Le Flange du Mal began in September 2003 as a celebration of American ignorance. The original line-up of Chris Rolls (Zeigenbock Kopf, earwicker) and Chris Cones (Subarachnoid Space, earwicker) set out to encode its formula of drrty distorto-booty bass noise and odes to mind-controlled sex slavery on state of the art blownout 4 track tape. These... [+] Read More

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"Notable for its significantly harsh sound, the band's name means "the revolution" in Arabic. Behind a wall of thrashing guitars and imposing vocals there are a few Middle Eastern instruments, a little like a death metal band crashing a Beirut speakeasy." -- Globe & Mail (Canada)

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Anarchy in the U.K., indeed -- such was the ultimate goal for the fiercely political British punk band Conflict, a group fueled by its hatred of Thatcher's England, the media, the military, and the general status quo of late 20th century life. Conflict played its first gig in 1981 led by vocalist Colin Jerwood, who would remain one of the... [+] Read More

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Bristol, England's Disorder emerged in the early '80s out of the second wave of British punk. The group took the D.I.Y. aesthetic so much to heart that they refused to sign with a record company, releasing their music on their own eponymously named label instead, beginning with the 1981 EP Complete Disorder. 1983's Mental Disorder EP aligned the... [+] Read More

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The Exploited are one of the U.K.'s most politically outspoken thrash bands. Based in Edinburgh, the band is led by vocalist Wattie Buchan, whose supporting cast has changed several times since the group's inception around the end of the '70s. The band has garnered a sizable hardcore audience in the U.K. for its anti-authoritarian stance and... [+] Read More

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