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The Blood

The Blood are a London-based Oi! punk rock band, formed in 1982. Led by Cardinal Jesus Hate/The Cardinal and JJ Bedsore (Colin Smith and Jamie Cantwell), the band formed in the early 1980s under the name Coming Blood. Their music is a blend of hardcore punk, Oi!, heavy metal, football chants and shock rock. Like the Sex Pistols and Alice Cooper before them, they sought to offend as well as entertain. Their single "Megalomania" ridiculed the Pope, and many of their songs criticized religion.

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The Break

At least 2 bands go by the name of The Break 1) The Break - New Jersey. Most bands in the world can be lumped into one category or another, they are shuffled, redefined, and in that way they begin to lose the qualities that could make them important or meaningful. The greatest bands, the most influential or memorable, are the ones who don't try to fill the role set for them, who don't pursue anything other than the desire to make music, and the need to express that art to an audience. From the start, The Break has had this aesthetic in mind.

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Model Citizen

Model Citizen refers to more than one band: 1) Model Citizen is a rock/punk/garage band from Birmingham, AL. The band features current and former members of The Dexateens, Paul "Wine" Jones and the Parasites. The band consists of Matt Patton (guitar, vocals), Mike Gaut (drums) and Rapid Randy (bass). They have released three albums on a variety of record labels around the US. 2) Model Citizen was a 3rd-wave Ska band hailing from Logan, UT.

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The Legionnaires

The Legionnaires are a Oi! combo from USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ also other band From the Legionnaires MySpace page: "From their first gig, in the basement bar of a Fargo strip club, to their fall 2005 appearance at the legendary Cabooze club in Minneapolis, MN, North Dakota's The Legionnaires have become a hot topic on the lips of music and comedy fans across the upper Midwest.

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Tattooed Mother Fuckers

Tattooed Mother Fuckers are a thug rock band founded in 2003, with former members of bands such as English Rose. Despite the member's former connections to RAC groups, TMF distance themselves from any political ideologies and do not sing about political things in their songs. This is in 'NO WAY' a political band or political tool of any kind, just 4 men playing music they love, and answering to no one! More information can be found at http://www.tattooedmotherfuckers.com

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Evil Conduct

100% working class Oi! music from Holland Many times Evil Conduct was compared with legendary Oi! bands from the early eighties. They were even nicknamed "the Dutch Last Resort". Although the band regards this as a big compliment it is obvious that Evil Conduct has its own identity with its own distinctive sound. Their music may be classified as basic, straight-in-yer-face, sing-along working class Oi! with powerfull vocals.

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No Respect

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.

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