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April 2009

The Hawk's debut album 'Listen Outside The Box' is now available by digital download from all good online sources. 

April 2008

The Hawk's Run Rudeboy is due for release on 14th April, available by Digital Download from iTunes and all good download stores.

July 2007

Chief

Following the signing of hardcore punkers Chief to Total Sell Out/Greystone, expect their debut album out late 2007.

January 2007

The Hawk


The new single 'Wanna Be A DJ' is now mixed and due for release in the Spring of 2007.

November 2006

The Hawk


The Hawk finishes work on an dark old skool electro track featuring DJ Diamond Sire and MC Mad Man....watch this space for more news...

Sept 2006

The Hawk


All 3 tracks from Hajimete No Rekodo now available by digital download from iTunes, eMusic and all good online sources.......

August 2006

Coffin Nails

The Coffin Nails return to LA in September for 2 more shows at the Showcase Theatre in Corona, CA and Key Club, W Hollywood, CA.
See Gig Guide

July 2006

The Hawk

Hajimete No Rekodo, the debut single from The Hawk is played on BBC Radio 1. Rob Da Bank spins Candy Dream Dub on his Blue Room show and the Japanese shamisen flavoured track Puppets is played by Nerm on the BBC Asian Network show Electro East.

Feb 2006

The Mercury League

Following extensive airplay of The Mercury League's "The Joy Of Procrastinating And How To Spoil It" on Mark Davies' BBC Radio 1 show, The Lock Up, the band have a live session on the show booked for 14th February.

Jan 2006

The Mercury League

"The Mercury League have pulled the rabbit out of the hat and come up with one of the finest collections of melodic hardcore to have come out of this (or indeed any) country in recent memory and the best thing about it is that that statement contains not a trace of unnecessary hyperbole." - www.punktastic.com Reviewed: 20th December 2005
 

29th December 2005

Coffin Nails

AMP Magazine (American Music Press) has assembled a compilation CD containing the best Psychobilly bands around, including Nekromantix, Demented Are Go, Meteors, Quakes, Batmobile Coffin Nails and much more. Great packaging, band information and a fantastic price. This is the compilation you've been waiting for.
 

12th March 2005

Coffin Nails

The Coffin Nails have just had their cover version of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" released on the huge Japanese record label Avex Inc. The compilation is entitled "More Best Hit S.K.A.", and features tracks by Shootin' Goon, The Busters, [Spunge] and many more...

18th January 2005

Sup

Exciting news for all fans of punk rock as Total Sell Out have now signed the phenomenal up-and-coming band SUP. Fusing a mixture of punk and ska music, SUP already have a following in the underground scene.

10th January 2005

Total Sell Out Records

Greystone Records' new subsidiary label, Total Sell Out Records is a fantastic new underground punk and ska label from the people who brought you SkatePunk Reading. They will be concentrating on bringing you all of the best underground music from the Reading scene.

10th December 2004

Coffin Nails

EXCLUSIVE!!! - The Coffin Nails have just finished recording and mixed a cover version of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" for a Japanese record label. Please keep checking this page for more info soon.

1st November 2004

Coffin Nails

"Let's Wreck - The Gravest Hits" is finally released on Cherry Red/Anagram Records. Here's a review:

"I remember seeing this band years ago at The Klubfoot in London and was immediately impressed with their brand of Psychobilly though I must admit their humour did have something to do with it, as I always found that scene a little too macho on most part! This album is excellent and covers their history from their debut (Ein Bier Bitte) to last album (Hard As Nails) and if Psychobilly is your poison then this is an album you've gotta add to your collection. Some great tracks on here like 'Let's Wreck', 'She's A Moose', 'No Way', 'When I'm Drunk' and 'Girl Next Door'. Even their cover of 'Heartbreak Hotel' is pretty cool. For a band with so many line up changes the main man from the Coffin Nails 'Humungus' can be proud of the original Rock N Roll tunes they've been turning out for years. Buy this album and these guys on tour as they've plans to both Europe and The USA! (Anagram/Cherry Red) 10/10." - Full Frontal Recordings 2004

And here's the track listing: 1.Let's Wreck 2.Uncle Willy 3.Psycho Disease 4.Wind Up Dead 5.Penetration 6.If Only Mother 7.Heartbreak Hotel 8.Coffin Nails 9.Blubbery Love 10.She's A Moose 11.Carling Black Label 12.Skeleton Swamp 13.Inspector Clueso 14.Been Around The World 15.Ooh Aah 16.No Way 17.When I'm Drunk 18.Girl Next Door 19.Neurotic Dave 20.Hard As Nails 21.STD 22.Forbidden Love 23.Freaks Come Out At Night 24.Scared Of The Dark 25.Woke Up This Morning

29th October 2004

Coffin Nails

THE STORY OF THE COFFIN NAILS AND THE WRECKERS BALL 2004 (30/10/04):

The Coffin Nails agreed and signed to play the Wreckers Ball 8 months before the concert, the Coffin Nails name was used on the advertising for 6 months (the band were a headline act, third on the bill). The flights should have been booked months before the concert of course, but after much chasing the promoter eventually said he would send the money to the band the first week of October (less than a month before the show), so they could book the flights themselves. It didn't arrive, and 10 days before the concert (again, after much hassling) the promoter said it was cheaper to book the flights himself. So the Coffin Nails waited for confirmation, and they waited! Then 4 days before the show, the promoter said the flights were booked and he'd send the booking details etc. The band were of course a bit sceptical at this stage and phoned Virgin Atlantic to check. Guess what - no flights were booked! 3 days before the show the Nails got some flight details through. So they rang Virgin again, the flights were reserved, but were not paid for! Then just two days before the concert the band got an email from the promoter to say "Ok this is not going to work.....it was a big screw up from the beginning."

So the Coffin Nails would like to apologise to anyone attending the Wreckers Ball in Los Angeles expecting to see them play, and strongly advise any band promoter, tour agent, or gig goer, to have nothing to do with Manuel Lepe the promoter of the Wreckers Ball. We have also heard similar stories from other bands on the scene about this promoter. Coffin Nails

24th October 2004

Coffin Nails

Thanks to all those who went to the Coffin Nails/Nekromantix show at the Boxing Club in Reading last week (the Coffin Nails home towm). Also thanks to Adam at Skatepunk Reading for putting the show on. Humungus was a little worse for ware (or 10 pints of Stella), did anyone notice? The venue was pretty much sold out, and the pit got on their backs and wrecked to Psycho Disease (yeah some of you remember)!!!.

Also, there's a couple of new photos added to the website's Hot Rod page! More updates coming soon.

30th August 2004

Coffin Nails

The Coffin Nails pley with Demented Are Go, Long Tall Texans and others at Mental Hell's Satanic Stomp in Bochum, Germany. Very busy show it was too. Humungus arrived from the airport literally 10 minutes before show time (what 's a soundcheck anyway?).

Click here for photos.

8th November 2003

Coffin Nails

Back in Germany, and the band play the 13th Mental Hell Satanic Stomp in
Gutosloh with Frenzy and Space Cadets. Humungus signs a contract agreeing
to only have 1 beer before playing (dont worry though, he had about 15
beers on stage!!!).

15th July 2003

Coffin Nails

The first reviews of the new album appear, this one from Mental Hell,
Germany:
HARD AS NAILS brings the guys back to their roots. After the last CD being
a bit too much 60s style, this new CD will rock your socks off if you like
old style Psychobilly! The title song tells the story of our life.
Wrecking and tattoing.
A song like STD tells us that Humungus is a really sick brain. The sound
and rhythm kicks all trough the record.
You will find yourself back in the old times. Two upright bass songs make
the record complete.
Good stuff!

30th June 2003

Coffin Nails

Humungus Opens His Own Tattoo Shop
TAT2-U, 56 Station Hill, Reading, UK

Humungus (Coffin Nails Front-man) - AKA Klunky
It was klunkys passion for music and the 80's punk/psychobilly scene that
was the inspiration of himself becoming tattooed. Born in '66, he went to
Ian of Reading at his Sailsbury Road studio for his first tattoo in 1985.
Like many others, it was the beginning of many years under the needle.
Being a regular customer to Ians they forged a friendship and so entrusted
Ian a free reign to express his ideas. The result - some amazing work from
the award winning artist. Klunky became part of the crew involved in the
highly successful Expo which was held in Dunstable which ran for many
years. During these years Ian expanded his studio taking on many talented
artists along the way. In 1996 he approached klunky to work in the studio
as his apprentice and in 1997 he took on the role full time. After 7 years
working with some of the worlds most respected and talented tattoo artists
Klunky took the plunge and opened his own studio in June 2003.

16th June 2003

Coffin Nails

The new album Hard As Nails is released on 16th June 2003 and Greystone Records largest order to date is shipped to the U.S.

31st May 2003

Coffin Nails

Fresh from the studio the Nails perform 4 UK and 4 German dates in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated release of their new album HARD AS
NAILS.

16th March 2003

Cookers

Old-skool hip hop, Prangsta-rappers, the Cookers get off to a flying start this year. Firstly supporting the likes of King Prawn then headlining shows in both Reading and the White Horse, High Wycombe.

23rd November 2002

Coffin Nails

The boys perform a sell-out show in Northern Germany with Nekromantix and Tiger Army. This was one awesome show, psychobilly very much alive in Europe!

7th September 2002

Mister Pringle

The UKs premier ska-punk outfit continue to tour hard, the last few months
have seen them play with the likes of Lightyear, 4 Fingers, Uncle Brian,
Coffin Nails and Capdown.

21st May 2002

Coffin Nails

Approximately 450 people attend the concert in Marktredwitz, Germany on 19th May 2002. Check out Coffin Nails site for photos.

Mister Pringle

The band get the first radio play of their forthcoming album by Steve Lamacq on Radio 1. The track "K4D" (not KID Steve!) is played. Release date for the album is now 17th June 2002.

8th April 2002

Cookers

"C.O.O.K.E.R.S." is played by Steve Lamacq on Radio 1

26th Feb 2002

Coffin Nails

Finally the long awaited studio album 'Out For The Weekend'. Recorded in Greystone's very own studio the 'Dawg House'. UK release date is MONDAY 22ND APRIL 2002. The album contains some up-tempo punk anthems as you have come to expect from the band. 'Been Around Again' with its obvious ska influences and 'King Of The Mosh's laid back swing sound also show how diverse the band can be. Front-man Humungus is on top form with both vocals and guitar and the Mad Man plays both electric and double bass on the album.

Cookers

At last the release date of Monday 22nd April 2002 has been set. UK distribution is by Pro-Sonic (through Plastic Head).

Mister Pringle

The UK's best SKACORE band coming soon. Fund-A-Mentalist is released Monday 20th May 2002

1st Feb 2002

Coffin Nails

Some European live dates confirmed so keep checking the Nails web site for info.

Cookers

Should have a release date for the debut album in the next couple of weeks...

Mister Pringle

Newest signing to Greystone Records is SKACORE outfit Mister Pringle. Recording is now complete for their debut album 'Fund-A-Mentalist' so expect to see it in the shops in a few months time.

1st Dec 2001

Coffin Nails

'Mental Hell' German Mini Tour - Thanks to all those who went to the shows and sold out three of the 4 dates - see the GIGS page on the bands web site for some interesting photos! The band would like to apologize for not having pre-release copies of their new album for sale as promised.