URBAN SCUM

The band started back in 2002 as a punk band called Stuck Up Vacunts because of there vacant minds and mohecan hair do's, with Porno (lead guitar in punk band Flint) on vocals, Mitsos from Greece on drums, Costas aka Elfy Bastard from Elf and the goon cut babies (Australia) on bass, Max Penatration (Porno's brother) on guitar and Byron aka Skid Wierd on lead guitar and Porno's ex girlfriend Pretty Vacunt on backing vocals .then a change with Costas (half Greek) on backing vocals and Zack ( from Greece) on bass .At this time the band was almost half Greek! then Rick sick (sick boy federation) on guitar.After 2 cd's and put on a compelation in Brazil and put on Greek pirot radio and a few gigs the band split up after Byron and Zack left and they didnt care about the band.A few months later Porno and Mitsos were in london (camden) and was thinking about starting up again with a different name so there friend Flash came up with the new name as they were sat on a bench in camden market. they went back up to York and Urban Scum was born. they got a new bass player called smell (who now is the singer for Comply or Die) The sound of the band changed to more Oi! along with the lyrics. In 2004 the band recorded a demo called Violent Disease and had a few gigs in UK and a tour in Greece. In 2005 a best of album was released called Yorkshire Drinking Crew. These days the band after a few line-up changes Mitso and Smell left ,then we had Nieal on drums for a bit and Jim quinn on Bass , but now its Fi on drums and Jammie on bass ,Coz on guitar and Byron on lead guitar and keys and Porno on vocals Urban scum have an album called A CLOCKWORK TIME. 10 trax in a proper manifucter cd this time. Keep an eye out for it, it also has a bit of ska. The album was released by stivaletti records and oigreekoi.com records. after working really hard for months on the album the band played some gigs around England in 2008 including Rebellion festival in Blackpool where they sold out of all their merch including 4 t-shirt designs cd's and badges and had an amazing croud watching them . They got there album in N.M.E magazine ''bouncing oi punk'' says N.M.E . towards the end of 08 Urban Scum started recording their second official album (Droog Adiction) which will be out summer 09 and also recorded an other couple of tunes to go out in Greece on the first oi compelation album in Greece on vinyl, this is going out on oigreekoi.com and stivaletti records. Mitsos (the origional drummer came back to England for a month to do some guest vocals in Greek alongside Porno for the new trax. early 09 they played punks alive festival in birmingham . The band are doing a tour in Italy starting 22nd June .They are Recording a song together with an Italian band Brutti e Ignoranti , it will be sung in Italian and English . Urban Scum are doing a mini tour in England aswell and are playing along side Peter and the testtube babies in April and a few festivals through out 09 . They have Just been working on a new cd to be out for the Italian Tour (Italy Only) . Also on a new compelation to go out very soon .