Blitz
Punk, skin band from the early 1980's. From New Mills, Derbyshire, England Blitz was labelled as a punk band even though two members were skinheads and the other two were punks. They were enthusiastically championed by Sounds Magazine writer Garry Bushell, though guitarist Nidge would later go on to denounce Bushell.
Although considered an influential Oi! band, the band members simply described themselves as a punk band. They signed to the record label No Future in 1981, and their first release was the 7" EP All Out Attack.
Several years after the original Blitz lineup split, guitarist Alan "Nidge" Miller recruited new members and performed concerts under the Blitz name. On February 10, 2007, Nidge Miller was hit by a car and died instantly after accidently walking on to a freeway after a show in Austin, Texas.
No Future Records, Blitz Records, SOS Records
Blitz, formed in 1980 from New Mills, Derbyshire, England. Blitz became one of the best Oi! bands from the early 80's, as well as being one of the first street punk bands. The band consisted of two punks and two skins, and their intentions were to bring unity between both tribes. 'All Out Attack' was released by 'No Future Records' in 1981, 1000 copies were pressed and quickly sold out every copy. Even still today it's pretty hard getting a copy of the original EP. The following year 'No Future' released what it would be Blitz masterpiece 'Voice Of A Generation' LP, which did not included tracks from 'All Out Attack'. About that same year the band started having numerous changes in their line up. In 1983 the band released their second full-length album 'Second Empire Justice' LP once again by No Future. Their fans were dissapointed and Blitz has changed their style, they were no longer a Punk band. The band came to an end in the early 90's due to musica differences among band memebers. In 2007 guitarrist/songwritter Alan "Nidge" Miller recruited new members and performed gigs under the same name. That same year Blitz did a tour in the U.S. and it led to a catastrophe. Miller was struck by a car and died on the impact while trying to walk in the freeway after a show in Austin, Texas (R.I.P.). Since then the band called it a quit. Blitz albums still sells that if they just came out, the band has sold over thousands of records all over the globe and still one of most covered band by many. I hope you love this EP as much as I do.
Official Productions
1981 - All Out Attack - EP
1982 - Never Surrender / Razors in the Night 7"
1982 - Warriors 7"
1982 - Voice of a Generation - LP
1983 - New Age / Fatigue 7"
1983 - Solar / Husk 7"
1983 - Second Empire Justice - LP
1983 - Telecommunications / Teletron 7"
1988 - Blitzed - An All Out Attack - LP
1989 - The Killing Dream - LP
1993 - Best of Blitz -CD
1994 - Blitz Hits -CD
1999 - The Complete Blitz Singles Collection
2000 - Voice of a Generation: The No Future Years
2001 - Punk Singles & Rarities 1980-83
2005 - Never Surrender (Best Of)
Samplers
1981 - Carry on Oi
1982 - Punk And Disorderly (Someone's Gonna Die)
1987 - Seeds IV Punk
1996 - The Crazy World of Punk
???? - Oi! Chartbusters Vol 1-2-3-4