Offical Band Website = www.myspace.com/wastedlife77 Wasted Life were formed in 2007 in Stoke On Trent England, a once thriving polluted smog ridden city based on its pottery industry. Jobs were sent overseas and it is now one of the most economically deprived areas in the UK. However.... it set the tone and paved the way for some great local musicians like DISCHARGE, LEMMY of Motorhead, THE SKEPTIX, SLASH (of Guns N RoSES, ehh hem), BROKEN BONES, SECTION 5, a guy named ROBBIE WILLIAMS who you've probably never heard of and was also home to Mike Stone's Legendary CLAY RECORDS. What originally started out as playing punk rock covers at local pubs, Wasted Life have done a complete turn around with an entire new line up to crank out their very own angry anthems. Lead Guitarist "Rat", also of local ska heros THE ROUGH KUTZ, recruited Jeff "JJ" Janiak for vocal duties , an American from New Jersey who happened to be living in Stoke On Trent and was the frontman for New Jeseys's DEAD HEROS. Also added to the new line up was "Stark"on bass, of the 80's punk group VA-T-EN. "Lindop" was added as rythm guitarist and "Mach" was added behind the kit and then replaced with "Tom" of HANGING ISCARIOTS & LYMPH NODE. Tom stayed with the band for just under 2 years and was then replaced by Dave Major, previously of HEAD CLINIC & SECTION 5. The band put out with their debut release on DIRTY OLD MAN RECORDS (previously known as PUNK SHIT RECORDS), a split CD with black country punks RATMONKEY and have played around the UK to promote the release, sharing the stage with some top acts like Cockney Rejects, English Dogs, Discharge, Broken Bones, Vice Squad, Menace, Varukers, Red Flag 77, GBH, External Menace, Abrasive Wheels, Resistance 77, The Lurkers etc. The live shows are powerful and intense, which gained them a spot on the annual NICE 'n' SLEAZY FESTIVAL in Morecambe supporting THE BOOMTOWN RATS and have appeared as guests on Phoenix FM's PUNK AND DISORDERLY radio show. They have gained themselves a dedicated following that have been filling their venues and have even been credited with putting the Stoke On Trent punk scene back on the map. The band have recently finished recording a new album which was just released on Working Class Records and will be released on STP Records in the UK very soon. Wasted Life have appeared on numerous compilations. The songs are about the realities of a sick society as they know it, not how they think it should be. Everyday Life is a struggle.....Wasted Life tells it like it is. Click To Enlarge WASTED LIFE - "It Means Nuthin When You're Dead" CD/MP3 "This is the punk rock album of 2012, a fitting testament to the end of days as the apocalypse draws near... real life music without the pose or politics! Wasted LIfe takes ya on a journey with their debut full length on Working Class Records USA. A nice combination of US Oi! with UK street rock n roll all wrapped together with enough melody to make the songs stick in yer head even after the first listen. So no matter how you like your punk rock, light and sweet, strong and bitter, WASTED LIFE is bound to be yer cup of tea!" DUCKY @ WCR Released 1/1/2012 Working Class Records Catalog Number = WC 336 TRACK LISTING 1. Why Me 2. State of Anxiety 3. Long Time Dead 4. Deprivation 5. Those Were The Days 6. Bad Habits 7. Four Years Flat 8. All Fucked Up 9. Everything For You 10. Arrogance 11. Betrayed by Truth 12. Mistakes WASTED LIFE / Ratmonkey - "split" CD 14 track split CD from 2 UK street punk bands, Wasted Life from Stoke On Trent who feature the former vocalist from American band Dead Heros are up first with 6 tracks of fast paced angry political punk rock. Next up is Ratmonkey from the West Midlands; they give 8 tracks of fast powerful street punk. Released on Dirty Old Man Records You can download a copy of this release directly from the band at THEIR REVERBNATION STORE by clicking here Both a CD VERSION and a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (MP3) VERSION is available at CD Baby, CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/PURCHASE Available many other places (interpunk, amazon, itunes) so check around where you normally shop! All Artwork, Design, Images and Content found on this website are Copyright of Working Class Records 2012, All Rights Reserved.