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Band News: Entering the Battle ZoneIn 1994 Battle Zone became a distant memory and formed a small piece of the mosaic of skinhead history until 2004 when it stopped being history After an accidental meeting with Kimba Vilis, one of the members of Perus first, longest running and most prestigious punk / street punk band (Leusemia) in the local tattooist in downtown Miraflores, Lima, Alex decided to revive his singing career and start a band. After deliberation with the new members of the rapidly formed band (made up of members of Histeria Kolektiva and Leusemia) it was decided that the old Battle Zone songs were too good to never be sung again, so it was decided to revive them and perform them in Peru (with appropriate lyric changes). At that stage the band was still going to be known as Battle Zone and there were posters all over Lima announcing the concert were Battle Zone supported Histeria Kolektiva and Leusemia. A family tragedy of one of the band members led to him leaving the country and subsequently enthusiasm waned so Alex decided to continue with the project, with a subtle name change (the band became BZ) with new musicians and has managed to set up a powerful five-piece for the first time in the bands history. The current line-up of BZ Peru is: Alex on vocals Leonello on guitar Leo on second guitar Jota on bass Lucho on drums Regular rehearsals, some slight lyric changes to reflect the times and changes and the APOLITICAL stance of the band. BZ will be recording new material in the very near future. And if you are in Lima, Peru and want to see the first and only Oi! band in Peru, check them out at one of their concerts. You wont be disappointed. In the midst of all the BZ thing in Peru, which to be honest was only ever really intended for Peru and maybe Latin America, Alex dropped a line to some of his old friends, to let them know that he was back on the scene (albeit in Peru where there really isnt much of a skinhead scene) and was surprised to hear that Battle Zone was still respected and listened to, and that had, in some places achieved an almost cult status! After speaking to Phil Templar of The Templars it was decided to set up some BZ concerts in the USA. Due to the fact that Peruvians find it almost impossible to get a passport visa to visit the USA it was decided the BZ would be made up of other well-known skinhead musicians from the USA. In July 2006 two concerts were held in Boston and the infamous CBGBs in New York. BZ was advertised as Way of Death (the name of the first single) to try and keep it low key as the organizer said those who know will know and those who dont work it out dont matter. The concerts were an astounding success and it was decided that these would not be the last BZ USA concerts and we all agreed to make it a regular occurrence. BZ USA almost by accident has become a band, with all of the members commited to bringing the BZ old classics live to the American public. There are also plans for BZ USA to record some new material. The band members are: Alex on vocals Chris (Bombardiers) on guitar Perry (Templars) on bass Phil (Templars) on bass So thats the story to date. BZ is still going strong, (albeit in two presentations BZ Peru and BZ USA). There are BZ Peru concerts planned throughout 2006-7 in Lima and a possible appearance at the Brazilian Oi! festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil in December 2006. There is going to be some new releases in the very near future including a song on the LATIN CONNECTION compilation CD / single. BZ USA are booked to appear in Jacksonville, Florida in March 2007 and there are other possible opportunities and offers under consideration. To summarise, BZ is the combination of all the GOOD things that Battle Zone were (but NOT the bad) and the accumulation of many years of life experience. The talents involved in both BZ Peru and BZ USA are sure not to disappoint. BZ is going to make its dent in the world skinhead scene again. Mark my words! |
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