The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement : UK & USA, 1979 - 1993

When Feral House first published the award-winning Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground , little was known about the "black metal" genre of music, or how many of its members were involved in the murder of citizens, the torching of churches, or its link to Fascist ideas. We've all heard about the racist form of skinhead punk music, but little do we know of the groups involved, and how they got involved in right-wing political movements. The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement is the first book to provide much more than mere photographs of the scene, documenting the bands, their members, the releases, shows, and infamous events. Robert Forbes and Eddie Stampton can authoritatively speak of the movement, obtaining first-hand material from members of the scene. This book covers both British and American bands, and even if you revile the movement, its ideas, and its music, this is an important piece of pop culture history. Feral House's controversial Lords of Chaos has sold over one hundred thousand copies. 1977-1979. The National Front ; The Leeds Punk Front ; The birth of RAC ; First London RAC concert at Conway Hall ; Skrewdriver, the punk years 1980-1982. Oi ; The Ovaltinees ; Peter and the Wolf ; Skunx Club ; Brutal Attack as a punk band ; Nicky Crane and the Afflicted ; The return of Skrewdriver, 'Back With a Bang' ; The story of Eddie Stampton ; Indecent Exposure ; British Standard ; Residency at the 100 Club 1983. The rebirth of RAC ; The Ovaltinees, British justice EP ; Skrewdriver, 'White power' ; The story of Steve Sargent ; Offensive Weapon ; Enter Brutal Attack 1984. Skrewdriver, 'Voice of Britain' ; White Noise Club ; Skullhead ; Skrewdriver, Hail the new dawn LP ; Concerts ; A Nazi interruption at Jubilee Gardens ; First RAC open-air festival ; New bands ; Violent end to the year 1985. Indecent Exposure ; Above the Ruins (Tony Wakeford, ex-Death in June) ; Electronic band The Final Sound ; Second RAC open-air festival ; Last Orders ; Skrewdriver, Blood and honour LP ; Ian Stuart locked up 1986. Albums by Brutal Attack and Public Enemy ; Peter Mathewson memorial gig ; Story of Jim the Skin ; The National Front splits ; Third RAC open-air festival ; Return of British Standard ; British Born ; Skinzines ; Story of Chris Hipkin (British Oi) ; New bands 1987. St George's Day open-air festival ; Vengeance ; Time of change ; Blood and honour, the magazine and movement ; First B & H gigs at the St. Helier Arms ; Skrewdriver, White rider LP ; Skullhead, White warrior LP 1988. No Remorse, This time the world LP ; Summer of concerts ; Skrewdriver, After the fire LP ; The movement grows 1989. Unity New Year's concert ; This time it's just a scuffle, Ian Stuart attacked ; Nazis in London ; Counter Culture ; A tidal flood of vinyl ; Two new albums from No Remorse ; Main Event 2, violence but 'the show goes on' ; Ian Stuart moves to the Midlands ; Rebelles Europeens ; English Rose and Lionheart releases 1990. Stigger ; Chad and the long arm of the law ; St. George's Day 1990 concert, Newcastle ; Kicking ZOG across America, No Remorse tour ; More vinyl releases ; Ian Stuart, solo releases and The Klansmen ; Brutal Attack split up ; Skullhead, Odin's law LP ; New bands, Razor's Edge ; Police clampdown 1991. Summer fun ; Concert at Northampton ends in trouble ; Public Enemy, Our weapon is truth LP ; Battlezone, Nowhere to hide LP ; Patriotic Ballads ; Ritorno a Camelot ; Disaster at Cottbus ; Paul Burnley and the Fourth Reich ; Last Chance tape ; Baldock, followed by arrests 1992. Tragedy strikes Violent Storm ; Concerts in the Midlands ; Skrewdriver, Freedom what freedom? LP ; Nicky Crane and betrayal ; Brutal Attack reform ; Aryan Fest ; New battle of Waterloo ; Neil Parish, renegade ; More Skrewdriver solo and side projects ; Mansfield White Christmas concert 1993. Kirk Barker and Charles Bronson ; Brutal Attack, London gigs ; Brutal Attack tour America and Canada ; Aryan Fest cancelled by biggest police operation since the miners' strike in the early '80s ; Skrewdriver play on ; Death of Ian Stuart and reaction ; Come the brand new day: Combat 18 Meanwhile, across the pond. Hammerskins ; Tom Metzger and WAR ; The Arresting Officers and The Allegiance ; Bound For Glory ; RAHOWA ; Detroit, Rival, The Rogues and White American Youth ; No Alibi ; Nordic Thunder ; Aryan Fest '92 ; Death of Eric Banks, former BFG ; Das Reich, Triumph of the will CD. Many people know about the racist form of skinhead punk music, but little is known about the groups involved and how they got involved in right-wing political movements. The White Nationalist Skinhead Movement is the first book to provide much more than mere photographs of the scene, documenting the bands, their members, the releases, shows and infamous events. Robert Forbes and Eddie Stampton can authoritatively speak of the movement, obtaining first-hand material from members of the scene. This book covers both British and American bands. Table of Contents 4 Introduction 7 Chapter One: 1977-1979 8 Chapter Two: 1980-1982 40 Chapter Three: 1983 78 Chapter Four: 1984 107 Chapter Five: 1985 152 Chapter Six: 1986 190 Chapter Seven: 1987 240 Chapter Eight: 1988 276 Chapter Nine: 1989 307 Chapter Ten: 1990 367 Chapter Eleven: 1991 405 Chapter Twelve: 1992 455 Chapter Thirteen: 1993 513 Chapter Fourteen: We're an American Band! 547 Acronym/Slang Glossary 606 Acknowledgments 607 This book does as no other book dares: provide an exhaustive history of the white nationalist skinhead movement