>> Damned

Of the first generation of British punk bands, the Damned were the most outrageous. The first punk band to issue a single, with "New Rose" barely edging the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." out for that disctinction. A mix of punk energy and over-the-top theatrics, the Damned's sound captured both the silly side and the driving push of early punk. Later albums would move away from the band's punk roots to explore stripped-down post-punk and Gothic sounds.

The Damned would emerge from a 15-year hiatus from the studio in 2001 with Grave Disorder.

News

The Damned Cancel U.S. Tour Oct 21, 2009
Vintage Video - The Damned Oct 21, 2009
Damned Plot U.S. Tour Mar 12, 2009
The Damned Unveil New Album Nov 11, 2008
The Damned Finally Pull Together a New Album Oct 08, 2008
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Interviews

Still Smashing It Up
Sep 03, 2001
At Aversion, we don't use the term "legendary" lightly, but for The Damned, just about everyone will agree it's applicable. Singer Dave Vanian talks about the band's first studio album in 15 years, the true spirit of punk and why he's okay with bubblegum three-chord rock. read more >>

Discography

Music For Pleasure (Frontier)
Not the Captain's Birthday Party (Frontier)
Music For Pleasure (Frontier)
Chaos Years (Cleopatra)
Testify EP (Cleopatra)
Shut It (Cleopatra)
Fiendish Shadows Live (Cleopatra)
Not of this Earth (Cleopatra)
Not of this Earth (Cleopatra)
Tales from the Damned (Cleopatra)
Strawberries (Cleopatra)
Damned Damned Damned (Frontier)
The Best of the Damned (Roadrunner)
Machine Gun Ettiquette (Roadrunner)
Sessions of the Damned (D.E.I.)
The Light at the End of the Tunnel (MCA)
Damned Damned Damned (Frontier)
Boxed Set (Cleopatra)
Sessions of the Damned (Fuel 2000 Records)
Grave Disorder (Nitro Records)
So Who's Paranoid? (The English Channel)