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Icons Of Filth - Punk Hardcore from United Kingdom - Biography & Full Album Download MP3


Icons Of Filth


Punk Hardcore Band from United Kingdom


Icons of Filth are a Welsh anarcho-punk band that were formed in 1979. The issues the band promoted through their lyrics included animal rights, anarchism, environmentalism, anti war, vegetarianism, veganism, antiglobalisation, feminism, and the negative effects of organised religion. Live shows were often used to raise money for these causes and also others including Rock Against Racism and the UK miners' strike (1984–85).

Early history

Icons of Filth started life as Mock Death in Cardiff in 1979, with Aitch (Mark Wilson) on drums, Daffy (Simon DeManuel) on guitar, Socket (Tony Watts) on bass and Fran and Tina sharing vocal duties. After a year of local performances, the band dissolved.

Atomic Filth formed shortly afterwards with Socket, Daffy and Aitch from Mock Death and Stig (Andrew Sewell) on vocals. Within a year the name had been changed to Icons of Filth and Socket had left, to be replaced on bass by Ed. They recorded the cassette LP Not On Her Majesty's Service in September 1982, becoming the first release on Conflict's Mortarhate label (Mortarhate M1). This was followed up by the May 1983 recording Used · Abused · Unamused which was released as a 7-inch EP on Corpus Christi Records. Ed left after its release and was replaced by Fish (Richard Edwards) on bass. In December 1983, Onward Christian Soldiers was recorded, and was released the following March on Mortarhate records. This LP featured a strong animal rights theme. After a series of performances in 1984, usually with Conflict, the Brain Death 7-inch EP was recorded in October 1984. This was followed in April 1985 by the Filth & the Fury EP.

Death of Stig

While playing at a squat gig in Hackney, London on 23 October 2004, Stig complained of feeling unwell. He died abruptly of a heart attack shortly afterwards. The band played two benefit gigs for Stig's children in London and Los Angeles, after which they decided to disband indefinitely. They reformed for two performances in Cardiff to commemorate the ten year commemoration of Stig's death, and played alongside both of Stig's son's bands.

After a concert arranged to mark the anniversary of Stig's passing in 2014, the band members decided to reform. After several lineup changes they eventually settled and released a 10-inch EP 'Plight' on Grow Your Own Records in July 2021.

Legacy

In an interview with The Guardian in 2016, the band was citied along with a number of other British Anarcho-punk bands of the early 80s as being an influence to the American avant-garde metal group Neurosis.

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- Biography -

12 albums

Icons Of Filth - Plight

Plight

2021 - United Kingdom
Punk, Crust
Vinyl 10"8 Tracks
Grow Your Own Records


Icons Of Filth - Nostradamnedus

Nostradamnedus

2002 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl LP13 Tracks
Go-kart Records


Icons Of Filth - Show Us You Care

Show Us You Care

1999 - United Kingdom
Hardcore, Punk
Vinyl 7"6 Tracks
Bbp Records , Yellow Fever


Icons Of Filth - The Mortarhate Projects

The Mortarhate Projects

1995 - United Kingdom
Punk
CD Album Compilation30 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Icons Of Filth - Cut The Crap - Live And In The Studio

Cut The Crap - Live And In The Studio

1990 - United Kingdom
Hardcore, Punk
Cassette Album Compilation44 Tracks
Archive Tapes


Icons Of Filth - Brain Death

Brain Death

1985 - United Kingdom
Punk, Hardcore
Vinyl 7"5 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Icons Of Filth - The Filth & The Fury

The Filth & The Fury

1985 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"3 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Icons Of Filth - Onward Christian Soldiers

Onward Christian Soldiers

1984 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl LP16 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Icons Of Filth - Used, Abused, Unamused

Used, Abused, Unamused

1983 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"6 Tracks
Corpus Christi


Icons Of Filth - Not On Her Majesty

Not On Her Majesty's Service

1983 - United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Album10 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Icons Of Filth - Collection

Collection

- United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Album Compilation37 Tracks



Icons Of Filth - Live At The Bier Kellar, Leeds (22/2/84) / Live At The Electric Ballroom, Camden (3/3/84)

Live At The Bier Kellar, Leeds (22/2/84) / Live At The Electric Ballroom, Camden (3/3/84)

- United Kingdom
Hardcore, Punk
Cassette Album26 Tracks
Bbp Records




- Videos Icons Of Filth -

38 Videos

Onward Christian Soldiers -Side 1 [Full LP vinyl rip]
Icons Of Filth
Used Abused Unamused EP (1983)
Icons Of Filth
Brain Death EP
Icons Of Filth
Show Us You Care - EP
Icons Of Filth
Used Abused Unamused EP (1983)
Icons Of Filth
Icons Of Filth 1984 Onward Christian Soldiers
Icons Of Filth
ICONS OF FILTH : 1983 Demo Not On Her Majestys Service : UK Punk Demos
Icons Of Filth
Icons Of Filth – Not On Her Majesty's Service LP (1983) [VINYL RIP] *HQ AUDIO* *RE-ENGINEERED*
Icons Of Filth
Onward Christian Soldiers -Side 1 [Full LP vinyl rip]
Icons Of Filth
Plight (Full Album)
Icons Of Filth
Used Abused Unamused EP (1983)
Icons Of Filth
Fucked Up State
Icons Of Filth
A history of Anarcho Punk, 1980 - 1984. New Yourk 2004
Icons Of Filth
Brain Death EP
Icons Of Filth
Show Us You Care
Icons Of Filth
Live Castle & Falcon, Birmingham - 23/4/22 Full Set (Part 1 of 2)
Icons Of Filth
Show Us You Care
Icons Of Filth
Death Is The Only Release
Icons Of Filth
The Mortarhate Projects (1995)
Icons Of Filth
Nostradamnedus (2002)
Icons Of Filth
Plight (Full Album)
Icons Of Filth
02 Mentally Murdered
Icons Of Filth
06 Dividing Line
Icons Of Filth
One Second To Midnight / Midnight (Maloka Fest 2017 Dijon, France) [HD]
Icons Of Filth
Politricks
Icons Of Filth
13 Midnight
Icons Of Filth
Fool Britannia
Icons Of Filth
Fucked up State - Boston Arms 29/4/16
Icons Of Filth
The Filth & The Fury EP (1985)
Icons Of Filth
You'll Never Be Free - Off The Cuff - London - 21/10/16
Icons Of Filth
Ghetto Of Disillusion (w/lyrics)
Icons Of Filth
Fucked Up State - Paris - 02/08/2016
Icons Of Filth
Death is the Only release
Icons Of Filth
Demo Not On Her Majesty's Service 1982 ( FULL )
Icons Of Filth
Not on her majesty's service
Icons Of Filth
Nostradamnedus
Icons Of Filth
Fucked Up State - Moon Club, Cardiff, 15/11/14
Icons Of Filth
07 Now We're Getting Warmer
Icons Of Filth








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