Conflict - The Battle Continues (1985, Single)

Conflict is an anarcho-punk band formed in 1980, originally based around Eltham in South London. In 1983 Conflict set up their own Mortarhate Records and Fight Back Records labels. Steve Ignorant, at the time a member of the band Crass, guested on the band's pro-animal rights single "To A Nation of Animal Lovers". After the dissolution of Crass, Ignorant later became second vocalist for Conflict on a semi-permanent basis. This followed a 1986 gig in Brixton, London wherein he had joined the band on stage for a few numbers.

"The Battle Continues" is one of of the stand out records by Conflict, the introductory bassline to Mighty and Superior preceded the rather similar "Seven Nation Army" by White Stripes by nearly 20 years. The crisp, haunting guitar really builds this song, in much the same way "Whichever Way You Want It" did a few years before. The vocal attack is full on as expected. B Side "To Whom It May Concern" is another blast of high octane punk rock anger littered with swearing and attack on the powers that be, with its rallying cry “If it’s a Fight They Want they’ve got it”. It is a clue to the direction the band were heading in for "The Ungovernable Force".


Tracklist:
Mighty And Superior
To Whom It May Concern

Conflict - The Battle Continues (1985, Single)

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