RETALIATOR
Who the fuck are they?
Retaliator are a 4 piece skinhead/oi! band from the Norfolk area of England.They first formed in 1996 as a five peice and went by the name of OUTBURST.The original line up was: Pete-Bass they recorded their first demo that August.The band played a few gigs before getting a support slot with Braindance and The Exploited in Norwich,and from then onwards they started to build up some sort of reputation with regular gigging.At this point the band were offered a single deal with Data records from Coventry,which resulted in the 'Feel the power'E.p.Although an oi band from the outset,Retaliator-like most new bands-had many line up changes in the early days.The original singer had a mohican which resulted in the band being labelled 'Punk',with support slots being offered with bands like The Varukers.This was not the path the band wanted to take,so a new singer was bought into the band.Ian-a former roadie- was taken on as singer and now the band were 100% skinhead.Since then Retaliator have gone from strength to strength,releasing two L.P's on Pure impact records and appearing on several compilation L.P's.They also are one of the first oi bands to play Portugal,which resulted in some good exposure in the national press there.Like most oi bands,Retalaitor have suffered with line up problems.They have been through several guitarists,including Baysey (ex Condemned 84)and were also helped out by Steve Gale from Loyalty.The current line up is: Ian-vocals,Pete-Bass,Mark-Drums & Jon-Guitar.
What have they released?
DEMOS:
2 track demo 1996. Tracks: Crusade & Shoot to kill
2 track demo 1997 (Fight back)
3 track demo 1998 (vengeance)
2 track demo 199? (So rare it bleeds)
SINGLES:
Feel the power 7" E.P (data records) 1998 (repressed on clear vinyl)
Patriotic alcoholics 7" E.P. (Guilty records) 2001
Kick down that fucking wall 12" split e.p with Bakers Dozen (Blind Beggar) 2002
The Sweeney (Camden town) 2003 (available in red,white or blue vinyl)
ALBUMS:
Order of chaos (Pure impact) 1999.14 tracks
Against the grain (Pure impact) 2000.11 tracks
COMPILATIONS:
Around the world in 80 minutes (Rotten records) 2000
Fight,kill,hurt,maim.Split single with Ultima thule (pp records) 2000
Pure impact Xmas sampler (Pure impact) 200?
Never say die vol 2 (Sick mind records) 2 unreleased tracks
What do they sound like?
Power oi! streetpunk with occasional metallic edges,combined with a strong patriotic stance & a healthy disregard for political correctness!
(Phew! That ok Ian?)
Website/Contact?
Did you know?
That bassist Pete wrote the two tracks 'Twisted mind' & 'Affliction' for Major Accidents 'Clockwork Legion' lp,and drummer Mark also played on the very first Special Duties single...
