Brutal Knights are a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The band has been described as having a "raw" punk rock-and-roll sound reminiscent of early-1980s hardcore. Brutal Knights are also known for their humorous lyrics, written by vocalist Nick Flanagan. Flanagan is also a comedian, and sometimes performs stand-up at their shows. According to Flanagan, guitarist Jon Sharron writes most of the music.

Brutal Knights, along with Fucked Up

Fucked Up

Fucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for the album The Chemistry of Common Life.-History:The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001...

, Career Suicide, and Terminal State are part of a burgeoning hardcore punk scene in Toronto which has been the subject of recent attention. In 2006 they were voted "Best Punk Band" by Toronto’s Now Magazine

NOW (magazine)

Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....

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Singles and EPs

• "Living By Yourself" (LP/CD, 2008, Deranged / P. Trash)
• "My Life, My Fault" (7", 2008, Spin the Bottle)
• "Breakdown" (7", 2007, Perpetrator)
• "Life ain't cool" (7", 2007, Riff Raff)
• "Not Fun" (7", 2007, Deranged)
• "Terrible Evenings" (7", 2007, P. Trash)
• Split (with Western Dark) (7", 2005, Classic Bar)

Albums

• "Blown 2 Completion
  Blown 2 Completion
  Blown 2 Completion is the third LP from Toronto Punk band Brutal Knights released in Canada on Deranged Records.-Track Listing:#'Take Breaks' - 1:32#'I Hate Chores' - 1:25#'Bad Choice' - 1:28#'P.O.W M.I.A.' - 1:11#'I'll S Your D' - 1:20...
  
  " (LP/CD, 2010, Deranged)
• "Feast of Shame" (CD, 2007, Deranged)
• "The Pleasure Is All Thine" (LP/CD, 2006, Deranged)

External links

• Brutal Knights on Myspace
• Brutal Knights on CBC Radio 3