Dogsflesh originally formed in 1982, and after three years playing around the North East and Yorkshire, including supporting The Exploited, Discharge and GBH, the band decided to call it a day due to musical differences. In January 2005, the main members of the band began practicing again after a 20 year gap and began touring the UK as a headline act and also supporting bands such as The Anti Nowhere League, The Abrasive Wheels, Broken Bones, The Cockney Rejects and The UK Subs, to name just a few. Their 4 track EP, Bloody Road To Death, was re-released in May 2005 and that was followed up by a live album which was released in October 2005.

After a successful US tour in 2007, the band released their latest album, Vision Of Hell, and is back on the road playing a number of UK and European gigs during 2008/2009 with The Abrasive Wheels and The English Dogs and plan on doing another US tour around the end of 2009.




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MORBIDZINE interview (Sep 13, 2008):

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ORANGE COUNTY PUNK.COM:

DOGSFLESH, ALONG WITH OTHER BRITISH PUNK BANDS LIKE THE EXPLOITED, GBH, BROKEN BONES AND DISCHARGE, HELPED ORIGINATE & DEFINE THE SOUND OF "UK82" PUNK, AKA: 2ND GENERATION UK PUNK.

AS A BAND, THE HISTORY OF DOGSFLESH REACHES ALL THE WAY BACK INTO ANCIENT TIMES; BACK TO THE OLDEN DAYS, TO ANOTHER PLACE IN TIME WHEN ROCK N ROLL WAS SHINY & NEW. SO MORE THAN LIKELY, THEIR 1ST SHOW PROBABLY KICKED OFF SOMEWHERE IN THE EARLY JURASSIC PERIOD, OR THEREABOUTS. AND YOU BETTER BET YOUR ASS THAT THE GUYS ARE STILL DELIVERING SOME SERIOUSLY FUCKING ANGRY, LOUD NOISE. (NOT SO MUCH D-BEAT, DISCHARGE, BUT CLOSER TO GBH AND/OR THE EXPLOITED).

AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED, DOGSFLESH ARE JUST THE SHIT. SERIOUSLY. AS A BAND, THEY BRING IT: IN BUCKETS. THEIR NEW CD PROVES THAT AS A MUSICAL STYLE, "UK82" CAN NOT ONLY STILL BE RELEVANT, IT CAN STILL BLOW DOORS. NONE OF THE TRACKS SOUND AT ALL DATED, TIRED, RECYCLED OR OVERLY DERIVATIVE. AND, UNLIKE RELEASES OUT THERE FROM OTHER "OLDER" BANDS THAT I COULD MENTION, AT NO TIME ON THIS RECORD DO THE GUYS SOUND LIKE SAD, WORN OUT, WANNA-BE CLONES OF THEIR YOUNGER SELVES. THANKFULLY, THERE ISNT ANYTHING REMOTELY CRINGE-WORTHY GOING ON WITH THIS CD, WHICH MAKES IT A GOOD 'UN! HOWEVER, WITH NO US DISTRO, YOU CAN ONLY PICK UP A COPY AT ONE OF THEIR SHOWS…… HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE SOME LEFT BY THE TIME THEY GET HERE.

OK, I THINK IVE COVERED THE ESSENTIAL POINTS. WE'VE BASICALLY GOT A BUNCH OF GENUINE GUYS HERE WHO ROCK AS HARD AS THEY EVER DID 25+ YEARS AGO, BACK WHEN THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH INVENTING THIS SHIT. ADD TO THAT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY STILL AS PASSIONATE ABOUT & INSPIRED BY PUNK ROCK, AS THEY MUST HAVE BEEN BACK THEN. AND NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC, BUT ABOUT PUNK AS A MOVEMENT AS WELL. DON'T BELIEVE ME? SPEND 2 MINUTES TALKING TO ROB, THEN JUDGE. YOU CANT FAKE GENUINE.

PS. DID I MENTION THAT THEY ALSO TALK FUNNY? AND I MEAN REALLY FUNNY SINCE THEY HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF HAILING FROM TEESIDE, GAWD BLESS 'EM.

PPS. OH, AND IF YOU GET A KICK OUT OF MOHAWKS AND SPIKEY LEATHER JACKETS, THIS IS THE BAND TO SEE…. SINCE THEY STILL SPORT BOTH!

Hard Rock Info (Sweden) review of DOGSFLESH - Vision of Hell CD:

This is yet another one of those old punk bands from UK that suddenly decide to reunite after 20 years, and I don't have a problem with that, especially when I haven't even heared about them before. Their music remind me of bands like GBH and THE EXPLOITED, so to me it's really good stuff! If you're into good old British trash punk, check 'em out at: www.dogsflesh.com