The Bullet Kings

by **BertleRevertle** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:30 pm

TimWalker wrote:misread the name of the band and thought they were called 'The Ballet Kings'.

(who's gonna photoshop THAT?)

Well I recon that's started all the photoshop people off :lol:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:55 am

LOLOLOL well i think treveenenenen's hands bust have fallen off cos he would have done that in a flash

phew thank fuck he must be busy

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:11 am

ok the album has gone to press ..... so come on keep the guessing coming in or no one will get a free copy

come on how hard can it be

HOW FAT ARE WE !!!!!

by **BertleRevertle** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:41 am

Carl Arnfield wrote:ok the album has gone to press ..... so come on keep the guessing coming in or no one will get a free copy

come on how hard can it be

HOW FAT ARE WE !!!!!

Well it must've been a strange band rehearsal when you said "come on then Andy pop yourself onto to the scales here m8, there's a good fella, oh and you too Wilf, lets see how heavy we are eh?

:lol:

I recon 48 stone plus a small furry animal with strange glowing teeth on a unicycle.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:04 pm

LOL no... i asked them to weigh themselves at home LOL

and more it isnt 48

by **hotrod** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:07 pm

rough guess here....

50 stone.

by **Woody** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:51 pm

7.45pm Royal Oak. Poulton-Le-Fylde Sunday 23rd bring your own scales.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:25 pm

hotrod wrote:rough guess here....

50 stone.

your the closest yet!!!

by **Woody** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:28 pm

Carl Arnfield wrote:
hotrod wrote:rough guess here....

50 stone.

your the closest yet!!!

Hotrod its ALL of them not just the drummer

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:03 am

Woody wrote:
Carl Arnfield wrote:
hotrod wrote:rough guess here....

50 stone.

your the closest yet!!!

Hotrod its ALL of them not just the drummer

TWAT!.... dont listen to the woodster ...

by **Carl Arnfield** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:14 am

OK the album is back.... so those who got close to the bullet kings weight will be getting a PM asking for there address

by **Carl Arnfield** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:18 am

Andy wrote:But do we really need another boy band

and you think you will win a CD with that type of remark LOL

TWAT!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:13 am

since the server deleted most of the posts .. i dont know who won any CD's

can you all guess a again how fat the bullet kings are so i can send out some free CD's

ta

by **Naus** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:45 pm

Carl Arnfield wrote:since the server deleted most of the posts .. i dont know who won any CD's

I won one! ... honest guvnor

by **Woody** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:00 pm

got mine in the post, fucking killer album must be the number one emo cd out this year.

nar only kidding rocking good album buy it !!!!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:37 pm

Naus wrote:
Carl Arnfield wrote:since the server deleted most of the posts .. i dont know who won any CD's

I won one! ... honest guvnor

you always bloody win! .....mmmmmm but im too fucking dumb to work out how your doing it

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:06 pm

some fat fucks in action LOL

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:11 pm

THE BULLET KINGS – ‘REBELS WITHOUT REASON’ CD

Debut full-length following 2 EPs earlier this year from THE BULLET KINGS that features Carl from A.F.S. who represent the same old school attitude that blends aggression and melody but THE BULLET KINGS have a much rawer edge and a slightly more American approach with early NOFX-style long chords. Again, as with A.F.S., I hear a strong LEATHERFACE influence but with a more straight-forward later ‘70’s UK punk feel. Maybe a touch of earlier SNUFF in here too and the overall sound is raw and gritty which I really like, it’s got this energetic wildness to it too that I really go for. Catchy and straightforward punk rock, the way it should be.

Casket Music / Copro Productions

www.coproproductions.co.uk

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:09 pm

close ... but not close enough mrs "needy one"

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:38 am

come on .. how fat are we .. guess the weight

how hard is this

free CD's!!!!

by **BOOMERDOG** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:32 am

bullet kings have hit in oz.....nice one.....cheers mate.. :wink:

louder the fucking better ,oi!.....i like..... :twisted:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:00 am

they got there faster than some of the UK stuff i sent ... !!!!!

anyway we are playing in lancaster this friday 9th at the yorkshire house

and it's free ...

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:07 am

Naus wrote:
Carl Arnfield wrote:since the server deleted most of the posts .. i dont know who won any CD's

I won one! ... honest guvnor

are you sure ? :lol:

by **Naus** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:17 pm

Doesnt look like it

... It's like them scratch cards all over again! :lol:

by **Naus** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:24 pm

Oh yeah, and I forgot to say .... send me a cd ya tight git! :lol:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:03 am

Naus wrote:Oh yeah, and I forgot to say .... send me a cd ya tight git!

you welsh are all the same

want want want

:lol:

LOL

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:37 am

FREE GIG

Dog and Partridge Preston tonight

AFS will be opening followed by the fat fuckers of punk THE BULLET KINGS

by **Woody** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:44 am

what time fucker ?

by **Carl Arnfield** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:14 am

Woody wrote:what time fucker ?

like you care .. ya didnt show up

by **Carl Arnfield** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:03 am

THE BULLET KINGS - REBEL WITHOUT REASON
Belligerently bellowing with fangs bared the opening 'Terror Holiday' snarls in with razor sharp violence and splatters the eardrum inside out with brutal malevolence. 'Council Kid' is a more dignified affair but reinforces the heady standard set so early on and the aggression is retained as the blood stained doors are kicked open and the political 'Friday Night Nazi' is delivered with the virulent infection the Bullet Kings strive so hard to master (and to a greater degree achieve). No lyrics included for this one though - mistake or cute move - you decide!

'Private Death' is another notch up with a more textured sound as the guitar rolls along in smoothly changing arrogance and the matter of fact chorus sticks in the grey matter like a festering pustule.

'London Town' will be adored by the riff lovers with perhaps the more critical claiming a cornball in the mix. Nonetheless its a fine song that is another feather in the BK's twatty Russian cap (some photos explain the use of 'twatty') but with fear of extreme pedanticity I would have preferred the chant of 'London Town' to be more northerly and suggest 'Manchester' as an option.

'Not For Me' is the toffee hammer in a toolbox of skull busting armoury. It still has a bite but its up against some mighty weaponry so there you go. 'Punk Not Profit' I hated, debated then liked. Yeah its another good tune that has the best lyrical message on the CD - excellent stuff.

'Words' is a gem which is pacey, tuneful, very effective in all deparatments and is a real flag flying victory for this fine band. The nail is well and truly hit on the head.

'Waster' is like a cheap firework - you wait with baited breath for an impressive explosion but end up with a deflated drone. Why is it part of the product is beyond me? The fact that it is sandwiched between two crackerjacks only highlights its insipidity and limitations. With the aforementioned 'Words' on one side and the fuckin' excellent 'Meltdown' on the other we have what is known as a boo-boo. Incidentially it has come to my attention that many people like 'Waster' so that's opnions for you - waste of bloody time ha ha.

On to 'Meltdown' and again a right ripping riot that reeks of rabid punk rock and it is in essence nothing more. And why should it be when the standard is so high.

'Truth' is overwhelmed by its more showy comrades but is worth some effort. 'Porno Pig', 'Riot' and 'Alcohol And Speed' are a trusted triumvirate of pre-released masterstrokes with each one being a manifestation of the BK's expressive and talented mannerisms. 'Riot' is the quintessential pogo-a-gogo and operates beautifully with its lyrically succinct chorus.

Despite the superfluous opening drum roll 'Rebel Without A Reason' is a sobering shanty with some fiddle and fuck peripheral overtones that works a treat. It is a rolling yarn that has a squarrose enough feel to it to be enjoyed by the most ardent punker.

'Now And Then' stinks of plagarism but my aging mind can't grasp the roots of this conundrum so I guess there goes the legal action ha ha. I'm sure its an original idea but its just one of those songs you think you have heard a thousand times before. Some definite comparisons but this old fucker just can't scrape em' to the fore - bugger it! It is in fact a potentially discordant mess but it is just held gloriously in check and is definitely my type of tune. A deftly disruptive coot that is followed by the elegant swan 'Skrew The World' a real joyous finally.

Overall a solid sonic burst from a band only just past its first birthday. With a tireless workrate and an abundance of untapped talent the next one should be better and is already being worked upon - now that is very scarey.

Everyone should try this and it has enough variation to pose questions for all and to be enjoyed by all.

by **Monkey** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:54 am

62 Stone?

by **Naus** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:17 pm

Cheers Carl, got it today and just listened to the whole thing in one.

Good sounds and good sincere lyrics with a few funny lines thrown in, nice to hear a bit of string action on Rebel without reason too.

It's goin on me mp3 player as I type

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:17 am

Monkey wrote:62 Stone?

cheeky twat LOL i know we are fat ... but come on LOLOL

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:20 am

Naus wrote:Cheers Carl, got it today and just listened to the whole thing in one.

Good sounds and good sincere lyrics with a few funny lines thrown in, nice to hear a bit of string action on Rebel without reason too.

It's goin on me mp3 player as I type

glad it got there ... and glad you like it

you can blame wilf for the words ... he's a bit clever for a fat lad!!!!

yeah the dude playin viola is from the liverpool philly orch!!!

put us to shame, but great to have a real muso on the album

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:39 pm

by **Monkey** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:22 pm

Carl Arnfield wrote:
Monkey wrote:62 Stone?

cheeky twat LOL i know we are fat ... but come on LOLOL

LOL. Free CD for outright cheek????

by **Carl Arnfield** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:23 pm

Monkey wrote:
Carl Arnfield wrote:
Monkey wrote:62 Stone?

cheeky twat LOL i know we are fat ... but come on LOLOL

LOL. Free CD for outright cheek????

ill think about it LOL

by **Monkey** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:26 am

LOL Just bring one to the Works on sat dude!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:33 pm

THE BULLET KINGS - Rebels Without Reason (Casket Music)

Debut album from the band formed out of the ashes of Churchill who, amongst their ranks, have the seemingly very busy man Carl on guitar (he also plays guitar for A.F.S and Worm amongst others). As debut albums go this is cracking stuff and from a bunch of blokes the wrong side of 30 it’s not as cliched as you may think it would be. Tales of northern housing estate life vie with the ups and downs of drink and drugs and if you’re singing along by the 2nd listen you must be deaf!! The production on this c.d. could show a few more established bands what they could achieve instead of banging any old rubbish out ( no names mentioned!!!!) If tuneful streetpunk with the odd nod to Ramones is your thing you won’t go far wrong with this but for me the stand out track is the title one- a Pogueish drunken tale about one mans quest for drink, complete with string arrangement, shines like a really shiny thing in a shiny shop with a chorus most bands would wish they had written. I for one hope this band can keep this up as if this c.d. is anything to go by good things could be round the corner. For more details go to www.thebulletkings.com or www.myspace.com/thebulletkings
5 out of 5
Review by Paul

http://www.coprodirect.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=The+Bullet+Kings&osCsid=ba794a6a5bf41bf9b968cba500a0a761

by **Monkey** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:42 pm

Ok, 47 stone.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:31 am

http://www.subba-cultcha.com

Two fingers to the system and everyone else, old school UK punk rock…

I remember this. It’s what we used to call punk rock before some clever buggers decided to make life complicated and created a hundred different sub-genres of punk and Hardcore. Just trying to count them makes my head hurt, and I’ve got a nagging suspicion that it does the same to The Bullet Kings. There’s nothing complicated about these chaps, they play straight forward, straight to the point, sing-a-long early 80’s UK punk rock. Think Charged GBH, Peter And The Test Tube Babies or The Exploited playing Green Day tunes and you should have a picture perfect image of what The Bullet Kings do. Two fingers up, no nonsense punk rock that you want to start slamming around the room to, want to sing along with and want everybody out there to hear. Punk rock played the way punk rock should eb played. By punks for punks…

By: Tim Mass Movement

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:32 am

Rock 3

The Bullet Kings
Rebel Without Reason
The Bullet Kings play the type of anthemic punk rock that bleeds experience of the short end of the stick, lyrics that you can relate to, lyrics that remind you of the hard reality of life in the real world when you have to fight to earn your bread, where hunger sharpens your wits and your minds. Seventeen pumping chanting sing along songs that will appeal to those who have had to fight their way out of the gutter and for those still down there.The Bullet Kings play catchy tunes that will instantly have you doing shambolic pogo'ngdown the pub and in those impromptu parties after the barbie has gone out, and with seventeen tracks to chant too this will go on and on.

For 15 to 60 something’s, you will all enjoy some of this.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:34 am

The Bullet Kings
Rebel Without Reason

the greater manchester punks release their debut album hot on the heels of last years EP's, most tracks from the EP's appear again here, most notably 'private death' and punk anthem 'alcohol & speed', of the newer material stand out tracks include 'friday night nazi' oi sing along 'truth' and the title track 'rebel without reason' which has a feel of an irish drinking song yet warns of the perils of drinking.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:59 pm

Dead Earnest

BULLET KINGS
Rebels Without Reason CD
17 tracks that sound like someone's put early Motorhead and Dropkick Murphys in a blender, mixed them up and then distilled into a bottle marked "finest punk rock 2007". Oddly enough, that's really all you need to know - if that captures your imagination, you'll love this - if not, then....errrrr...you won't. Next please........

Andy Garibaldi (Dead Earnest) 11-07

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:21 pm

some pics taken at the video shoot for the new single

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:22 pm

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:23 pm

by **Carl Arnfield** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:14 am

and here is the new single

The Bullet Kings - my country

this will be on iTunes june 23rd

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:16 pm

and a review of the single on Mass Movement mag http://www.massmovement.co.uk

Bullet Kings, The – My Country (Voltage Records)
One of the chubbiest punk bands I’ve seen since Poison Idea, the Bullet
Kings might be a bit fond of the pies but they still know how to give it
laldy. A gritty, melodic hardcore tune with both stylistic and lyrical nods
to Leatherface (“dark satanic mills” indeed – not that Frankie came up
with that line originally either) but a little bit more raw. Let’s ‘ave ya!

EDDIE THOMAS

by **johnnynotoes** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:46 am

54 stone and i've just been listening to the stuff on myspace and it reminds me of runnin' riot from belfast. who are also shit hot. good stuff.

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:07 am

cheers..... for that ill send you our new vinyl single... if ya want a copy?

by **johnnynotoes** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:22 am

yeah mate nice one! will have to dig out something to play vinyl on tho!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:52 am

just PM me your address then :lol:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:22 am

just heard we are off to the Czech Rep to gig in July, cant bloody wait!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:28 am

this is where we are playing

http://happydays.cz/english/

by **ChrisK** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:05 pm

Are they paying by czech?

Sorry! :oops:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:49 pm

ChrisK wrote:Are they paying by czech?

Sorry!

TWAT! .....

no beer! :lol:

by **Carl Arnfield** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:04 pm

http://www.myspace.com/arfzine

Wow a record, some people really know the way to our hearts! It might be time for a mixtape! A.F.S. & the Bullet Kings have sent the 'Prime Cuts EP', yet another selection of songs, this time on one 7" record! It's 33 1/3rpm so we get 3 tracks from them both (i think, although its hard to check whilst the records playing!). The second from A.F.S. spits lyrically about 'drinking in anger' and has a splendid little twiddly bit of unexpected folk (to appeal to a wider range of hardcore drinkers?!) whilst the rest of the side keeps to that raw sound we all know & love! The Bullet kings give us a slightly slower & rockier selection with vox that sound like Matt Freeman from Rancid! The riffs have an old skool quirky feel & it's well gud fun!
www.voltagerecords.com

More reviews soon!
Jim & Nati ARF

by **Carl Arnfield** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:15 pm

Happy Days Fest
Czech Rep.

22nd July 4pm we are on stage!!!!

by **Carl Arnfield** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:58 am

Carl Arnfield wrote:Happy Days Fest
Czech Rep.

22nd July 4pm we are on stage!!!!

just in case anyone is showing up ?... we are now on stage at 8pm