Los Fastidios

Los Fastidios represent today one of the European streetpunk scene’s most important bands. Formed in Verona (Italy) in late 1991, Los Fastidios, led by Enrico (well-known figure of the national scene and founder of the Italian label KOB Records) released a demo tape in 1992, and they asserted themselves into the European scene with the release of their first single “Birra OI ! e Divertimento”, EP sold out in a few months only, and with which the band got a great deal of good comments in Italy as well as abroad.

In October 1995, after they released their second EP “Banane e Scarponi”, the Verona guys were joined by Seby and Mendez, who already played in the Vicenza Punk Rock band Derozer, respectively as guitarist and bassist. The band (Los Fastidios) went ahead with its great ascent into the Italian and European streetpunk scene, partly thanks to the first album “Hasta La Baldoria” in 1996 (split LP shared with the italian band FFD), also thanks to the second EP “OI ! Gio”, but last but not least, mainly thanks to numerous gigs played in Italy and in Europe.

In September 1998, the second album “Contiamo su di voi !” was released on Kob Records, in association with the German label Mad Butcher Records and the Polish label Rock’N’Roller. In less than three years “Contiamo su di Voi” sold more than 8000 copies.
In the 2000, respectively in January and April, they released two new singles : “Radio Boots” and “Fetter Skinhead”, the latter being a split shared with the German band Stage Bottles from which Olaf, the saxophonist, was Los Fastidios ‘ special guest on one song. During the Fastidios’ European tour, Olaf was even the permanent guest on stage.

In 2001, the CD “1991-2001 Ten years tattooed on my Heart” was released. It is a tribute to Los Fastidios’ ten years of activity, and it includes all the band’s singles, compilation tracks, and two live tracks. Nearly simultaneously, a change of line-up has happened with the arrival of new members coming from the bands Oversight and Inerdzia : Paolino (Guitar/vocals), Filippo (Guitar/Vocals), Elena (Bass/Vocals) and Giacomo (Drum/Vocals) will play with Enrico (Vocals).

In november 2001 the band recorded the third album in the Westwood Recording Studio in Paderborn (D). The album “Guardo Avanti” out on december 2001 was produced by KOB Records in collaboration wih Mad Butcher Records and the polish label Jimmy Jazz Records. The year 2002 is very important for the band : a big italian and european tour (about 100 gigs in one year) and the recording of the first official videoclip (of the song “Rabbia dentro al cuore”) in rotation on the music televion channels.

In march 2003 two new musicians enter into the band, Denni (guitar/voice) and Alvise (bass/voice), they replace Filippo and Elena

May 2003: the single Ora basta (Kob Records / Mad Butcher Records) is out: it contains 4 new tracks with the cover song “Partisans” (Brigada Flores Magon and two video clips (“Rabbia dentro al cuore” and “Animal Liberation”)

August 2003: the film “Skinhead attitude” by the swiss director Daniel Schweizer is presented at the Film Festival in Locarno (CH), in this documentary about antiracist international skinhead scene there are live images taken in Krakow (P) and Geneve (CH) and interview at Los Fastidios beside other bands and singers like Laurel Aitken, Bad Manners, Roddy Moreno and the Oppressed, Jimmy Pursey, etc. The soundtrack cd, released by the german label Diggle Records, contains two Los Fastidios songs.

September 2003: Los Fastidios played at the Indipendent Day Festival in Bologna (the most important italian punk festival), on the main stage with Rancid, Cramps, Radio Birdman, Lagwagon, Mad Caddies and many more. In september in Buenos Aires (Argentina) the Amp Records releases a cd best of Los Fastidios distributed in south America. The cd “La verdadera fuerza de la calle” contains 4 songs for each album, 2 songs taken from the ep “Ora basta” and 4 live songs. The same cd, with a different title “Prawdziwa sila ulicy” is released in Poland by Jimmy Jazz Records and it is distributed in all the East Europe.

October 2003: Los Fastidios play for the third time at the Antiracist Festival in Geneve (CH)

 

November 2003: Los Fastidios with the french ska band Skarface and others italian KOB Records bands are at Kontro Ogni Barriera Festival, an itinerant festival for the 5 years of the label KOB Records.

 

December 2003: The band play at Punk & Disorderly Festival in Berlin (one of the most important european punk festivals) on the main stage with Discharge, Last Resort and many others. In december at the Blue Train Studio in Mira (Venice / Italy) the band is recording the “Siempre Contra” album out on the 31st of january 2004.

 

February 2004: the new european tour starts, the band is touring all over Europe (more than 100 shows in the 2004).

 

May 2004: the new videoclip of the song “Johnny & the queer boot boys” taken from the new album, is in rotation on the italian music channels

 

June 2004: the band is confirmed to the next Holidays in The Sun / Wasted Festival in Morecambe (UK) on may 2005

 

October 2004: the band recorded some shows to release the first official live album. It will coming on february 2005. In the same period it will be released a DVD with the band european tour images, interviews, etc.

 

November 2004: the band received in Faenza (I) at the indipendents labels meeting the recognition for the social engagement

 

25TH of march 2005: the first official live album “Sopra e sotto il palco Live ‘04” will be released on Kob Records and Mad Butcher Records and on the 4th of february the new European tour starts.

 

March 2005: the band releases the videoclip of the song “Antifa Hooligans” a football terraces video dedicated to all the anti-racist sport team supporters in the world

 

April, Mai, June 2005: the band had a great european tour (Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, UK, Norway, Sweden) to promote the new live album. Among other shows the band played at the Wasted Festival in Morecambe (UK) on the main stage with Angelic Upstarts, the Oppressed, The Undertons, and more great bands, at the Work Together Festival in Padova (I), at the Barricata Festival in Paris (F), at the Antifascist Meeting at the Blitz in Oslo. The band is confirmed for great summer events like the Force Attack Festival in Rostock (D), the Wasted Festival in Amsterdam (NL), the Etnika Rock Festival in Frosinone (I), the Mondiali Antirazzisti in Montecchio (Reggio Emilia – I).

 

1st September 2005: is the release date of the first official Los Fastidios DVD “On The Road….Siempre Tour) produced by Kob Records and Mad Butcher Records<br>

8th september 2005: a new guitar player enter into the band, SILVERIO The GodFather from Cosenza (guitar/voice) who replaces Denni.

 

September, October 2005 a new great european tour in Switzerland, Holland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Germany and Osterrich playing in great events like the Wasted Holidays in the Sun Festival in Amsterdam (NL), the Dead Fest in Linkoping (S), the Fire and Flames Festival in Goettingen (D), etc.

 

October 2005 the new videoclip of the song “Questa musica ci appartiene” is presented on the Rock Tv music television channel. The new clip is released by Anonym Productions.

 

December 2005 a new guitar player MURKY from Padova (playing in the punknroll band Human Tanga) substitues Paolino.

 

February 2006 the band start the new album studio recording at the Hate Studio in Vicenza (I). The new album will be out in may 2006 and it will be released by KOB Records in collaboration with Mad Butcher Records.

25th of april 2006 the new album REBELS’N’REVELS is out!!!

The Los Fastidios sound is a powerful melodic streetpunk which mixes classical 80’s British Punk-OI ! sounds with skanking rythms, everything sung in Italian. The lyrics come from the most cheerful street situations to more serious and involved matters which deal with social problems, such as battles against any form of discrimination, for the animal rights, for freedom and against the capitalistic system.

 

These last years, Los Fastidios have achieved great number of anti-racist intiatives and social causes,by taking part in various support gigs with collections in favour of Chiapas, for the workers, against racism, for the animal rights, against war, against capitalism and neoliberism, etc.

 

Over the last years, Los Fastidios have made a lot of tours, thanks to which they travelled all over Italy, but also in Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Euskadi, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Eire, Ulster and Canada.Thanks to these gigs the band received very good reviews.

 

The band shared the bill with great bands such as The Angelic Upstarts, Red London, Buzzcocks, Brigada Flores Magon, Skarface, Oxymoron, Rancid, Cramps, Lagwagon, The Business, UK Subs, Dr Ring Ding, Klasse Kriminale, Undertones, The Oppressed, Zona A, GBH, Discharge, Last Resort, Vibrators, Harries, Lurkers, Splodgenessabounds, Slackers, Stage Bottles, 8°6 Crew, Ex-Cathedra and many more.

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