Oxblood "Under The Boot + More Violence!" LP

Oxblood erupted with a blitz of releases between 1992 and 1994, swiftly positioning themselves among the vanguard of the American Oi! scene. On the strength of their self-titled 1992 demo recorded at Don Fury’s legendary studio, Oxblood approached Headache Records, which was, at the time, a rapidly growing imprint releasing some of the best punk and Oi! from bands in and around New York and New Jersey. Headache agreed to put out a 7” EP, but rather than use tracks from the demo, the band enlisted the services of their contemporaries and friends, The Templars, who had a home studio out on Long Island where Oxblood could record.

They completed a handful of songs during the session, four of which would be included on the seminal “Under the Boot” EP, a record so urgent and insistent that it simultaneously introduced Oxblood to the scene at large and secured their legacy for decades to come. Entitled “Under the Boot + More Violence,” this new compilation LP also collects the band’s contribution to their 1994 split 7” with The Templars, a pair of comp tracks from 1993, and eight previously unreleased tracks from a 1992 recording session at an unknown studio, sourced from a recently unearthed tape reel that had been long forgotten. “Under the Boot + More Violence” is a companion release to the “Oi! NYC Skins” LP that contained the demo and three different tracks from the aforementioned 1992 recording session. Together, these two LPs form the definitive reissues of Oxblood’s classic era recordings, showcasing the band’s combative disposition with 16 tracks of unparalleled intensity and raw aggression.