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ALBUM REVIEW: Gimp Fist – Blood (Sunny Bastards)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist<\/strong>, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, have been one of the leading lights in the UK\u2019s street-punk movement for more than a decade now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonny on guitar, Chris on bass and Mike on drums have a devoted\nfanbase at home, and many more abroad, thanks to their heart-on-the-sleeve punk\nanthems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve hardly put a foot wrong since releasing their first album One Tribe <\/strong>on their own label back in 2007, and this seventh full length comes just two years after their last one, Never Give Up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood <\/strong>was launched at Rebellion Festival<\/strong> in Blackpool last month, and it\u2019s 16 slices of punchy, upbeat music which preach positivity, and the struggle of the working man to survive \u2013 all in a touch under 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist at Rebellion Festival 2019 in Blackpool. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s seen the band this year will already have heard half a dozen of these songs, with Pressure<\/strong>, The Fight In You<\/strong>, Easy Target<\/strong> and All That I Can Take<\/strong> all debuted live. They\u2019re all typical Gimp Fist songs, quick-paced, with surging guitar, driving bass and propulsive drums, and choruses you can\u2019t help but sing along to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s the songs I hadn\u2019t heard which stood out for me; the catchy More Than An Army<\/strong> addresses material wealth (\u201cIf you\u2019ve got health and happiness\/You\u2019re a winner every time\u201d), while Kick Start<\/strong> extols the joys of discovering punk long after its 1977 heyday (\u201csitting in your living room, faces aglow\/Listening to the Clash on your parents\u2019 stereo\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was unsure about Blood<\/strong>, the title track, when\u00a0 first heard it played live. It\u2019s a slower song, but now I\u2019m certain it\u2019s one of the best songs they\u2019ve written, confessing \u201cI know I didn\u2019t turn out the way you wanted me to be\u2026One day I\u2019ll make you proud\/Just you wait and see.\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gimp Fist bassist Chris Wright. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gimp Fist are a band who eschew taking any political or religious stance, but that doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t care; Angry & Frustrated<\/strong> and Political Manipulation<\/strong> (Never before have I ever seen\/Truth in an MP\u2019s eyes\u201d) are two of the radgiest songs they\u2019ve ever recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But their message is one of unity, not division, and in these\ntroubled times – when the Brexit debate is tearing the country apart and\nturning ordinary people against each other – perhaps we\u2019d all do well to take\nheed. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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