Conflict band live biography

English punk band

Musical artist

Conflict is an English anarcho-punk band originally based in Eltham in South London.^[1]

Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood (vocals), Francisco 'Paco' Carreno (drums), John (bass guitar), Steve (guitars), Pauline (vocals), Paul a.k.a.

'Nihilistic Nobody' (visuals).^[1] Their first release was the 1982 EP "The House That Man Built" on Crass Records.^[1] By the time they released their first album, 1983s It's Time to See Who's Who, on Corpus Christi Records, Pauline and Paul had left the band.

In 1983 Conflict set up their own Mortarhate Records label, which put out their own records as well as releases by other artists including Hagar the Womb, Icons of Filth, Lost Cherrees, The Apostles, and Stalag 17. A sub-label Fightback Records, was active from 1984-1986.^[2]

In 1983, Steve Ignorant, who was at the time a member of the band Crass, guested on the