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I was chatting with Ryoji from No Norms Records the other day about how Total Sham have gone under the radar a little for people. Who else is on the list?
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When I wrote about Total Sham in this article, which is one of my favorites I wrote this year, I also mentioned Ancient Filth from Boston. Stunning band with great lyrics. I think they deserve much more appreciation.

I also listen to a lot of bands from Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Basque Country, which I think are pretty well-known within their regional circles but are obviously slept on internationally.

When it comes to classic bands, I'm a huge fan of Riot/Clone. They were among the biggest influences on my veganism, even more than Conflict, yet they’re rarely mentioned when people talk about UK anarcho-punk from the ’80s. Still, they’re one of the longest-running and most relevant bands.
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Ancient Filth is another one! Should be much more known, maybe just lack of releases? Or consistency of output? The constant churn of 'content' wins again
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Kato! I had never heard them until tonight at Skull Fest. Really good
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Kato are awesome! A similar band that hasn't had a lot of attention is UK's Gamma. One of my favorites
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I guess no one here has ever heard of our little diy punk band called Stachel. We're from Utrecht/Netherlands, you can check us at stachel.bandcamp.com
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Justin_Opportunities wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:12 am Kato are awesome! A similar band that hasn't had a lot of attention is UK's Gamma. One of my favorites
Sick! I’ll check them out!
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Not sure if Youth Avoiders is slept on or not. I don't exactly have my fingers on the pulse of what's going on. But I really, really like them and wanted to share.

https://youthavoiders.bandcamp.com/album/relentless
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I had never heard of Ancient Filth but they’re deadly!

Also Ancient Lights from Brighton have a new lp coming out soon which will be brilliant I think. Pure Anarcho

https://ancientlightspunx.bandcamp.com/ ... te-wall-ep
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I feel Ashkara should get more love.


Me being a bowed instruments sucke, this and obviously feature a cello (I think, it could be a viola maybe?).
Anyway, some real emo crust apocalyptic vibes!
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