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THE DAMNED.......+ Fisted Sister 6th of december

  • 03-10-2002 8:32pm
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    stigma
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    THE DAMNED.......
    + Fisted Sister
    Temple bar music centre
    friday 6th of december
    730pm 20 euro
    Tickets available from sound cellar,comet
    records,meros and TBMC box office or directly from
    Toxic.

    The Damned
    Anarchy, chaos and destruction: it's an old saying, an
    apt, but insufficient description of this ever
    innovative and legendary band. The Damned is all of
    that, but also a band that continues to evolve—still
    drawing its old fans while courting the new; pounding
    out punk rock standards, but writing music for the new
    century.

    Punk was always about rebelliousness--for The Damned,
    it is progressiveness and ability to change that makes
    the band's career endure and keep true to its punk
    rock roots.

    It was over two decades ago when the world first got a
    glimpse of The Damned's unique concept of punk rock
    music, nearly 25 years (actually July 6th, 1976 with
    the Sex Pistols) since the insane antics of Captain
    Sensible and partner-in-crime Dave Vanian were
    showcased at the now legendary 100 Club in London,
    England. Now 24 years have passed, with over 20
    different band members and what seems like even more
    record labels.

    The Damned was the first British punk band to release
    an album, as well as the first to cross the Atlantic
    and tour the United States. Good old Malcolm McLaren
    and his Pistol-whipped boys soon followed, but it was
    The Damned that was the innovator, not the imitator.
    The band is to popular music what Monty Python is to
    comedy: creative, witty, insane, intellectual, and one
    of a kind.

    If there is one thing that can be said about this
    band, it is its continuous and unorthodox approach to
    live performance and recordings. Despite The Damned's
    cult-like following, it is perhaps the music
    industry's best-kept secret. In the old days, The
    Damned competed with the likes of the Sex Pistols, the
    Clash, the Buzzcocks, Motorhead, and the Dead Boys for
    the crown in London's punk rock kingdom; now they
    compete with no one.

    The original members Vanian, Rat Scabies, Sensible,
    and Brian James, were always musically one step ahead
    of their contemporaries. The Damned became more and
    more complex as the band advanced the sounds first
    heard in its early Stiff Records releases. The members
    learned how to play their instruments instead of just
    smashing them up. Albums to take note of: Machine Gun
    Etiquette ('78), The Black Album ('80), and
    Strawberries ('82). Today, The Damned holds the
    stature of legend, with the likes of Green Day,
    Nirvana and The Offspring all citing The Damned as an
    influence.

    In the late 1990s the band unveiled its most cohesive
    lineup in years, featuring the additions of Patricia
    Morrison (Sisters of Mercy, Gun Club, The Bags) on
    bass, Pinch on drums (English Dogs, Janus Stark), and
    Monty Oxy Moron on keyboards. With this lineup, Vanian
    and Sensible had enlisted new, solid members with whom
    to combine their own brilliant songwriting skills,
    ensuring that The Damned's best days are still to
    come.

    Riding the proverbial wave, the band entered the
    studio in London in early 2000 and recorded eight new
    songs, leading to a recording contract with Nitro
    Records (which, incidentally, is owned by Dexter
    Holland, the lifelong fan whose own band The Offspring
    covered the Damned classic Smash It Up for the Batman
    Forever soundtrack).

    The new material was written between March and May of
    2000 and marks the first time that David Vanian and
    Captain Sensible have collaborated since Frankie Goes
    to Hollywood was polluting our airwaves. Rumors spread
    like wildfire that these sessions delivered some of
    the strongest new material from The Damned since
    "Strawberries" was released back in 1982.

    Since the band inked the deal with Nitro it has just
    finished its first American recording, produced by
    Grammy award winner David Bianco (Tom Petty, Teenage
    Fan Club, Del Amitri, Rollins Band, Buffalo Tom, and
    Afghan Whigs). The Damned's Nitro records debut GRAVE
    DISORDER is set for release in october 2001. A world
    tour is set to follow. Stay tuned for more. Stay
    Damned.

    www.officialdamned.com



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    John Foley , Toxic Promotions , Suite 2 ,
    3 Blessington Street , Dublin 7 , Ireland.
    Phone: 00353 (1) 8601250 ,(mobile) 00353 87 6988381 ,
    Fax: 00353 (1) 8602744. Email: toxicpromo@yahoo.com
    Toxic Website:http://www.hardcore-times.com/toxic
    A 24 track punk/metal compilation CD featuring the best sounds from the
    irish underground "inTOXICated" plus COLDWAR's debut album "Whore bred
    And Hell Raised" are now available to buy or trade from TOXIC Records.


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