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Subhumans were at the forefront of the UK anarcho-punk scene in the early 80s, alongside such bands as Crass, Flux Of Pink Indians, Rudimentary Peni, and Conflict. From the start Subhumans were praised for their ability to stretch the boundaries of punk rock with their unique blend of structured dynamic tunes and incisive socio−political lyrics.

Subhumans were, between 1980-85, one of the most prolific and original bands of the evolving UK punk scene; they were based in Warminster, Wiltshire, SW England, and the lineup was Dick on vocals, Bruce played guitar, Phil on bass, and Trotsky on the drums. Dick had previously sung for The Mental, who released one EP and embodied the ‘can’t-play-will-play’ early punk ‘anyone-can-do-it’ attitude. Bruce had been in The Stupid Humans, also based in Warminster; these two met at an Angelic Upstarts gig in 1980, and when their bands split they got together to form Subhumans.

Musical influences were a mix of Sex Pistols, Damned, and similar punk originators, and pre-punk bands like King Crimson and Frank Zappa, which led to a style of punk more intricate in its structure than their contemporaries, without losing the base energy and dynamics of punk.

Bluurg Records are now proud (and excited) to announce the release of Subhumans first NEW album since their reformation nine years ago, it’s titled Internal Riot.

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