Police Bastard – Confined: Death, doom, despair and TERRIFYING NOISE… discussed.

Here's part of an interview With 2 members of Police Bastard conducted by Robin Valk who spends his time writing about Music, Musicians, Music Business and Radio in the UK's West Midlands. Robin: As a bumbling young rock DJ, I covered the decline of progressive and hard rock throughout the 70s. Pub-rock rose and fell, global forces like Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac emerged, and Birmingham moved from Monsters of Metal to cross-cultural mixes, (UB40, Apache Indian, the Beat, Ruby Turner). Oh, and let’s not forget the New Romantics. On second thought, let’s. By the end of the decade, Punk Rock emerged, to be rapidly commoditised as product and fashion trend (Generation…

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Police Bastard – “Confined” VINYL limited to 500 copies. Released Jan 23rd 2017

“Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual war, psychological mind control and disillusionment.” Cover Art by Mark “Skinny” Orton Pre-order your copy on VINYL now. Only 500 copies to be pressed on Double Gatefold VINYL. Released January 23rd 2017 All pre-orders will be £10 plus postage and sent out ahead of the release date. A big thank you to all Iron Man Records Patrons who helped make this possible. Suzy Tweddle, Deborah Ritchie, Scott Roe, Margaret Calleja, Thomas Rathgeber, Dan, Lee Parsfield, Chris Scales, Muir Mathewson, Michael Howe, Jonathan Harris, Dave Barnard, Bill Fadden, Mike Burgess, Jachim Palm, Lyle Bignon, Thomas Burke, Ben Cartlidge,…

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Police Bastard Interview – Bald Cactus #31 – 2014

Andy at Bald Cactus has put together an interview with Police Bastard in issue #31. Here it is in full, you can email Andy and get a copy of the Fanzine for a £1 here Police Bastard - Music, T-shirts and other items of interest Buy here More Police Bastard info here: Police Bastard, Twitter, Facebook For all Police Bastard bookings: mark@ironmanrecords.co.uk

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Police Bastard – “Confined” CD distributed by Cargo

"Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual war, psychological mind control and disillusionment." Police Bastard - Confined - CD Album (Iron Man Records) Distributed by Cargo - October 6th 2014 Cover Art by Mark "skinny" Orton “CVLT Nation's Top 6 Crust Albums 2013: Police Bastard are pretty infamous at this stage, so no need for any introductions with band member links to Doom, Sore Throat, Filthkick, Sensa Yuma etc. Their new album ‘Confined’ sticks to their cynical view of the world mixed with innovative guitar textures and driving industrial intensity. Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual…

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Police Bastard – "Confined" CD

"Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual war, psychological mind control and disillusionment." Police Bastard - Confined - CD Album (Iron Man Records) Buy it here: http://ironmanrecords.bigcartel.com Cover Art by Mark "skinny" Orton “CVLT Nation's Top 6 Crust Albums 2013: Police Bastard are pretty infamous at this stage, so no need for any introductions with band member links to Doom, Sore Throat, Filthkick, Sensa Yuma etc. Their new album ‘Confined’ sticks to their cynical view of the world mixed with innovative guitar textures and driving industrial intensity. Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual war, psychological mind…

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Police Bastard – Confined

Police Bastard are back with a new album on Iron Man Records called Confined. “CVLT Nation's Top 6 Crust Albums 2013: Police Bastard are pretty infamous at this stage, so no need for any introductions with band member links to Doom, Sore Throat, Filthkick, Sensa Yuma etc. Their new album ‘Confined’ sticks to their cynical view of the world mixed with innovative guitar textures and driving industrial intensity. Thought-provoking monologues and confrontational lyrics bring you on a cold, doom-laden journey of perpetual war, psychological mind control, disillusionment and omnipresent bullshit. For a band that has been knocking about on and off for twenty years, they could be forgiven for reverting to…

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Police Bastard – Confined CD released on Iron Man Records

Police Bastard - Confined - CD Album (Iron Man Records) Available now, you can order here Police Bastard - Confined CD Cover Art by Mark "skinny" Orton Ten new songs recorded in early 2013 and released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham. Digital release of the album available from September 30th and on CD from November 23rd 2013 Buy it here Police Bastard band photo by Andy Ward 2013 Members of Police Bastard on this recording are: (from left to right...) Mark Badger - Guitar, Chris Crass - Bass, Simon Roe - Drums, John Doom - Vocals / Guitar, Seano Porno - Guitar, Stu-Pid - Vocals Presskit for Reviewers / Podcast /…

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Police Bastard – Confined CD available to pre-order from Iron Man Records

Police Bastard - Confined - CD Album (Iron Man Records) Pre-Order here Police Bastard - Confined CD Cover Art by Mark "skinny" Orton Ten new songs recorded in early 2013 and released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham. Digital release of the album available from September 30th and on CD from November 23rd 2013 Buy it here Police Bastard band photo by Andy Ward 2013 Members of Police Bastard on this recording are: (from left to right...) Mark Badger - Guitar, Chris Crass - Bass, Simon Roe - Drums, John Doom - Vocals / Guitar, Seano Porno - Guitar, Stu-Pid - Vocals Presskit for Reviewers / Podcast / Radio people here: http://www.sonicbids.com/PoliceBastard…

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Police Bastard – Confined CD coming soon on Iron Man Records

Police Bastard - Confined - CD Album (Iron Man Records). Police Bastard - Confined CD Cover Art by Mark "skinny" Orton Ten new songs recorded in early 2013 and released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham. The Digital release of the album available September 30th and on CD from November 23rd 2013 Buy it here Police Bastard band photo by Andy Ward 2013 Members of Police Bastard on this recording are: (from left to right...) Mark Badger - Guitar, Chris Crass - Bass, Simon Roe - Drums, John Doom - Vocals / Guitar, Seano Porno - Guitar, Stu-Pid - Vocals Presskit for Reviewers / Podcast / Radio people here: http://www.sonicbids.com/PoliceBastard Tracklisting: The…

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Last Under The Sun – Hooligan Jihad 5 song EP for review / airplay

The most recent release on Iron Man Records for immediate free download in full audio for review or airplay. Last Under The Sun - Hooligan Jihad 5 song EP (Released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham 2011) The band has been described as "Fast Chaotic Hardcore Punk Rock" from Birmingham England. Last Under The Sun includes members of Police Bastard, Selfless, Jilted Generation and Lokey. Free full download of all tracks available here: http://lastunderthesun.bandcamp.com/ Simon Reeves - Bass Mark Badger - Vocals / Guitar Seano Porno - Vocals / Guitar Simon James - Drums Recorded, Mixed, Produced and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Recording Studios, Musoplex, Birmingham, England between July and…

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Last Under The Sun – Hooligan Jihad 5 song EP for review / airplay

The most recent release on Iron Man Records for immediate free download in full audio for review or airplay. Last Under The Sun - Hooligan Jihad 5 song EP (Released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham 2011) The band has been described as "Fast Chaotic Hardcore Punk Rock" from Birmingham England. Last Under The Sun includes members of Police Bastard, Selfless, Jilted Generation and Lokey. Free full download of all tracks available here: http://lastunderthesun.bandcamp.com/ Simon Reeves - Bass Mark Badger - Vocals / Guitar Seano Porno - Vocals / Guitar Simon James - Drums Recorded, Mixed, Produced and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Recording Studios, Musoplex, Birmingham, England between July and…

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