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The band reformed in 2010, releasing new (and debut) album ‘All for the Cause’ in 2012. Two split singles followed in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Of the many bands who Crass provided with an outlet to the world, something marked \u003cem\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/em\u003e out as a bit special. A combination of fine tunes, intelligent lyrics, angry yet audible delivery and vivid imagery” - Louder Than War\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenny Rimbaud\u003c\/strong\u003e said: “\u003cem\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/em\u003e were a ‘south of the river’ band, hailing from what was then the industrial wastelands that fringed the Thames prior to gentrification. In a world that put profit before people, \u003cem\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/em\u003e chose to challenge that conceit with fast, raw outcries of indignation. Yeah, well who said so? \u003cem\u003eAnthrax\u003c\/em\u003e did, and they did it loud and proud against the horrific complacency of the mainstream. Capitalism Is Cannibalism? Yup, and the pots are on the boil; make mine rare. It was happening then, and it’s happening now, but beware, capitalism’s avid persistence is the very nature of our resistance. Wealth is a ghetto. Babylon will fall. The future is ours if we only dare take it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenny\u003c\/strong\u003e finally notes that “Our [Crass’] interest was never in personalities, profits or power, and neither did we have time for reformist liberals. Our position was solidly revolutionary; we took no prisoners. Ours wasn’t a show, it was a battle, not a living, but a lifestyle, a lifestyle with a difference - rather than looking only to ourselves, we sought to share our gains. 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The series, including over twenty bands and solo artists recorded at the legendary Southern Studios and produced by Penny Rimbaud, continues with two more historic pieces from the Crass Records catalogue; The Snipers’ ‘ Three Peace Suite’ and The Mobs’ ‘No Doves Fly Here’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded over two intense days in September 1981 at Southern Studios, No Doves Fly Here by The Mob stands as a raw, unorthodox moment in anarcho-punk history. Produced by Penny Rimbaud and engineered alongside John Loder, the session saw Crass members and others pitch in — brewing endless pots of strong tea and occasionally manning a four-foot gong hired specially for the track. Mark, frontman of The Mob, recalls recording vocals word-by-word, a painstaking shift from the live takes of their previous releases. The result: a hauntingly deliberate performance unlike anything else on the Crass label. 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