Rudimentary Peni
Death Church
Sealed Records


Originally released: 1983

Only just discovered this band, believe it or not, but they would have been in my wheelhouse from the beginning, as I like my HC kind of weird and adventurous at times. They are described loosely as an anarcho band, but they don’t follow the template in the least. You could argue that post punk and goth informs the atmosphere and compositions more so than straight ahead D-Beat or similar. Would recommend for the adventurous punk fan.

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