Trade Unions

Love the Italians. One thing is for sure, you'll find a vast and developed Oi! scene there with regular gigs with local support + abroad. Trade Unions is one of Italian local oi! bands, that aren't that famous abroad, but they have their audience in north Italy. The band was found in Livorno in the year 2004. They made 2 albums over the years, "Aumenta la rabbia" in 2005 and a brand new one few months ago "Acciaio, Salmastro E Sudore". They are a RASH band that can be read out from their name. Dealing similar lyrics about the proletarian - working class. Still going strong in Italy. Check them out.

http://www.myspace.com/tradeunions

Video:
Trade Unions - Spezza Le Catene

Discography:
Aumenta la rabbia [2005]
Acciaio, Salmastro E Sudore [2011]

5MDR

5MDR or Cinque Minuti Di Rivolta is an Oi! band from Savona, Italy. 5MDR is band that was born from the ashes of a punk project started in 2005. The band didn't began seriously until the year 2008 when they did a few shows under the name of 5MDR. Shortly after they released their Demo "Stato Di Allerta" and began doing shows with notable and less notable italian Oi! bands like Los Fastidios, Klasse Kriminale, Roll Call, Cervelli Stanki, S-Contro and others. In 2010 they released their LP "Via di Qua" featuring some songs from the demo and a cover of Nabat's "Nichilistaggio". The band is dealing with rebellious, street life, working class, fooball and other Oi! topics. Also, do i have to say that they are antifascist? Ofcourse, they are. Really a great band, extremely underrated, but they are getting more and more attention. Enjoy the Savona boys.

http://www.myspace.com/5mdr

Video:
5MDR - Da solo

Discography:
Stato Di Allerta [2008]
Via di Qua [2010]

Azione Diretta

Azione Diretta is an Oi! band from Perugia, Italy. They are a young band on the Italian Oi! scene. Their name is inspired by the anarchist slogan\political view of "Direct Action", so they are an antifascist band. Lyrics are dealing ofcourse the working class, football topics and higher ideals worth fighting for. They got only one release "Rabbia" in 2007. Haven't heard from this band a long time, so i hope they are still playing and will come with some new songs in the near future. Enjoy.

http://www.myspace.com/azionediretta

Video:
Azione Diretta - Rabbia

Discography:
Rabbia [2007]

Nabat

Nabat is an classic Italian Oi! band coming from laida\ugly Bologna. They are one of the first oi! bands on the Italian ground formed in 1979., that made a huge impact. The same year Nabat played their first gig in an anarchist centre (don't know if their name was taken from the Ukraine's anarchist organisation Nabat) with other punk groups freshly formed in Bologna. They first released a demo in 1981, a split tape with Ripp Off (also Bologna Oi!), after that their famous EP "Scenderemo Nelle Strade" the same year. In 1983 their second EP was out "Laida Bologna". In the upcoming years the problem in England and Europe spread wide with the fascist picture of skinhead subculture began, so there was tension and bigger gaps between the punk and skins so Nabat did some shows and projects spreading the "unity". In 1985 their released their first LP "Un altro giorno di gloria" dedicated to Nelson Mandela and few more racist fighters. After that the band wasn't that active, released their final LP in 1996 "Nati per niente". Their guitarist published a book "Skinhead - lo stile della strada" about the skinhead movement history and particular reference to the Italian skinheads. The vocalist made a project band Steno & Laida Bologna Crew, but did only several shows under that name. The band is still playing, did a show on the Croatian fest Monteparadiso 2009 in Pula, but i didn't caught them, but there is still time, enjoy.

http://www.cotd.it/nabat/index.html


Video:
Nabat - Tempi Nuovi


Discorgaphy:
Nabat & Rip Off - Split (1981)
Scenderemo Nelle Strade EP [1981]
Laida Bologna EP [1983]
Un altro giorno di gloria [1985]
Nati per niente [1996]

S-Contro

"Siamo gli S-contro veniamo da Torino", so as they say S-Contro is an Italian Oi! band coming from ofcourse Turin. They began playing sometime in the late 90's, and recorded their first EP "L'inizio" in the year 2001. After that, they did 2 more albums "America Assassina" in 2003 and  "King of Fools" in 2007. The band is still alive and kicking, doing shows, but don't know about new releases. S-Contro have an anarchist and an antifascist stance. Typical Italian oi band with a sound similar to bands like Youngang, 5MDR and other bands from this area. If you like the Italian Oi! scene, this is definitely a band for your hard disk and your ears.

http://www.myspace.com/scontro

Video:
S-Contro - S-Contro

Discography:
L'inizio [2001]
America Assassina [2003]
King of Fools [2007]

S-Molest

S-Molest is an Italian Oi! band coming from Roma. They were formed sometime in the year 2007, so they are a new band on the scene. They are part of the RASH Roma although their lyrics don't deal with antifascism so directly. They made 2 albums, the first one is "Ao! The Album" in 2009., and the second "La nostra vita" in 2010. One month from now, they are playing in Marseille, looking forward to see their guitar player, and to hear them live.

http://www.myspace.com/smolest

Video:
S-Molest - Skinhead San Lorenzo 

Discography:
Ao! The Album [2009]
La nostra vita [2010]

Gavroche

Gavroche is a streetpunk\oi band from Santena (near Turin), Italy. The band started playing in the year 2004., and in 2005 they relesead their first work "Santena Oi!". 2 more releases in 2008 "Ragazzo Come Noi", and the latest, came out this month "Spettatori della Distruzione". Lyrics are dealing with oi topics and everyday life situations and problems. They were in Vrbovec (near Zagreb) Croatia along with Bull Brigade so i had a chance to see them live. One thing more i can recall is that their music is fast and filled with energy, so they put up a good show.Pic from Vrbovec (MP).


http://www.myspace.com/gavrochestreetpunk

Video:
Gavroche - Gavroche

Discography:
Santena Oi! [2005]
Ragazzo Come Noi [2008]
Spettatori della Distruzione [2010]

Erode

Erode is an Italian melodic streetpunk\oi! band from Como. They were formed sometime in the mid 90's as they relesead their first EP in 1995 "Orgoglio Proletario", following two more EP's, "Al Volga non si arriva" in 1996 and one more "Al popolo tradito". In 2004 their LP was finally released "Tempo che non ritorna" with the material from the EP's and some new songs. After that the band split and went their own ways. They are a communist band in the right choice of words, because of their lyrics mostly for the working class\proletariat and similar topics of their songs.

Video:
Erode - Europa

Discography:
Tempo che non ritorna [2004]

Ennecibbi

Ennecibbi (Na Cosa Brutta) are a RASH oi! band from Modena\Roma, Italy. They are playing since 2008 as far as i know and are a new band on the scene. Their only album "Il Giorno Verrà" came out in 2009. Their songs include antifascism, drinking, street life\skinhead life...



http://www.myspace.com/ennecibbi

Video:
Ennecibbi- Storia Triste

Discography:
Il Giorno Verrà [2009]