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We Are The Dead

from Confined by Police Bastard

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    500 copies pressed on VINYL. Released February 23rd 2017

    A big thank you to all Iron Man Records Patrons who have burned money to 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, Matt Grimes, Toby Conyers, Chris, Andy Cavendish, Steve Wyatt, Andrew Dubber, Frank Knoblich, Vaughan Roberts, Ian Robertson, Marcus H, Seth Faergolzia, Ricky Lee, Kathryn McCormack, Ade Cartwright.....

    “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

    “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 the formulaic. However, they rethink and deliver a furious maelstrom of complex dark hardcore, best served cold.” - CVLT Nation (Dec 19, 2013)

    “The album starts with “The Curse Of The Cross”, an anti-theistic slice of brutality, which leaves the listener in no doubt that Police Bastard mean business. You even get a quote from Richard Dawkins about teaching the bible as fiction. Musically they give us huge chugging riffs on “Brought To Our Knees”, which tackles the blandness of multi-national companies infecting the high street, set against the backdrop of the widening gap between rich and poor. For those that like their anthems loud and stompy, “Sick Sick System” will no doubt win a seal of approval with its knock about Punk mayhem and catchy refrain, ‘sick sick system, same old bullshit’. Elsewhere on the album, we get subjects as diverse as being captivated by virtual reality (Word Confined) and environmental disaster from the hand of mankind (Cries From The Earth). Album closer “Fortress” sees organised religion attacked once more, and poses the question, how long before it crumbles…..” - Zak, Ryans Gig Guide (Dec 01, 2013)

    “….From Mark Orton‘s cover art through the final song, “Fortress,” Police Bastard have presented an album that uses hardcore’s battering ram approach to push through a series of songs that depict how humanity has destroyed the Earth. Lines such as “We’re sealing our fate” hammer home the idea that mankind has taken the world to the edge of existence, and we’ll all soon perish, should we not change our ways. Thankfully, Confined manages to never lapse into Earth Crisis-like preaching, choosing instead to quote the likes of John Gray‘s Straw Dogs: “Long after the traces of the human animal have disappeared, many of the species it is bent on destroying will still be around, along with others that have yet to spring up. The Earth will forget mankind. The play of life will go on.” While the music is basic hardcore which occasionally aims for bigger sonic targets, the lyrics and presentation are what make Police Bastard worth checking out……” - Rock Star Journalist, Rock Star Journalist (Nov 22, 2013)

    Ten songs recorded in early 2013 and released through Iron Man Records, Birmingham.

    Tracklisting:

    The Curse Of The Cross, Brought To Our Knees, Sick Sick System, Humanimal, Cries From The Earth, Binary Thinker, Words Confined, Bite The Hand, We Are The Dead, Fortress.

    All Lyrics: Pid and John

    All Music: Police Bastard

    Layout: John Doom

    The album was Recorded, Mixed, Produced and Mastered by Simon Reeves at Framework Recording Studios.

    Label: Iron Man Records
    Catalog#: IMB6036
    Format: VINYL
    Country: England
    Released: 2017
    Genre: Rock
    Style: Punk

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    Confined album artwork T-shirt

    Confined album cover artwork on the front
    The earth will forget mankind..... on the back

    The T-shirts are all GILDAN extra Tees. These shirts are heavyweight shirts that should withstand plenty of washing and wear.

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    Police Bastard - Police Bastard LOGO T-shirt 2016

    Police Bastard LOGO on the front in big letters.

    The T-shirts are all GILDAN extra/ultra Tees. These shirts are heavyweight shirts that should withstand plenty of washing and wear.

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from Confined, released September 25, 2016

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Police Bastard Birmingham, UK

Birmingham based crust punk / hardcore band formed in 1994 by members of Doom, Filthkick, Cain and Contempt.

Members of Police Bastard in the current touring line-up may include:

Stu-Pid - Lead Vocals

Mark Badger - Guitar & vocals

Seano Porno - Guitar & vocals

Jazz Dave - Guitar

Simon Reeves - Bass

Peter Picasso - Drums
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