IDESTROY (UK)
Punk Rock from Bristol
Since bursting on the scene in 2016 with their debut EP "Vanity Loves Me" IDestroy have seen their infectious brand of punk rock grow from sweaty DIY hometown shows in Bristol, to packed out venues across the UK and Europe.
Their first show outside of their hometown was at Anfi Rock Sound Festival, Spain. They were invited back a year later to perform on the main stage.
Their latest EP release "Pure Joy of Life" has seen them receive bucket loads of support from the likes of Kerrang! & BBC Introducing. Their music video for lead single "Lemons" premiered at Team Rock, whilst Louder Than War claimed “’Lemons’ would be a Top Ten chart-smash in a parallel universe where the Internet Never Happened.”
The trio recently played a two week UK tour as main support for steam punk legends "The Men That Will not Be Blamed For Nothing" before heading off to Germany for a two week headline tour of their own.
It’s no secret that IDestroy love to play live and throw every last drop of energy into doing so. In their short time together they have nearly 200 gigs under their belt. From big stages such as Bristol Pride and Rebellion Festival to acoustic sessions for BBC introducing, Sofar Sounds and Glastonbury Festival, proving there’s not a single thing that can faze them.
IDestroy are now working on their debut album, set for release in 2019. It guarantees to be a hell of a lot of fun and most importantly, loud!
Reviews
"IDestroy really have delivered the goods with their second EP, an explosion of riotous energy that makes you want to get up and throw something, or possibly yourself, across the room."
- Kerrang! Magazine
“Pure Joy of Life should propel them into the next level - radio, TV, festivals and stardom.”
- Louder Than War
"They’re fun, and angry, and angry, and fun, and loud and raucous."
- Freq Magazine
“Punk has never been delivered in quite the way IDestroy do it, it's great to hear old influences and inspirations being taken to fresh new places. I thoroughly enjoyed this party with their punk.”
- MetalTalk
IDestroy – Annie
Upcoming shows
Apr/04/20
– Köln,
Limes
DE
Apr/12/20
– Hameln,
K3
DE
Apr/17/20
– Schweinfurt,
Stattbahnhof
DE
Apr/18/20
– Saarbrücken,
Tante Anna
DE
Band
- Bec Jevons
- Jenn Hills
- Nicola Wilton-Baker
Discography
- 2018 – Pure Joy Of Life, EP, Subkultura Booking & Records
- 2016 – Vanity Loves Me, CDr, EP, self-released
- 2016 – Annie, CDr, Single, self-released
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FLICTS (BR)
Anarcho Punk / Punk Rock
Antifascist punk band from the Brazilian megacity São Paulo with Jef and Arthur from Agrotóxico playing bass and guitar.
The Flicts stand in a long tradition of protest - the first Brazilian punk bands such as Cólera, Olho Seco and Ratos de Porão were already founded during the military dictatorship of the late 70s and early 80s. The Flicts combine protest culture with their love for football. The play infectious hymns à la Sham 69 oder Cockney Rejects with Brazilian lyrics.
In 2015 Red Star Records (Brasil) and Break the Silence Records (Germany) published the new Flicts 10" "Sonhos Corrompidos". Break the Silence Records will publish a repress of the "Cancoes de Batalha" LP in a limited Stock in 2017.
Reviews
"FLICTS kommen aus Brasilien und spielen grandiosen Oi/Streetpunk mit einem sehr hohen Wiedererkennungswert. Mitgröhlkompatibel, obwohl natürlich in portugisisch gesungen wird, textlich geht´s um Fussball, Saufen und Freunde, Streetpolitics sozusagen, und das passt wie die Faust auf´s Auge und wer jetzt an eine weitere 'unpolitische' Scheiss-CD denkt, wird spätestens bei 'Autogestáo' eines besseren belehrt!!!"
- punkasfuck.de
"Erste Sahne Streetpunk aus Sao Paulo, Brasilien. Schön, toll aufgemachtes Booklet, und die Musik ist auch super... Textlich geht's um Fußball und Bier (da lassen das Artwork, 'Oléoléoléolé'-Chöre und zwischen den Lieder eingestreute Radio-Spielkommentare schon keine Fragen offen). Und der Plattentitel bedeutet übersetzt auch noch 'Kampflieder'."
- Ox Fanzine, Canções De Batalha CD
"THE FLICTS überzeugten eigentlich auf Anhieb. Melodiöser Streetpunk mit ordentlich Power. Das brasilianische Trio spielte schön eng zusammen und hatte sehr eingängige Refrains am Start. Besonders gelungen der dreistimmige Gesang! Oft sang einer der drei die Strophen, worauf man sich mit zwei Stimmen in den Bridges steigerte um dann schließlich in den Refrains zu dritt Gas zu geben. Der Drummer schmetterte dabei oft 'Ahhhaha'-Backings, zu denen man auch als Nicht-Portugiesisch-Sprechender amtlich mitgrölen konnte, während Jef und der Gitarrist sich eifrig an den offenbar angepissten Texten/Refrains zu schaffen machten. Das war überhaupt ein willkommener Unterschied zu den gewohnten Steetpunk-Themen übers Am-Auto-Rumschrauben, denn THE FLICTS widmeten jeden Song allen 'freedom fighters & anarchists'. Als dann noch der olle Gassenhauer „You’ll Never Walk Alone“ intoniert wurde, hatten die Sao Paoloer endgültig gewonnen. Kleine Randnotiz: Ein Song war musikalisch identisch mit RASTA KNASTs 'Reich Geworden', so dass ich mich fragte, wer denn da nun wen gecovert hat. Und tatsächlich stammt das Original laut Jef von THE FLICTS!"
-dremufuestias.de, Flicts live in der Alten Meierei in Kiel
"Das neue Album der brasilianischen Streetpunk-Band Flicts, Hammer! Der Sound ist noch fetter, direkter, mit noch mehr Power, als ohnehin schon auf dem ersten Album und auf der Split-CD (mit Agrotóxico, auf Dirty Faces)! 11 neue Songs, alle in Portugiesisch, und schon das stilsichere Cover zeigt, das sie deutlich politischer geworden sind. Melodischer Anarcho-Oi!, antifaschistischer Streetpunk, kämpferisch bis zum Anschlag (!). Genau das richtige Album zu den Anti-WM-Protesten in Brasilien! Wann kommt das Ding bei uns irgendwo raus?! (Na, zum Glück gibt´s ja Internet.)"
- Plastic Bomb
THE GENTLEMENS (IT)
Blues / Garage / Punk Rock
The trio from Ancona plays a mixture of Garage, Punkrock and Blues - all in American style, with the finest Lo-Fi sound. Wild like the Sonics, loud like the White Stripes and with the power-pop vibe of the 60s.
The Gentlemens start with the roots, take the Garage Blues as a springboard and absorb all influences of Rock'n'Roll. Raw but incredibly catchy, their sound covers a wider range than one might think.
Fittingly, The Gentlemens opened for The Oblivians and Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers. They have already toured through Switzerland, Germany, France and Spain.
Their new album "Triage" was recorded and mixed by Gianluca Turrini (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, One Dimensional Man) and Matt Bordin (Mojomatics, Squadra Omega).
Reviews
"It's a 100 miles per hour joy ride in a stolen convertible with a body in the trunk."
- Thee Psychedelicatessen
“The Gentlemens play noisy punk blues. Really good, noisy punk blues. They’re a trio (two guitars and drums) and they sound huge. The absence of bass is not a problem.
Paolo Fioretti is the sole vocalist (he sings in English) and guitarist who also punches in synth and keyboards. His guitar tone is warm and chunky. Not too much chicken scratching here; the man can play. His amico Giordano Baldoni is no slouch, either. They don’t re-invent the form, they work within it and avoid cliches.”
- I-94 Bar
“‘Triage’ is a very strong album packed full of really impressive songs and if you’re looking for a band you probably haven’t come across yet then grab this with both hands and you too can rejoice to the Rock n Roll Gods for another slice of rock n roll goodness.”
- RPM Online
DEAD BUTTONS (데드 버튼즈) (KR)
Garage / Rock
Dead Buttons are a Seoul-based rock'n'roll duo comprised of Korean guitarist and singer Jihyun Hong and Paraguayan/Korean drummer and singer Kanghee Lee.
A veteran of Seoul’s indie scene, Hong previously played guitar for hardcore and punk bands like Combative Post and Sweet Guerillaz along with the psych- and pop-tinged garage rock act The Infamous Orchestra.
In December 2013, less than two months after their live debut, Dead Buttons traveled to Tokyo to perform at the Japan-Korea Punk Festival.
In May 2015 Dead Buttons published their first EP "Whoever You Are". Whereas the band’s early material had more of a garage punk feel, "Whoever You Are" boasts a wider array mixing garage rock, blues, country, punk, and psychedelic music. Subsequently Dead Buttons performed several gigs in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and France including the Liverpool Sound City festival and the Primavera festival in Barcelona.
Dead Buttons signed with U.K. record label Baltic Records and released their first EP titled "Some Kind Of Youth" produced by iconic rocker Kim In Su of Crying Nut followed by their second full length album "Rabbit" in 2017.
Reviews
"…fast, catchy, energetic, reckless and tongue-in-cheek straightforward garage rock, rockabilly and country blues in a terrific mix… great melodies and raw, rocking riffs... Definitely a band that is worth checking out for any rock fan."
- Mikkel Falk Moller, GAFFA.dk
"Dead Buttons hooked their crowd in unlike anyone else I’d seen at the festival. Dead Buttons are accessible to all, taking a more international approach to the rock scene, and singing in English. It is maybe this more international styling that has audiences so hooked by them, they are a shining example of what the Korean Indie scene has to offer."
- Unitedkpop.com, Live review
"It introduces a city sluggish with Beatles nostalgia to the likes of Dead Buttons with their Black Keys-esque dirty riffs and angsty blues-shot vocals."
- Silentradio UK, Live review Liverpool Sound City
"The sound is really garage-y, bit gritty, sometimes punk – a sound I have loved for as long as I can remember. So far, I have loved turning this up loud in the car and just singing along with it, but it also gets me through busy work days. I’d say the charm in this really is the sound: it’s very real and very solid work. The vocals match the instrumentation and the album is consistent, not all over the place chasing different styles. In all, I think it’s just really fun and totally worth listening to."
- Beats and sheets Blog