Fatal Blow have their roots in Oppressed and are
an anti-fascist band and I rellay like their new
record. Here have they answered some questions
frpn me and that was done in september-2020
Please tell me a little history of the group,
members and you started as a sideproject to The
Oppressed after what I understand?
-The band started by me writing songs
while in the Oppressed. It was not a band to
begin with, we just went into the studio to
record the songs I had written. When Roddy
finished the Oppressed due to ill health.
Kiz and I decided to do Fatal Blow as a
band. We knew Nidge from other bands and we
asked him to join. Then we started writing our
first album, then took the songs to Mad Butcher
Me myself is 57 and you must be around there
too, do you feel old or is age beauty?
- We are a little younger than
yourself, Kiz and I have just turned 50 and
Nidge is still a baby.
Age is definitely beauty, we are the old
breed.
Aren´t Oppressed playing anymore or how is it?
- Yeah Roddy is still doing the
Oppressed he is doing an anniversary tour next
year. We wish them all the luck with it.
You have made a lot of records in a short time,
howcome?
-The original stuff we recorded were picked up
by Patryk at Violated records. He released it on
CD. WE then did an antifascist festival in
Poland where the guys released those songs on
vinyl. After writing more songs we joined Mad
Butcher records and continued writing as a band.
Where we released two albums.
Is it important to give out the record as
physical releases do you think?
- Yes we all are vinyl collectors and
seeing our albums released on vinyl was a great
bonus.
You do some covers live as Warriors for an
example and you do some Oppressed-stuff too or?
Any other bands you play covers from?
- We have always picked covers that
we all grew up with from bands we all loved. We
do a Sham cover, a Ruts cover. We also cover TRB
and a classic Rear Gunners song which was
originally released on Mad Butcher records.
Please tell me a little about these songs…
a) Proud Boys, proud of what?
b) AFA Attack
c) Spirit of 69
d)No nazi skins
e)Still hate Thatcher
- All these songs have a strong Political or
Anti-Fascist message. We do not see the point in
writing songs about getting drunk down the pub.
This has been done to death by other bands.
Is it important to get out your opions in your
music, and is it a good way to get out
frustration too?
-We write from the heart in what we believe, you
only have to switch on the news and open your
eyes to see what is going on around you.
Do you think that your lyrics can have effect on
other people who listens to them…any example on
it? Have you changed anyones mind?
-I don’t know about changing people’s minds. But
I hope that people pick up on the music like I
picked up from bands like The Upstarts, the
Ruts, The Clash when we first got into the
scene.
You have always “worked” against racism, is it
hard to do that when many people thinks that
every skin is a nazi? And they have forgotten
the original skin?
-
I just think that if you go into a subculture of
any genre of music it is always best to trace it
back to its roots. I think with the Internet it
is easier for younger Skinheads to trace the
true origin of the Skinhead back to its Jamaican
roots.
How is it to live in England right now with
racists, Brexit, Covid-19?
- We don’t live in England we all
live in Wales(sorry I knew that ;-) , it is
difficult times globally. It is a horrible
situation with the far right on the rise. And
the poorest people are taking the blame.
It is a time to stand up for your beliefs.
Have you been one of all these bands which have
made livestreams now during the covid-19 time or
how is it?
- We haven’t done a live stream from
home, but we have just done a live stream from a
local venue with loads of other bands to raise
money for our National Health Servce (NHS). It
can still be viewed on you tube.
I like beer and also make beer.. If Fatal Blow
would do a beer , what would it be named and
which sort of beer would it be?
-
We also love beer and one of our favourites is
the German Wheat beers. So I think if we brewed
our own it would be named “Beer forever lager
never”
😊
How would you describe your music in three words
to anyone who never have heard you?
-
I would describe our music in 3 words as
“Thinking man’s Oi!”
The name Fatal Blow, how it any deeper meaning?
- The name Fatal Blow was taken from
The Oppressed’ s second album.
What´s the biggest difference when you plays
live nowadays if you compare when you first
started to play in a band?
- For me (Cobley) playing live has
never been better, when you hear people singing
the words from Fatal Blow songs. It means the
message is getting out there.
You have never been thinking of singing in Welsh
as Anhrefn once did? Or have already done that
maybe?
- Even though we are from Wales very
few people speak Welsh from the part we are
from.
Have you ever been here and played? Any good
bands from Sweden that you like?
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Our first Fatal Blow gig was in Stockholm, so it
always holds a place in our heart. The boys in
the band like Perkele..
Your audience when you play live, is it mostly
punks and skins, age?
-
Our audience is a mix of all ages and
nationalities right across the board. That’s how
we like it. As long as they take home the
message in the songs.
What´s the best of playing live?
- The best part of playing live is
people singing our songs.
Please tell me a funny thing which have happened
during a livegig with you or with Oppressed?
- Nidge split his sta press trousers
just as he was getting on stage in Manchester,
good job he had a spare pair.
Is there any good bands in Great Britain today?
New bands which is good? Old bands which is
still good?
-
New bands..
Chubby and the gang, Drunken Marksman.
Old bands that are still good,
The Upstarts..
Which is the record that you always must have in
the tourbus?
- Blitz Voice of a generation.
Do you buy much records, or is it only Spotify
and those type of things to listen to music?
- No we don’t bother with streaming
music.. We are all old school skinheads and love
vinyl.
Are you selling any records on your gigs, do
people buy them?
-
Yes we sell music in our gigs, not so easy to
take vinyl abroad but it is all available
through our page and also Mad Butcher records.
Do you care about reviews? Which is the most
peculiar you ever had, with this band or any
other band you have been to?
-Yes we care about reviews. We do our best and
hopefully people will relate to the music and
enjoy what we do.
If you could choose five bands from the past and
the history and nowadays and both dead and
living bands to have a concert together with
your band. Which five have you been chosen?
- Five bands
Blitz
Ruts
The Clash
Angelic Upstarts
The Business
Are you living on your music or what do you work
with on the side of the music?
- You can’t live off Oi music we all
have full time jobs. We only do it because we
enjoy it.
Wisdomword?
-"Skinhead
forever Bonehead never”
Anything more to add to the interview?
- Thank you for your interest in the
band, hope you get to see us live.