The Varukers are a British punk rock band formed in 1979 by vocalist Anthony "Rat" Martin. They produced their most influential recordings in the early 1980s. The band play in D-beat, the musical style of Discharge. Also like Discharge, the Varukers' lyrics carry an anarchist political ideology.
The Varukers
The Varukers performing in Modena on 23 April 2006
Initially known as the Veruccas, the band altered the spelling of their name to the Varukers to convey more aggression. When recording in the early 1980s, they were part of a broader trend known as "UK 82", second generation punk, or UK hardcore. Bands such as the Varukers, Discharge, Chaos UK, Amebix, the Exploited, and Charged GBH took the existing 1977-era punk sound and melded it with the incessant, heavy drumbeats and "wall of sound" distortion guitar sound of new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) bands such as Motörhead. The new, harder-edged style also tended to use much darker, more nihilistic, and more violent lyrics, and vocals were often shouted rather than sung.
While the Varukers split in 1989, vocalist Rat and guitarist Biff put the band back together in 1991. Stylistically their 1990s-era music resembled the traditional UK82 style. Since the band had former members of Discharge, a D-beat sound developed as time went on. The band has gone through many line-up changes over the years with the only constant member being Rat on vocals while guitarist Biff has been with the band since 1985.
^Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN0-9517206-9-4, p. 245
Glasper, Ian (2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. p. 76. ISBN978-1-60486-748-0.
External linksedit
Official website
The Varukers on allmusic.com
The Varukers on Myspace
Interview with Marvin
January 01, 1970
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Varukers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed August 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Varukers are a British punk rock band formed in 1979 by vocalist Anthony Rat Martin They produced their most influential recordings in the early 1980s The band play in D beat the musical style of Discharge Also like Discharge the Varukers lyrics carry an anarchist political ideology The VarukersThe Varukers performing in Modena on 23 April 2006Background informationOriginLeamington Spa United KingdomGenresHardcore punk 1 punk rock 1 crust punk 2 street punk 3 Years active1979 1988 1993 presentMembersAnthony Rat Martin Ian Biff Smith Brian Ansell Kevin Kev FrostPast membersPerry Philips Carl Maxwell Brian Roe Bruce Riddell Garry Maloney George Jenkins Sean Duggan Brik Andy Damion Tom vomit Lowe Stick Dickings Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editInitially known as the Veruccas the band altered the spelling of their name to the Varukers to convey more aggression When recording in the early 1980s they were part of a broader trend known as UK 82 second generation punk or UK hardcore Bands such as the Varukers Discharge Chaos UK Amebix the Exploited and Charged GBH took the existing 1977 era punk sound and melded it with the incessant heavy drumbeats and wall of sound distortion guitar sound of new wave of British heavy metal NWOBHM bands such as Motorhead The new harder edged style also tended to use much darker more nihilistic and more violent lyrics and vocals were often shouted rather than sung While the Varukers split in 1989 vocalist Rat and guitarist Biff put the band back together in 1991 Stylistically their 1990s era music resembled the traditional UK82 style Since the band had former members of Discharge a D beat sound developed as time went on The band has gone through many line up changes over the years with the only constant member being Rat on vocals while guitarist Biff has been with the band since 1985 Even with Rat splitting his time between the Varukers and Discharge and Biff splitting his time with Sick on the Bus The Varukers continue to tour They shared a headlining spot with such acts as Broken Bones The Adicts Vice Squad and GBH at the British Invasion 2k6 concert festival in San Bernardino California which ended in rioting Guitarist Sean is the former manager of the public house The Olde Angel in Nottingham United Kingdom Journalist and Killing Joke biographer Jyrki Spider Hamalainen directed a documentary about the band that was released 2022 4 Members editAnthony Rat Martin vocals Ian Biff Smith guitar Brian Ansell bass Kevin Frost drumsDiscography editChart placings from the UK Independent Chart 5 Protest and Survive EP 1981 no 31 I Don t Wanna Be a Victim EP 1982 no 15 Die for Your Government single 1982 no 5 Bloodsuckers LP 1983 no 8 Led to the Slaughter EP 1984 no 24 Another Religion Another War EP 1984 no 47 Massacred Millions EP 1984 no 30 One Struggle One Fight LP 1984 Prepare for the Attack LP 1986 Nothing Changed EP 1994 Deadly Games LP CD compilation 1994 Murder LP CD 1998 How Do You Sleep 2000 Hellbound LP CD 2005 1980 2005 Collection Of 25 Years CD 2006 re recorded tracks Killing Myself to Live CD 2009 Damned and Defiant LP CD 2017 Compilations Still Bollox but Still Here re release of old tracks CD 1995 Riot City Years 83 84 CD 2004 Punk Core Records Punk Singles 1981 1985 CD 2005 Murder Nothing Changed LP Reissued 2010 Rodent Popsicle RecordsReferences edit a b Glasper Ian 2004 Burning Britain The History of UK Punk 1980 1984 p 75 Von Havoc Felix 1 January 1984 Rise of Crust Profane Existence Archived from the original on 15 June 2008 Retrieved 16 June 2008 Glasper 2004 p 5 News of the week LOP vol 3 Varukers Lazell Barry 1997 Indie Hits 1980 1989 Cherry Red Books ISBN 0 9517206 9 4 p 245 Glasper Ian 2014 Burning Britain The History of UK Punk 1980 1984 PM Press p 76 ISBN 978 1 60486 748 0 External links editOfficial website The Varukers on allmusic com The Varukers on Myspace Interview with Marvin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Varukers amp oldid 1179818064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
