Antidote was a
Dutch Punk rock band from the Netherlands, formed in 1996. Inspiration for the band came when the band members had a jam session at the squat ''De Blauwe Aanslag''. The band has released five full-length studio albums
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with ukpunkandoi.com and toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Russia with prominent US punk bands such as
The Casualties
The Casualties are an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded by vocalist Jorge Herrera, Hank (guitar), Colin Wolf (vocals), Mark Yoshitomi (bass) and Yureesh Hooker (drums) in 1990. In July 2017, it was announced on the band's F ...
and
The Virus.
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on the band website
Antidote's music has been categorized as punk, hardcore, or
straight edge
Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...
.
They write politically motivated songs with lyrics that support the squatting movement, are anti-fascist, anti-homophobic, and even criticize the punk scene itself.
In December 2012, Antidote officially announced their break-up.
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/ref> In 2017, the band reunited for a series of festival performances. Bart and Arne Smeels, members of Antidote, have been active with the Utrecht-based punk band Bakfietsboys, Arne Smeels has also produced solo cassettes as ''Arne S''.
Discography
Studio albums (LP/CD)
# 1999: ''"My Life!"'' LP/CD Charged Records (LP/CD), 2001 Dirty Faces (pic LP/CD), 2005 Neuroempire Records (CD)
# 2000: ''Go Pogo!'' 10"/LP/CD Dirty Faces (10"/LP/CD), 2001 Charged Records (LP/CD), 2005 Neuroempire Records (CD)[
# 2007: ''No communication'' LP/CD Dirty Faces (LP/CD), Rodent Popsicle Records (LP/CD), Neuroempire Records (CD)][
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EPs (7")
* 1997: ''Bounce the Bouncer'' 7", Injection Records
* 1998: ''Let's Get Drunk'' 7", Injection Records, 2001, Dirty Faces (pic 7")
* 2000: ''De Blauwe Moet Blijven'' 7", Injection Records
Demo
*''1997 s/t demotape''
Split EPs (7")
*''split with Seein Red'', 2004 Attack Records
*''split with NY-Relx'', 2002 Dirty Faces
*''"Keine Arbeit" split with The Shocks and Die Strohsäcke'', 2000, Attack Records
*''split met Worhäts'', 1999 Attack Records
Samplers (incomplete)
*''Human Dust Punk/HC compilation'' 7", 1999, Na Und Records
*
Internationally Yours compilation
' 7", (Ditchdiggin Records, 1999) contributed song "Automatically"
*
Punx Unite 2
' LP/CD (Charged Records, 2000) contributed song "Waste Of Time"
*
Punk and Disoi!rderly
', (Step One Music, 2001) contributed song "How Can We Live"
*
Plastic Bomb #43 - Entartete Musik
' (Plastic Bomb, 2003) contributed song "Fuck The Media"
*
10 Jahre Attack Records
' 7", (Attack Records, 2004) contributed song "Laat Me Met Rust"
*
Rotten Schwuchtel Sampler
' (Gay Edge Liberation, 2009) contributed song ''"Fuck Homophobia"''
*
Oi! Made In Holland 2
' (Rebellion Records, 2013) contributed song "Let's Get Drunk"
*
25 Years Attack Records
' (Attack Records, 2019) contributed song "Dog Story"
External links
Antidote website
Antidote's page on Charged Records
Antidote on Discogs
References
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Dutch punk rock groups
Musical groups from Utrecht (city)
Musical groups from Amsterdam
Musical groups from Rotterdam
Musical groups established in 1996