Stratford Mercenaries were an English
punk rock band that was formed in late 1995 by Gary "Gazzer" Buckley from the punk band
Dirt
Dirt is an unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin, or possessions. In such cases, they are said to become dirty.
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and Ed "Eddafed" Addley from the punk band Suicidal Supermarket Trolleys. The band was joined by
Steve Ignorant
Steve Ignorant (born Steven Williams in 1957) is a singer and artist.
Career
Steve Ignorant was born in Stoke-on-Trent but grew up in Dagenham, East London. He later lived at Dial House, which since 1967 has been a self-sustaining anarchist- ...
from the punk rock band
Crass
Crass were an English art collective and punk rock band formed in Epping, Essex in 1977, who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a way of life, and a resistance movement. Crass popularised the anarcho-punk movement of the punk s ...
and Phil Barker from the punk rock band
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independen ...
in early 1996.
The band released a four-track EP in August 1996, followed by their first album in 1997 titled ''No Sighing Strains of Violins''. Tours of the USA, Europe and Japan followed in 1997. A follow-up album was released in 1998 titled ''A Sense of Solitude''.
English punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1995
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