Blitz

Blitz was a street punk band from New Mills, Derbyshire, England. They had success in the United Kingdom indie charts in the early 1980s. Comprised of both punk and skinhead members, they were enthusiastically championed by Sounds magazine writer Garry Bushell. Although considered an influential Oi! band, the band members simply described themselves as a punk band. They signed to the record label No Future in 1981, and their first release was the 7" EP All Out Attack.

Decades after the original Blitz lineup split, guitarist/songwriter Alan "Nidge" Miller recruited new members and performed concerts under the band's name. On , 2007, Miller was struck by a car and died on impact after walking on to a freeway after a show in Austin, Texas.

Partial discography

Chart placings shown from the UK Indie Chart.

Albums
Voice of a Generation (1982) #2
Second Empire Justice (1983) #5
Blitzed - An All Out Attack (1988)

The Killing Dream (1989)
Best of Blitz (1993)
Blitz Hits (1994)
The Complete Blitz Singles Collection (1999)
Voice of a Generation: The No Future Years (2000)
Punk Singles & Rarities 1980-83 (2001)
Never Surrender (Best Of) (2005)
EPs
All Out Attack (1981) #3
Singles
Never Surrender / Razors in the Night (1982) #2
Warriors (1982) #2
New Age / Fatigue (1983) #4
Solar / Husk (1983)
Telecommunications / Teletron (1983) #3
Appearances on compilations
Carry on Oi (1981)
Punk And Disorderly-Someone's Gonna Die (1982)
Seeds IV Punk (1987)
The Crazy World of Punk (1996)
Oi! Chartbusters Vol 1-2-3-4

Footnotes

^ www.garry-bushell.co.uk - Oi! ? The Truth by Garry Bushell
^ Blitz : Voice of a Generation - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
^ Blitz: Voice Of A Generation (unoffical Blitz site)
^ MyFox Austin | Man Killed Crossing IH-35 in Buda
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