Raxola
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Raxola was a Belgian punk
band spawned by the legendary Bastard, which also brought forth The Damned (through Brian James) and Elton Motello
(through singer Alan Ward). Their debut album (1978) is now a collector’s item . Its CD re-mastered reissue has sold thousands of copies in Japan and hundreds in the USA. After a period of eclipse, Raxola enjoyed fame again following bootlegged compositions such as “Bloody Belgium” and “Bloodstains across Belgium” which was distributed worldwide in 1998.
Much appreciated for their rough pop punk songs and their somewhat socially and politically committed lyrics, Raxola has returned to the limelight, urged on by their fans. The only remaining original member, Yke N. Raxola (Yves Kengen) is now pushing ahead creating new material with Hadrien Frank, Dave Porzio and with a little help from Brian James, Fabrizio Manzini and other friends.
The close encounter between an old punk fox and two young wolves raised on grunge proved successful, as they stepped into the UK with Chromium Records’ “Unsung Heroes” compilation (they won the audience poll), and become fully involved in the collective “Punk Against Blair” project launched in May 2005 in London.
The new album, provisionally entitled “Come Back Shoes” will be released in 2007.
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 spawned by the legendary Bastard, which also brought forth The Damned (through Brian James) and Elton Motello
Elton Motello
Elton Motello was a punk and New Wave band.Elton Motello is both the moniker of Alan Ward, the lead singer and songwriter, and the name of the band itself...
(through singer Alan Ward). Their debut album (1978) is now a collector’s item . Its CD re-mastered reissue has sold thousands of copies in Japan and hundreds in the USA. After a period of eclipse, Raxola enjoyed fame again following bootlegged compositions such as “Bloody Belgium” and “Bloodstains across Belgium” which was distributed worldwide in 1998.
Much appreciated for their rough pop punk songs and their somewhat socially and politically committed lyrics, Raxola has returned to the limelight, urged on by their fans. The only remaining original member, Yke N. Raxola (Yves Kengen) is now pushing ahead creating new material with Hadrien Frank, Dave Porzio and with a little help from Brian James, Fabrizio Manzini and other friends.
The close encounter between an old punk fox and two young wolves raised on grunge proved successful, as they stepped into the UK with Chromium Records’ “Unsung Heroes” compilation (they won the audience poll), and become fully involved in the collective “Punk Against Blair” project launched in May 2005 in London.
The new album, provisionally entitled “Come Back Shoes” will be released in 2007.
Discography
- 1978: Raxola (Philips)
- 2002: RaxoLive
- 2004: I Wanna Be An Angel/Wait For WW3
- 2007: Live in O'Five