Skullhead
Encyclopedia
Skullhead was a 1980s English
Rock Against Communism
band from the Newcastle
area. Along with Brutal Attack, Skrewdriver
and No Remorse
, they are one of the most notable bands of that genre. Led by Kevin Turner, they started out as an Oi!
-style band and then adopted elements from heavy metal music
and other types of rock music
. Skullhead sang songs mostly about British pride, Nordic
god
s and anti-capitalism
. The members referred to themselves as a Third Position
band.
After becoming inactive in the white power skinhead scene, Turner became a tattoo
artist and techno
music MC under the moniker MC Techno T. He has performed at some of the biggest rave
clubs in England, including After Dark in South Shields and The Colosseum in Norton, Stockton. He has also featured on several releases with Trace Troopers. The Sunderland Echo exposed MC Techno T as a former member of Skullhead. Turner and a new lineup of Skullhead released the album Return to Thunder in 2002.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Rock Against Communism
Rock Against Communism
Rock Against Communism started out as series of white power rock concerts in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s, and is also a name for the subsequent music genre. Despite its name, RAC song lyrics rarely focus on the specific topic of anti-communism...
band from the Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
area. Along with Brutal Attack, Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver was an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. They later evolved into one of the first neo-Nazi rock bands, playing a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement and becoming known as the most prominent white power skinhead...
and No Remorse
No Remorse (band)
No Remorse was a British neo-Nazi rock band formed in 1986 led by white power skinhead singer Paul London, aka Paul Burnley. They were associated with Ian Stuart's Blood & Honour group....
, they are one of the most notable bands of that genre. Led by Kevin Turner, they started out as an Oi!
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
-style band and then adopted elements from heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and other types of rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. Skullhead sang songs mostly about British pride, Nordic
Norsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...
god
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
s and anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism
Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system....
. The members referred to themselves as a Third Position
Third Position
Third Position is a revolutionary nationalist political ideology that emphasizes its opposition to both communism and capitalism. Advocates of Third Position politics typically present themselves as "beyond left and right", instead claiming to syncretize radical ideas from both ends of the...
band.
After becoming inactive in the white power skinhead scene, Turner became a tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
artist and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
music MC under the moniker MC Techno T. He has performed at some of the biggest rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
clubs in England, including After Dark in South Shields and The Colosseum in Norton, Stockton. He has also featured on several releases with Trace Troopers. The Sunderland Echo exposed MC Techno T as a former member of Skullhead. Turner and a new lineup of Skullhead released the album Return to Thunder in 2002.
Discography
- White Warrior LP (Unity Records, 1987)
- White Noise - We want the Airwaves 12" EP with PALAZARD (A-side "Look ahead" by Skullhead; B-side "Red Light Runaway" by Palazard) (White Noise Records, 1988)
- Blame the Bosses / Celtic Warrior; Unemployed Voice 7" EP with VIOLENT STORM (Third Way, 1989)
- Odins Law LP (United Records, 1989)
- Rose of England / Townmoor festival 7" single (Street Rock 'N' Roll [sub-label of Rock-O-Rama RecordsRock-O-Rama RecordsRock-O-Rama was a German record label started in 1980 by Herbert Egoldt. The label folded in 1994 after a police raid.Egoldt bootlegged 1950s rockabilly recordings in the early 1970s before starting the Rock-O-Rama mail order service, which was the first significant source for English and American...
], 1989) - Blame the bosses / Look ahead 7" single (Street Rock 'N' Roll, 1990)
- Cry of pain LP (United Records, 1991)
- Victory Or Valhalla Mini-LP (Rebelles EuropeénsRebelles Européens (WP rock label)Rebelles Européens was one of the most prominent white power rock record labels in the 1980s, along with German Rock-O-Rama Records. The label was formed in Brest, France by PNFE activist Bodilis Gael in 1987. Before Gael formed the label, he was a manager of French Rock Against Communism band...
, 1992) - Ragnarok (Victory Or Valhalla) full-length CD including R.E. LP + demos (ISD [Ian Stuart Donaldson Records], 1994)
- Return To Thunder CD (Backstreet Noise Music, 2002)
- Victory Or Valhalla CD (2002)
- Return To Thunder LP (PC-Records, 2003)
Compilations
- No Surrender vol. 4 (songs: Yuletide, Memories) LP (Rock-o-Rama, 1990)
- Gods of War vol. 4 songs: No more brothers war, Skinhead rock band) LP (White Power Records, 1991)
- Blood & Honour vol. 1 (songs: Push on, Hang the I.R.A.) CD (ISD, 1994)
- White Resistance vol. 2 (songs: Rock'n'Roll resistance, Fighting for victory) bootleg CD (C 18, 1997)
External links
- Skullhead - Bio, Line-up, and Discography
- Nazi Music article that mentions Skullhead, by Tyne & Wear Anti Fascist Action
- MC Techno T profile by Keep It Safe Promotions
- http://www.myspace.com/kevtechnot Kev Turner's Myspace