Tonight’s my 201st show on Louder Than War Radio. We open with the Manics taking a swing at Working Class Hero — 45 years since Lennon checked out, and somehow the song still lands like a cracked bell in a cold room.
From there it’s straight to Bangor, where Skinflick remind us that all your heroes are, in fact, bastards. Fair point. Pig Sweat stomp in from Bern with that early self-titled clatter — five years on and still gleefully ruining the furniture.
Two Tonne Machete drop their new single and it hits like a pneumatic drill to the shin. Then The Fucking Angry kick the door in with Unterwegs — Wyn left this CD at mine last month and it has been eyeballing me from the shelf ever since. Consider it played.
Then things get… questionable. Piss offer up Time Loop At Hot Slit — discovered by Dave Rabo de Taylor while browsing totally innocent corners of the internet (allegedly). Followed, obviously, by Pisse — because once you’re down this drainage system, commitment is key. Duracell. Full charge.
MDK roar in live with One Of These Days I’m Just Gonna Fucking Explode — Leicester ska-shrapnel punk with a twitching fuse. Dam-Nations put it out and it sounds like three blokes doing their absolute best not to combust.
And speaking of combusting, MDC show up spitting Born To Die (No Trump No KKK) — gentle as a derailed train. Value Of Nothing cool the air a bit with Crescent Road, still carrying that Grapes Of Wrath 3am-argument-with-a-lamppost energy.
Warchrist ignite Fascist State — fresh from Rich Phillips dropping it in my inbox like a lit match. Warcrime follow with a Rudimentary Peni cover because why not throw more petrol on this thing.
Faintest Idea bring Lords Of War — Norwich is still vibrating from their sold-out show last week. The Dry Retch stumble in with Big Time Bum, then Toilet Snake slither up from the sewers with the title track of their 10” sludge-bath. Teschio Dischi once again enabling my worst decisions.
DISTRESS crash in from Russia with Демократия and Noize MC bring the fury, the exile, the bravery — Swan Lake weaponised as dissent. Ballet as a threat signal. Only in modern Russia.
Long Knife rip through Blue Rose, Wonk Unit deliver Awful Jeans with their usual chaotic charm, and Citric Dummies yelp My Life’s a Total Sham — along with a bandcamp rant about debt, merch scarcity, and Fred from the post office who apparently lives to waste their time.
The Unknowns keep the Drunken Sailor thread burning with Psychotic — plus they’ve made a 2025 sampler that basically is this show distilled. Shitbrains then offer No Mercy, which seems appropriate.
We close with MORBIKON’s Heavens That Burn And Eons Divided — astral crypts, cosmic dread, and liquid-filled vinyl you can’t get outside the US because postage is feral.
Playlist
Manic Street Preachers – Working Class Hero
Skinflick – All Your Heroes Are Bastards
Pig Sweat – Plastic Faces
Two Tonne Machete – Pigs Pigs
The Fucking Angry – Unterwegs
Piss – Time Loop At Hot Slit
Pisse – Duracell
MDK – One Of These Days I’m Just Gonna Fucking Explode (Live)
MDC – Born To Die (No Trump No KKK)
Value Of Nothing – Crescent Road
Warchrist – Fascist State
Warcrime – When You Are a Martian Church
Faintest Idea – Lords Of War
The Dry Retch – Big Time Bum
Toilet Snake – Back From The Sewers
DISTRESS – Демократия (Democracy-)
Noize MC – Лебединое озеро (Studio Version 2023)
Long Knife – Blue Rose
Wonk Unit – Awful Jeans
Citric Dummies – My Life’s A Total Sham
The Unknowns – Psychotic
Shitbrains – No Mercy
Morbikon – Heavens That Burn And Eons Divided
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