Brutal attack

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Brutal attack
General information
origin Mitcham , UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Genre (s) Right rock , punk
founding 1979
Founding members
Ken McLellan
Scrome
George Grimes
Current occupation
Ken McLellan
David Braddon
guitar
 Michel Gerondal
bass
 Laurent Zanetton
David Blake
former members
guitar
 Captain Scarlet (Dave Lloyd) (1981)
bass
 Andy Nunn
Drums
 Neil Holden (1981)
guitar
 John Wittington
Drums
 Brownie

Brutal Attack is an internationally known neo-Nazi music group from Great Britain . She is one of the founding members of the neo-Nazi music network Blood and Honor . Founded in 1979, it is also one of the oldest bands of the right-wing rock genre and is considered one of the most respected bands within the right-wing extremist scene.

history

Beginnings

The band Brutal Attack was formed in late 1979. Ken McLellan was approached by his classmates at Garth High School in Morden, Surrey, whether he would take on the role of singer in the newly formed punk band Brutal Attack. The band arose out of a deep disappointment with punk and Oi! Bands like Sham 69 , Cock Sparrer and Menace , who McLellan believed would have given it away. Brutal Attack made no secret of their nationalist sentiments from the start.

On June 27, 1981 it came to the first concert of the band together with the groups Savage Six and Nauseau in the Phipps Community Center in Mitcham. The second concert followed on July 10th in the Assembly Hall in Morden. The line-up for the first two concerts consisted of Ken McLellan (vocals), Scrome, George Grimes and John Whittington. A series of concerts followed the previous ones. On February 2nd, 1982 Brutal Attack was the opening act for the UK Subs , Erazerhead and Long Tall Shorty at 100 Club , which gave their last concert. The band made a recording of this concert, which was sold under the name "Live ... For Kicks" on cassette in their own distribution. This cassette was reissued in 2007 by 4U Vinyl on LP and by Rebel Records on CD. On these recordings, Ken's Brutal Attack initially takes positive views of the former Empire and is already speaking out against immigration and communism .

To get a record deal, Ken sent the recordings to Garry Bushell , who was the writer of the music magazine Sounds and who had already helped several other bands to get a record deal. But he did not tolerate some of the more direct songs from Brutal Attack and wrote a negative review in which he put the band on a par with the RAC band Skrewdriver .

“We just wanted some action. And with songs like 'Send them back', 'Show no mercy' and 'Let it burn', 'Sound Magazine' and Gary Bushell could no longer take us lightly. We recorded a demo as a live session at 'The 100 Club' and when I did the cover I renamed 'Send them back' to 'Stab them back' in the hopes I could give the fool Bushell a more objective review elicit. But he wasn't as stupid as I thought and he made Skrewdriver , Brutal Attack and the like downright down in his remarks. It got to the point where we staked out our territory and had to stand our ground because we were offered that if we were to succeed anyway, we would have to stop singing about our faith. "

- Ken McLellan

But despite the band's political ambitions, which did not want to give up, there were still numerous concerts as opening act for well-known punk groups such as the Special Duties , The Adicts , Vice Squad , and the Urban Dogs in venues such as the Skunx or the Klub Foot . However, some of these concerts also ended in fights.

From the end of 1982

On October 21, 1982 Brutal Attack was the first opening act for Skrewdriver at 100 Club, after Ian Stuart had seen the group a week earlier at Skunx and was enthusiastic about it. This was the first of many Skrewdriver concerts the band participated in. Meeting Stuart a week earlier seemed to have impressed Ken McLellan and Andy Nunn so much that they opted for the skinhead look for the concert with Skrewdriver . Now Brutal Attack has also become a skinhead band.

The decision to go the same way as the then controversial and controversial band Skrewdriver led to a break within the group. Neil Holden and Dave Lloyd left the band a little later due to Ken's increasingly prominent political sentiments. Neil Holden was then found in the environment of the punk band The Straps , with whom Brutal Attack also played together.

There were more concerts with Skrewdriver and the guitarist John Whittington and Brownie, the ex-drummer of the Oi! Band Combat 84 , who were already involved in the founding time, then joined McLellan. In addition to his construction work, he is increasingly working at the Croydon headquarters of the British National Front . Due to the lack of a record deal, Ian Stuart brokered a deal with Rock-O-Rama for the group in 1985 , on which the band released their albums until 1992. McLellan later accused the label, like many others before him, of putting the national cause in the background over financial interests. The albums were later released by Torsten Lemmer's Funny Sounds .

The line-up of Brutal Attack changed frequently at this time, so that Martin Cross, a former band member of Skrewdriver, also played for some appearances at Brutal Attack. In 1987 Brutal Attack was one of the founding bands of the neo-Nazi network Blood and Honor . Because of this, McLellan is the only remaining founding member of Brutal Attack and has been supported at numerous concerts by members of other RAC bands, such as Blakey (drums) from English Rose , Roly (bass), Stinko (bass) and Brad from Celtic Warrior . From these people a permanent live line-up developed over time. In Germany, members of 08/15 and Barking Dogs were active in the live line-up in the 1990s .

In 2000 the band celebrated their twentieth anniversary with the album 20 Years - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned . In 2005 the album Thunder & Lightning was released for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the band. This included all musical styles to which the group had previously dedicated (punk, rock, ballads, etc.). The band continues to publish their records on relevant right-wing rock labels such as PC Records and Panzerfaust Records . In 2013, some of the band's albums appeared on download portals of the music retailers Media Markt and Saturn and were only removed from the offer after protests in various media. The band's albums were and are also available on iTunes , Amazon and CD Baby , especially in the more liberal US market.

Music and lyrics

Brutal Attack with Sig rune and heavy metal umlaut on the album cover for Steel Rolling On

Brutal Attack's music was originally based on bands such as the Sex Pistols and Motörhead . Over time a hardcore punk influence became audible. At the time, their music wasn't that different from other British punk bands of the time. Because of this, it is possible that Ian Stuart used Brutal Attack to create a new scene.

The first album of the band Stronger Than Before then developed into the Oi! -Punk and its successor As The Drum Beats marked the transition from Oi! to typical RAC music . This is based on heavy metal and hard rock . Furthermore there are more and more ballads . With the album Tales of Glory Album it came to the climax of this new way of playing.

The political messages of the group are determined by the texts of Ken McLellan. In the early days of the band, he was very patriotic and nationalistic and spoke out against immigration at an early stage. This is in contrast to the concerts the group did with anarcho-punk bands . It is also unclear whether this early right-wing attitude was not just used, as is typical for the punk scene, for the group's provocative self-portrayal . The claim to have always been open to the law could also have been used by the band to justify their quick change of scene.

From the contact with Ian Stuart and Skrewdriver, Brutal Attack becomes increasingly racist . After several concerts outside of the UK and outside Europe, McLellan made the decision that National Socialism was the only way to solve global problems. However, the band was neither politically nor lyrically as radical as other white power bands. McLellan prides itself on the fact that his songs are strictly legal and can be played in any country in the world. But that should not hide the actual ideology. McLellan is quoted as saying: "If you understand our message, I think you also know where we are." Her publications feature many motifs from Nordic mythology, but also the typical symbols of the right-wing extremist music scene, such as the White Power Faust, which served as the record cover, or the Sig rune , which is used in the band's logo. In addition, some texts contain positive references to National Socialism. In the song Keeping the Dream Alive , Ken McLellan sings about Adolf Hitler from the point of view of Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess and describes him as a “man of steel”. Other texts deal with Norse mythology and refer to the Aryan myth of the superior master man.

meaning

Brutal Attack are next to Skrewdriver the most important and oldest British right-wing rock band and representatives of the so-called Rock Against Communism . The band has a large following in Germany, where they have been performing live continuously since 1990, including at events organized by the NPD , but also at events that are associated with the organizations Hammerskins and Blood & Honor, which are banned in Germany . This is partly due to the various projects that Ken McLellan had with German musicians. He is involved in the two German projects Dragon Lance and The Betrayed. The latter is made up of him and members of the band Hauptkampflinie . He also initiated the German-British-Friendship project, which has released four albums so far. He himself was only involved in the 1994 album Songs of Hope , along with members of Noie values , Skrewdriver and Squadron . He also released several albums as a songwriter, including a split CD with Kai Freikorps and several releases with Stigger. Together with the American band Bound for Glory , he founded the project Bound for Attack.

Discography

Tapes

  • 1982 Live ... For Kicks (live recordings from the 100 Club on February 2, 1982, self-distributed)

Albums

  • 1986: Stronger Than Before ( LP , Rock-O-Rama )
  • 1988: As the Drum Beats (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1989: Tales of Glory (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1990: Steel Rolling On (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1990: Lost and Found (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1992: Into Apocalypse (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1992: Resurrection (CD, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1994: Conquest (CD, Excalibur Records )
  • 1996: Battle Anthem (CD, Svea Music )
  • 1996: Vaillant Heart (CD, Excalibur Records)
  • 1997: For the Fallen and the Free (CD, Destiny Records )
  • 1998: When Odin Calls (CD, Funny Sounds )
  • 1998: Keeping the Dream Alive (CD, Destiny Records)
  • 2000: 20 Years - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (CD, Panzerfaust Records )
  • 2001: Like Fallen Rain (MCD, Wotan Records )
  • 2005: Thunder & Lightning - 25 Years on the Attack (CD / LP, Rampage Records / Rebel Records )
  • 2009: The Real Deal (CD, Hatecore Records)
  • 2010: Straight Eights (CD, Rebel Records )
  • 2013: Everything Changes Now (CD, Rampage Productions)
  • 2017: 21 Rockers (CD, Rampage Productions)

Compilations

  • 1995: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (CD / LP, White Terror Records / Rampage Records / Hate Society Records )
  • 1998: White Pride - White Passion (D-CD with book, Nordland Records )
  • 2000: We Won't Run (CD, ALCD )
  • 2001: We Are White Noise! (CD, as Ken McLellan & Brutal Attack, Brutal Attack Records)
  • 2001: Live ... for Kicks (CD, Brutal Attack Records)
  • 2002: Free from the Grave (CD, as Ken McLellan & Brutal Attack, Brutal Attack Records)
  • 2005: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (CD, Loyalty Records , indexed)
  • 2013: Tales from the Hammer and the Fire / The Free Session 2001 (Rebel Records)

Split albums

  • 1993: Hands Across The Sea (as Bound for Attack , White Terror Records)
  • 1996: The Garrison (MCD with Fortress , Nordland Records)
  • 2001: Loved By Few, Hated By Many, Feared ... (as Bound for Attack, Panzerfaust Records)
  • 2003: Anthems With An Attitude (with Bully Boys, Panzerfaust Records)
  • 2006: California über alles (with Youngland & Extreme Hatred, Resistance Records )
  • 2013: Skinhead Rock'n'Roll (with Legittima Offesa, Barracuda Records)
  • 2014: Blood Bounded Alliance (with Faustrecht , Kolovrat , Archívum & Frakass , PC-Records )

Singles & EPs

  • 1984: We are White Noise! ( White Noise Records )
  • 1989: Roll The Losing Time / Freedom Fighter (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1989: Tales of Glory / Under the Hammer (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1989: The Blood Is Strong / Free The Spirit (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1989: The Hungry & The Hunted / Who Owns Who (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1990: Fist ov Steel / I'm Free (Rock-O-Rama)
  • 2000: It's Alright (Backstreetnoise Music)
  • 2000: Like Falling Rain (Warfare)
  • 2012: Out in the Fields (Rebel Records)
  • 2015: Born to Win (Brutal Attack Service UK)

DVDs

  • 2008: Festival of the Nations 2007 (together with Conflict & Sleipnir , PC-Records)
  • 2011: Live in Germany (PC-Records, indexed)

Sampler

  • 1984: This Is White Noise (LP, White Noise Records)
  • 1985: No Surrender Vol. 1 (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1986: No Surrender Vol. 2 (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1988: Gods Of War Vol. 1 (LP, White Power Records )
  • 1989: Gods Of War Vol. 2 (LP, White Power Records)
  • 1989: No Surrender Vol. 3 (LP, Rock-O-Rama)
  • 1990: Gods Of War Vol. 3 (LP, White Power Records)
  • 1991: Gods Of War Vol. 4 (LP, White Power Records)
  • 1994: Blood & Honor Vol. 1 (CD, ISD Records )
  • 1995: White Solidarity I (CD, Svea Music)
  • 1996: Give Them A Future (CD, Resistance Records )
  • 1997: Thunderrock Vol. I (CD, DiKo Musikverlag )
  • 1997: The Best Soldiers Vol. I (CD, Movement Records )
  • 1997: White Solidarity 2 (CD, Svea Music)
  • 1998: Thunderrock Vol. 2 (CD, DiKo Musikverlag)
  • 1998: Voice Of Britain (CD, Rampage Records)
  • 1998: Ian Stuart Rest In Peace (CD, Funny Sounds)
  • 2000: Untergrund Sampler Vol. 2 (CD, Ohrwurm Records )
  • 2000: Untergrund Sampler Vol. 3 (CD, Ohrwurm Records)
  • 2001: Das Beste von Panzerfaust (CD, Pühse's List)
  • 2003: Berserker Vol. I (CD, Berserker)
  • 2004: L. White Covers Vol. I (CD)
  • 2004: Project Schoolyard USA (CD, Panzerfaust Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Andreas Speit : NPD "Press Festival": With "Brutal Attack" from the bad. the daily newspaper , August 2, 2010, accessed on May 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Thomas Kuban : Blood Must Flow: Undercover Among Nazis . Campus Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-593-39802-0 , pp. 80 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Robert Forbes, Eddie Stampton: The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement: UK & USA, 1979-1993 . Feral House, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62731-025-3 , pp. 46 .
  5. ↑ Live for Kicks on Discogs
  6. ↑ Translated from Robert Forbes, Eddie Stampton: The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement: UK & USA, 1979–1993 . Feral House, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62731-025-3 , pp. 48 .
  7. ^ A b Robert Forbes, Eddie Stampton: The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement: UK & USA, 1979-1993 . Feral House, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62731-025-3 , pp. 46 .
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  10. ↑ a b David Janzen: "Stupid who pays more!" - Musical admiration for Hitler for 79 cents. Störungsmelder ( Zeit.de ), June 30, 2013, accessed on May 4, 2016 .
  11. ^ David Marchese: Racist Music Goes Digital. Spin.com , December 23, 2008, accessed May 4, 2016 .
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  13. ↑ Henning Flad: Encrypted sedition : the alleged defusing of right-wing rock texts. Federal Agency for Civic Education , November 13, 2014, accessed on May 5, 2016 .
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  16. ↑ German-British Friendship - Songs Of Hope on Discogs
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