From Profane Existence:

"Back in 2005, Insurgence Records had a fifth-anniversary party in Toronto. Not content to just sit back and let this milestone pass by, Insurgence brought in the almighty antifascist skinhead legends THE OPPRESSED all the way from Wales for their one and only North American show, plus Montreal’s mighty PROWLERS as an added bonus. As you can expect, the show was sold out as skins and punks from across the continent flooded the streets of Toronto. I was supposed to go, but it fell through. I was disappointed, as were countless others. Thankfully, Insurgence did the right thing and put the OPPRESSED and the PROWLERS performances onto DVD for us poor bastards who missed out. This disc features both bands’ sets in their entirety shot with multi-cameras and recorded live off the soundboard. The footage is great, the sound is perfect. Both bands put on a stellar performance. I was hoping for some bonus features though, but there aren’t any. Oh well, the bands stand up well enough on their own! (DI)"

Available at www.insurgence.net

From Maximumrocknroll...

The Blackout Brigade
Death And Dishonesty

Right on! Another solid release from Canada's premier street punk rock 'n' roll label out of Toronto! Insurgence has been consistently putting out top-notch material from some of the world's finest and best known left-leaning bands including ANGELIC UPStarts and THE OPPRESSED and THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE fits right in quite nicely for being relative newcomers. The music is tight and melodic with lots of chugga-chugga guitars layered with catchy leads and there are loads of big chanting/sing-along chourses. Highly recommended for any fan of really agressive and melodic streetpunk (ML)

OUT NOW ON INSURGENCE RECORDS...DEATH AND DISHONESTY...DEBUT FROM THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE



From the depths of the cold Canadian Prairies lurk the beer-fuelled, whiskey-driven, sing-along tales of the hardship, abuse and woe that is Blackout Brigade.

Formed after the breakup of the Oi/Hardcore sensation, The Knockarounds and the disbanding of the soulful '77 street punk style of The Crackdown, these outcasts quickly started putting a new set together, blending the two ex-bands' songs and influences into one formidable outlet of rage and angst.

With a live sound like brass knuckles to an ear drum and faces that only a blind mother could tolerate, this quintet of working class lowlifes have been packing clubs, dropping jaws and slaying critics since the first show in the summer of 2008. They've never looked back.

A tri-vocal assault of catchy street choruses inspired by overseas rockers the likes of Cocksparrer, The Bones and Discipline fused with the energy and angst from American punk/hardcore bands like Blood For Blood and Agnostic Front. The Blackout Brigade play a hard-rocking, no bullshit style of street rock-n-roll, comprised of breakneck bass lines, panty-melting guitar solos, and fist-pounding anthemic vocals. This band is sure to keep your head rocking and the bottles dropping.

Check out THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE and give the tune "Open Scars" a listen...amazing.

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The Oppressed / The Prowlers
Live in Toronto - 4.30.05
IR DVD026

BROTHERHOOD is the official video of the legendary one-off North American performance of THE OPPRESSED, supported by Montreal's top ranking skinhead band, THE PROWLERS. These two powerhouse acts give it their all at a party weekend in Toronto to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Insurgence Records.

The performance was shot with three cameras and recorded live off the deck. Both sets are presented here intact, including never-before released tracks from both bands.

If you weren't one of the many die-hards that trekked across the continent to attend this show, you won't have to live out the rest of your life in total regret. This DVD will make it seem like you were there, minus the booze and aggression!

Head over to the INSURGENCE RECORDS website to order.

Cheers!

Head on over to the new and improved INSURGENCE RECORDS website! Great new design and a new easy-to-use webstore too. Get your Digital Downloads directly from us!

Coming shortly...music from Winnipeg's THE BLACKOUT BRIGADE, Toronto's THE CLASS ASSASSINS, Quebec's ESCLAVES SALARIES, a REDSKINS retrospective and, finally, the release of the Insurgence Records 5th Birthday Bash DVD featuring THE OPPRESSED and THE PROWLERS.

Stay tuned, stay very very tuned!

Reviews of Insurgence bands from the latest issue of PROFANE EXISTENCE. A zine well worth supporting. Pick up a subscription, you get at least one or two free CDs with each copy of the zine!!

DEATH IN CUSTODY - Infected With Rage CD
This disc flys by you so fucking fast that you don't know what the hell hit you! Eleven tracks spat out in fourteen fucking minutes! This 4 piece outfit hail from Detroit, MI and you can tell that they are heavily influenced by NEGATIVE APPROACH and early AGNOSTIC FRONT. The music is tight and heavy and the vocals have a definate 80s sound to them. Thumbs up! (Ken Ciderpunk)
Insurgence Records / 2 Bloor St. W. Suite 100-184 / Toronto, Ontario/ M4W 3E2 Canada // www.insurgence.net

THE FALLOUT - Dismantlement CD
I really enjoyed their interview in the last issue and equally enjoyed this CD too. A breath of fresh air, with their catchy 70's punk styled songs. Good quality, full of hooks and great songs. Really well thought out lyrics and they have a great political view and plenty of attitude. (Mel Hughes)
Insurgence Records / 2 Bloor St. W. Suite 100-184 / Toronto, Ontario/ M4W 3E2 Canada // www.insurgence.net

THE PRESS The Complete Press 1984-1994 CD
Let me start by saying Oi! is not really my thing. I've always felt it was something of a nebulous concept and if a song doesn't have someone shouting Oi! at some point I just assume it's plain old punk (like that's a bad thing). But with that said, this collection of 15 tracks is a solid listen. Despite their heritage these guys remind me a more of WIPERS and SOCIAL DISTORTION than THE CLASH or THE BUSINESS, but that's just me. This stuff is catchy as hell and I think I'll be singing along in a matter of days. The songs are mostly about the working class blues, hanging out in bars, and giving the bosses their just desserts. Also, there's a song with klaxons, so this CD is automatically a winner in my book. Includes a sweet foldout lyric sheet/show flyer. Cool. (Matt Indignant)
Insurgence Records / 2 Bloor St. W. Suite 100-184 / Toronto, Ontario/ M4W 3E2 Canada // www.insurgence.net

All Insurgence releases are available via the Insurgence website, Itunes, Interpunk, etc.

From the latest SUBURBAN VOICE blog..check it out and listen to or download Al’s radio show SONIC OVERLOAD as well...


DEATH IN CUSTODY-Infected With Rage (Insurgence, CD)

I played a little word game while playing this long-overdue release from Detroit maulers Death In Custody (their previous demo came out quite awhile ago). I played a little word game while blasting this on the stereo and wrote down various impressions while listening and came up with "agitation," "mean," "toughness," "no BS." I mean, start with the title. That tells you right there this ain’t no garden party. Death In Custody come right at ’ya with a tough, about-to-explode hardcore sound that has a brawny approach but avoids the chug/breakdown element. Instead, part of the influence comes from older Boston and NYC hardcore and I was thinking that before hearing their cover of Last Rights-via-Slapshot’s "Do What You Want." A lyrical line that sums it all up? "That smirk that covers your face is where my boot will find its place." That’s from "Done," it’s about an asshole boss and there’s also reference made to said individual "staring down the barrel of a gun." Subtle. That’s one word that didn’t make my list. (2 Bloor St. W, Suite 100-184, Toronto, ON M4W 3E2, CANADA, www.insurgence.net)



The CD is available directly from INSURGENCE RECORDS, as well as from Interpunk, Itunes, etc...

Cheers!

The March 2008 issue of MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL has 2007 Best Of lists...Insurgence Records came in third on Swingin' Ramsey Kanaan's list!


"3. Insurgence Records

It's definately not a competition, but Canada's INSURGENCE RECORDS comes a close third. They've issued some wonderful complete collections, including that of NYC's THE PRESS...America's first Oi! band who actually had a brain, and founder of S.H.A.R.P (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice). Then, of course, there was the Skinhead Times collection by THE OPPRESSED, a Welsh skin band who, inspired by THE PRESS, founded S.H.A.R.P in the UK. Skinhead Times collects all their originals from the '80s and the '90s on two discs. To be honest, this came out in 2005, but I just got it for review in 2007! And, not to be left out Insurgence (who only release explicitely left-wing/anti-fascist/working class outfits) did a 'new'record with THE FALLOUT. Not skinheads, but smart as fuck pop-punks that sound like a frenetic J-Church with similarly intelligent, wordly and personal concerns..."

Check out these and other great outfits at INSURGENCE RECORDS

Thanks Ramsey, and Cheers!