Maria Farantouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη), born in Athens on 28 November 1947 is a Greek singer. She has collaborated with prominent Greek music composers such as Mikis Theodorakis (Μίκης Θεοδωράκης), who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed. During the military junta which ruled Greece until 1975 she colloborated with Mikis Theodorakis by recording protest songs in Europe.
Chaos UK are a UK hardcore punk band formed in 1979 near Bristol. Consisting of Simon on vocals, Andy on guitar, Kaos on bass, and Potts on drums (although the band has been through many different line-ups over the years with Kaos as the only consistent member). Their lyrics deal with topics such as unemployment, economic recession, drinking, infanticide, distrust of government, the police, and authority in general.
There is more than one artist with the name 'No Respect': 1)No Respect was a german skapunk-band with mostly political lyrics. The main topics are antifascism, anarchy and freedom. 2)Some nasty and ripping metal that smacks of the bad boy L.A. scene of old, conjuring images of GNR, L.A. Guns, and early Skid Row, as well as some of the early carefree work of both Saigon Kick and Ugly Kid Joe.
Hardcore/Crust/Sludge band from Montreal, Canada, started in early 2011 by Ex-VANDAMN! members.
They release their first album in October 2011, you can find it here: http://brutmtl.bandcamp.com/
Nuclear Death Terror is a anarcho-crust punk band from Copenhagen, Denmark.
They have released a demo tape, a full length LP and a 7" on Plaguebearer Records.
Their lyrics deal with topics such as capitalism, war, anarchism and drug abuse.
The band has spoken out for filesharing after CAH records sold their mp3s without telling them. Their entire discography is available from www.nuclear-death-terror.com for free.
The band is strongly connected to the Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen.
There are at least 2 bands called Lumpen: 1. A vegan straight edge anarchist band from Bahia, Brazil, which has been disbanded in 2010. 2. An italian street punk band.
Brutal Truth is a New York City-based grindcore band that was formed in 1990 by ex-Anthrax and Nuclear Assault bassist Dan Lilker. Brutal Truth was one of the pioneers of grindcore who enjoyed world wide success, particularly in Japan and Australia. Originally signed to Earache Records, on which they released two albums, 1992's Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses, and 1994's Need to Control, as well as an EP entitled Perpetual Conversion, and a 7" single for the song "Godplayer".
BLAGGERS I.T.A (formerly The Blaggers) were an Oi!/punk and agitpop band noted for their strong militant anti-fascist and left wing lyrics and activism. The band forged particularly close links with Anti Fascist Action, donating money to the organisation as well as using themselves as a platform to promote the organisation and its ideology. The band was founded in 1988 by singer Matty Blagg, who had been introduced to Marxism while in prison.
Hardcore band from San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Released "Welcome To Hell EP" in 2010
and "Crucified" EP in 2011.
