Razors in the Night
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Razors in the Night is an American Oi!
hardcore punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
Razors in the Night has been called a tour de force of Boston Rock 'n' Roll History. Composed of ex-members of Pure Impact, BEWARE!, and The Acro-Brats
, they take their name from a BLITZ song. RITN has taken the Boston Scene by storm, sharing the stage with such punk legends as The Business, Resistance '77, Regan Youth, The Unseen, The Casualties and The Mighty Might Bosstones. RITN's sound is somewhat anomalous, fusing Hardcore and Oi! -- with a touch of garage influencing their sound. Their live shows never disappoint, featuring front-man Troy Schoeller engaging the audience with the intensity of a well-trained bull. The Boston Herald described Razors as "the new vanguards of...Boston hardcore." and categorized by one reviewer as true in your face, shaved head, Doc wearing Boston music and a show well worth your hard earned working class dollar. Razors first international release "Carry On!" has been released in the USA, European (licensing through Contra Records- Germany), Czech Republic (Licensing through 4Subculture Records), Belgium (Pure Impact Distro) Canada (Longshot Music).
RITN's songs range from the thrashy, in-your-face assault, "Hipster Holocaust", to the catchy title track, "Carry On", to the anthemic Oi! ballad, "Skinheads Alright." RITN has been a popular hardcore band in the Boston club scene first performing in February 2009. They have cited drugs, alcohol, unemployment, depression, heartache, loose women with looser ethics and Clamweiser along with groups from British Oi! & Boston Hardcore as the major influences on the group. Bands such as The Last Resort, BLITZ, 4-Skins, Condemned 84
, Blood for Blood
, Slapshot
, American Nightmare, Dropkick Murphys
, Darkbuster
, Death Before Dishonor
, Snapcase
, The Haunted
, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
, GG Allin & The Jabbers, The Who
, Motörhead, Perkele from Sweden and Stomper 98 from Germany round out a wide array of music that help give RITN their own sound.
In 2010 RITN was nominated by the Boston Phoenix for Best New Act and Best Punk Act.
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
hardcore punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
Razors in the Night has been called a tour de force of Boston Rock 'n' Roll History. Composed of ex-members of Pure Impact, BEWARE!, and The Acro-Brats
The Acro-Brats
"The Acro-Brats" are a Punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2002. They released their first album, Kicking & Screaming in 2003 and their second, ...Go Down Swinging! in 2006. Their song "Callout" was featured as a bonus song in Guitar Hero. Also, their song "Laughtrack" was a bonus...
, they take their name from a BLITZ song. RITN has taken the Boston Scene by storm, sharing the stage with such punk legends as The Business, Resistance '77, Regan Youth, The Unseen, The Casualties and The Mighty Might Bosstones. RITN's sound is somewhat anomalous, fusing Hardcore and Oi! -- with a touch of garage influencing their sound. Their live shows never disappoint, featuring front-man Troy Schoeller engaging the audience with the intensity of a well-trained bull. The Boston Herald described Razors as "the new vanguards of...Boston hardcore." and categorized by one reviewer as true in your face, shaved head, Doc wearing Boston music and a show well worth your hard earned working class dollar. Razors first international release "Carry On!" has been released in the USA, European (licensing through Contra Records- Germany), Czech Republic (Licensing through 4Subculture Records), Belgium (Pure Impact Distro) Canada (Longshot Music).
RITN's songs range from the thrashy, in-your-face assault, "Hipster Holocaust", to the catchy title track, "Carry On", to the anthemic Oi! ballad, "Skinheads Alright." RITN has been a popular hardcore band in the Boston club scene first performing in February 2009. They have cited drugs, alcohol, unemployment, depression, heartache, loose women with looser ethics and Clamweiser along with groups from British Oi! & Boston Hardcore as the major influences on the group. Bands such as The Last Resort, BLITZ, 4-Skins, Condemned 84
Condemned 84
Condemned 84 is a British skinhead Oi! punk band. According to their website, the band was formed in 1980 as Criminal Tendencies, changing in 1983 to Condemned, and in 1984 to Condemned 84...
, Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood is a hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed by Shane Flannery in 1994, motivated by the hardcore scene in Boston and New York City at the time. In 1997 they were signed to Victory Records...
, Slapshot
Slapshot (band)
-History:Slapshot was formed in 1985 by Steve Risteen and Mark McKay, formerly of Terminally Ill; Jack "Choke" Kelly, formerly of Negative FX and Last Rights; and Jonathan Anastas, formerly of Decadence and DYS...
, American Nightmare, Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
, Darkbuster
Darkbuster
Darkbuster is a punk rock band hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, known largely for their songs about the joys of heavy drinking, which have earned them a strong following in the American Northeast....
, Death Before Dishonor
Death Before Dishonor
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 American action film directed by Terry Leonard.-Plot:Gunnery Sergeant Burns is in charge of the Marine Security Guard detachment at a United States embassy in the Middle East...
, Snapcase
Snapcase
Snapcase is a hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York. Their records have been released on the Chicago record label, Victory Records. Through the course of the band's initial run of fourteen years, they released six studio albums before disbanding in 2005....
, The Haunted
The Haunted
The Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...
, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
, GG Allin & The Jabbers, The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, Motörhead, Perkele from Sweden and Stomper 98 from Germany round out a wide array of music that help give RITN their own sound.
In 2010 RITN was nominated by the Boston Phoenix for Best New Act and Best Punk Act.
Band members
- Troy Schoeller - VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Todd Wilson - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Ian Clark - Guitar
- Just Randy - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Swid - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Discography
- RITN / Vagiant (Horror Business Records) - Spit 7"
- Carry On! (Horror Business Records) - CD USA Release
- Carry On! - 10" Vinyl record (Contra Recrds/Longshot Music), European Release - 3 different versions:
- 1) Regular Blood Splattered
- 2) Limited Edition: Oxblood W/ Golden Flech
- 3) Ultra Limited Edition: Signed Black on Black 180 gram vinyl This version has two songs not on the USA Release
- Carry On! - (4 Subculture Records, Czech Republic) CD European Release, this version has two songs not on the USA Release.
- Contra Records 2010 Compilation - Featured song "Skinheads Alright"