour outside the United States. Outpatients were known for their highly energetic live stage shows while maintaining a tight musical performance. The group’s sound, imagery and themes have been referenced and borrowed by numerous subsequent bands.
context_section_description: Outpatients was an American hardcore/metal band formed in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1982 by brothers Vis Helland and Scott Helland with drummer Mike Kingsbury, and is considered to be among the first western mass hardcore bands to cross over to a thrash metal sound, and to tour outside the United States. Outpatients were known for their highly energetic live stage shows  while maintaining a tight musical performance. The group’s sound, imagery  and themes have been referenced and borrowed by numerous subsequent bands.
caption: Outpatients performing at Halley in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1992.
  Left to right: Marc Lichtenstein, Vis Helland, and Scott Helland
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