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The Damned

The classic lineup of The Damned is set to bring their iconic punk rock energy to Australia in 2024

Captain Sensible – The Damned [Pic Credit Andi Callen Photography – All Rights Reserved] The worst kept secret in punk sees original Damned drummer Rat Scabies reunite with bandmates, Vanian, Sensible and Gray, to perform a series of UK shows, 11 in total in December 2024. This will be the first time since 1989. that …

Hailing from the UK, legendary punk band The Damned hit the stage of The Metro Theatre in Sydney last week. To the delight of loyal fans, Dave Vanian took to the stage with the current line up which includes original members Captain Sensible and Monty Oxymoron, Paul Gray and newcomer drummer Will Taylor. Ably supported …

The Damned

The Damned’s new track was written by founding member Captain Sensible to deride what he calls the “conveyor belt of bozos” who lead us.

The Essenbecks

There was an attempt to sanitise history following the end of World War II. If you read the history books then the only bad people are those wearing certain uniforms. The entire crimes of Germany have largely been pinned on the SS. With everyone else some form of victim. It’s obviously much more complicated than …

Raymond Ian Burns, known more commonly as Captain Sensible from the seminal punk band The Damned has, like the most of us, had a lot of time on his hands lately. Luckily, he happened to spare some of that free time to have a little chat with us about their new The Rockfield Files EP, …

Legendary punk band The Damned have announced a new EP The Rockfield EP, and from it they’ve released a video for new single ‘Keep ‘Em Alive’. The band originally recorded a number of sessions at Rockfield studios in 1980 / 1981, which eventually became The Black Album, The Friday 13th EP and Strawberries. They went …

New 3 CD Punk Box Set from Cherry Red the perfect introduction if you ever needed one. There has been some very good Punk box sets in recent years, and although Cherry Red have produced a few of them, this one far exceed the others in terms of quality and quantity of the better releases …

The Damned ‘Evil Spirits’ (Search and Destroy/Spinefarm Records) out Friday, April 13, 2018 Appropriately released on Friday the 13th, goth tinged British punk band The Damned return with their first new album in 10 years. The first taste of ‘Evil Spirits’ was heard on lead single ‘Standing On The Edge of Tomorrow’, a song penned by frontman Dave …