After SKA-P's "impasse" announcement in 2006, "Pipi", their singer/showman, came up with a new, impressive set and a solid and rebellious band: THE LOCOS.

After SKA-P’s good-bye tour, Pipi decided to keep on rehearsing and performing instead of facing apathy reflections, compulsive rest or excruciating breakdowns. Everybody (including himself) would think that's absolutely crazy ("cosa de locos"), so here's the explanation for the band’s name… He took the material he had for a new studio album with SKA-P, added new ideas and pieces of music and developed them until they became songs. Then he started searching for musicians, who could build a skeleton solid enough to hold up to his new compositions’ pirouettes and jumps. And he found the perfect pack to carry the visions of the extremely wild and energetic frontman he is! The result is a six piece band of like-minded wild things with a thrilling, powerful set.

The sound of THE LOCOS lives from a frenetic straight-in-yer-face-rhythm, protest messages against the system, living colors of our daily wars. Talking about influences you hear a lot of Pipi’s longtime favorites: Mano Negra, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid and – of course - SKA-P. Seamlessly and quite naturally, Pipi has assumed his new role of fronting his own band. High-speed Ska mixed with furious punk is the language THE LOCOS use to spread the word, a language spoken almost everywhere in the world!

http://www.the-locos.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Locos/24426698422

We're happy to announce THE ADOLESCENTS will join this years line-up. One of the most influential bands in the 80's California punk scene was formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California by Steve Soto after leaving Agent Orange in December 1979. The original line-up was led by frontman Tony Cadena, with Steve Soto on bass, Frank Agnew on guitar, John O’Donovan on guitar and Peter Pan on drums. The Adolescents broke up in August 1981 and reformed in 1986 in the original line-up and started to work on a new album Brats in Battalions which was released in August 1987 and the band broke up again in 1989. The band regrouped to tour for the 20th anniversary of their self-titled album in 2001 and have continued to perform. They released a OC Confidential in 2005 and The Fastest Kid Alive in 2011.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adolescentsusa/125845010769253

http://www.myspace.com/theadolescents

DEATH BY STEREO is a hardcore band. They were formed in 1996 in Orange County, California, with 5 members. Of these original members, only Efrem Schulz still plays with the band. Death By Stereo is well known for their energetic performances, and intricate guitar work. After releasing 5 studio albums from which 3 of them enjoyed the reputation of Epitaph Records, Death By Stereo came back harder, faster, and louder than they ever have, with their sixth full-length studio album Black Sheep Of The American Dream released in april 2012. A new album returns DBS sound to  it's hardcore punk roots.

http://www.facebook.com/deathbystereo

http://deathbystereo.com/

DEBELI PRECJEDNIK / FAT PREZIDENT from Osijek, Croatia, which keep rocking out since 1994, have established themselves as one of the best hardcore punk bands from Balkan area, and rightfully so. Through all these years Fat Prezident played countless shows, constantly building a strong fanbase, especially in area of ex-Yugoslavia. In May 2012 Debeli Precjednik / Fat Prezident are finally back with their fourth full length album, entitled “Bruto Slavo / VBK”, which brings you fifteen punk-rock hymns that, in a way, unify the feeling from all their earlier albums, while carrying a certain pronounced sound of its own. 12 songs from the album, the “Bruto Slavo” part, represent the good old Fat Prezident that we all know and love – think of Propagandhi guitar riffs meet Descendents on speed.

http://fat-prezident.com/

http://www.facebook.com/debeliprecjednik?ref=ts

Hailing from New Bedford, Massachusetts, a coastal city known more for its whaling history than melodic hardcore. A WILHELM SCREAM has been recording and touring the U.S. and Canada relentlessly as a unit for the better part of 4 years and making music together for even longer. The band’s tenacity and new demos helped them snag producer and punk rock legend Bill Stevenson to record the group’s new full-length record entitled “Mute Print”. Recorded in April of 2003 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO with Stevenson and Jason Livermore at the helm, the boys recorded, essentially, the album of their young adult lives. Mute Print (a film term for the silent print of a movie, ironically) is a record that could be defined by chaotic drums and guitar and vocal harmonizing overload. A Wilhelm Scream intends to add yet another chapter to their already extensive tour history with a goal of 300 shows in the coming year..

www.facebook.com/awilhelmscream

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS is a punk rock band from Minneapolis that has included members of bands such as Rivethead, Dillinger Four, Dear Landlord and Banner Pilot. Most of their releases have been splits (with bands that include Blotto, The Measure (SA), Tiltwheel and J Church), 7” singles and EP’s, notably the Hospitals 12” EP in 2006. In 2007 they released the compilation All Things Move Towards Their End which collected songs from their splits as well as compilation contributions from 2003 - 2006, most of it previously only available on vinyl. Their first full-length, From the Bottom, was released on No Idea Records in 2008. In 2010 Epitaph Records released In Desolation.

www.facebook.com/owth42069

www.myspace.com/offwiththeirheads

At this year's Punk Rock Holiday New York's THE SLACKERS will be the one to give us an invigorating injection of positive ska music. The Slackers mix Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady with old blues, country, soul, jazz and rnb music, but they tend to describe their music simply as »Jamaican rock'n'roll«. Last year the band celebrated 20^th anniversary of their existence, during those years they managed to record 12 studio and 3 live albums – the last album, »The Great Rocksteady Swindle, was released in 2010. With their musical work they break down stereotypes that ska is just a happy, frivolous and shallow music, as they play it more aggressively with lyrics varying from personal to political. Definitely one of the most recognizable ska bands nowadays is widely known for their quality and long-lasting live performances, technically accomplished songs and charismatic vocal, which impress even the most demanding audience.

http://www.theslackers.com/

http://www.facebook.com/theslackers

We are thinking of offering bus transports from Germany to Punk Rock Holiday.

All depends on you and your interest in spending the time of your life with us in Tolmin!

If you are interested, please fill in the following QUESTIONNAIRE (not obligatory).

Deez Nuts is the brainchild of JJ Peters and started after his original band (and pioneering Australian metal-core band) I Killed The Prom Queen decided to split up in early 2008. Deez Nuts took a tongue in cheek approach to the often up-tight hardcore scene, focusing on the lighter side of things writing songs like ‘Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like There’s No Tomorrow’ and ‘I Hustle Everyday’. To date Deez Nuts has put out 2 full length album’s and one EP and done countless tours across Australia, Europe and the USA and has a loyal following worldwide.

http://www.myspace.com/deeznuts

PIPES AND PINTS

 One of the most recognizable and fresh Czech bands, inspired by The Pogues, was founded in 2006. After a few changes to the band’s lineup in 2008 Pipes and Pints went to the studio to record their first EP and start a new adventure. It resulted in their first and so far the only album “Until We Die”, which was recorded in 2009. After a few months break from the tour, which ended in February, the Pipes and Pints are back on the scene, taking time in August to stop by in Tolmin on their way to the inevitable success!
http://www.myspace.com/pipesandpints

HAPPY OL'MCWEASEL

Happy Ol`McWeasel is an energetic Irish–Celtic HC-punk-rock band. The recipe for their music would be the following: for the basis take the Irish-Celtic traditional songs, but when you run out of them, drink a liter of whiskey and write your own song, then increase the tempo about 10 times and swap the old bearded men with a bunch of wild, drunk weasels, and just for the fun of it, give them drums, an electric guitar, a banjo, an accordion and a viola. Then pour a few liters of whiskey over it all and ... light a match.
http://www.happyolmcweasel.com/

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