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Hey, Apollo! This is Horror! by The Punchers The Punchers are a modern-day "Boss/Skinhead Reggae" & Ska band based out of Moscow, Russia . The Punchers formed towards the tail-end of 2016 and consists of frontman Kirill Sosed , bassist Vladimir Jurin , drummer Stanislav Ikonov , guitarist Artem Piskun , former second guitarist Evgenly Balashov , and keyboard player Kamil Gazizov . As you may well remember, we previously covered The Punchers' 2018 debut EP, Punch from The Jungle, which was released on Artem Piskun 's own Magnetic Loft Records in collaboration with fellow Moscow -based label, Mangy Little Mut (MLM) Records . The Punchers are dead-set on continually making and releasing a unique brand of Skinhead Reggae dating back to the genre's original roots from 1969 with their mantra being "no peace, no love, just pure Aggro sounds!" The Punchers even stick to the oft-adopted 1969-1980's style choices of Skins , as seen by their ...

Punch From The Jungle by The Punchers Not many people know this, but aside from Jamaican Rocksteady/Ska music, Second Wave Reggae , actually, first started in London, England during the 1970-80's with the onslaught of Hardcore/Punk . Oftentimes, known as "Skinhead Reggae," the genre was largely supported and played by non-violent working class youth and was chronicled on a 2002 3-CD collection called Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set . Now, it appears as though Skinhead Reggae is experiencing a comeback, of sorts, in of all places, Moscow, Russia . The Witzard has recently showcased two Russian Library Music/Funk bands, The Great Revivers & The Soul Surfers , but I have to admit, this is the first time I've ever heard of any Punk/Hardcore -related music coming out of Russia . The artist in question is Moscow -based Skinhead Reggae group called The Punchers and they've just released their first physical release, Punch from The Jungle EP , on Magnetic Lof...