CONFLICT RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO DECADES ‘THIS MUCH REMAINS’ OUT THIS FRIDAY

CONFLICT RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER TWO DECADES ‘THIS MUCH REMAINS’ OUT THIS FRIDAY

30th April 2025 0 By Jon Deaux

Returning with their first new album in over two decades, notorious anarcho punk legends Conflict are back and firing on all cylinders with their highly anticipated new album ‘This Much Remains’, released this Friday via Mortarhate/Cadiz Music.

Featuring sixteen brand new Conflict creations, the album sees the band keeping one eye on their eventful past, and the other firmly on moving forward, both musically and politically. Animal Liberation are still at the forefront of Conflict’s collective minds, giving a voice to the voiceless on songs such as ‘A Mother’s Milk’ and ‘Shut The Fuck Up’, whilst their anger at world governments will never dissipate. “It’s the same old system and the same old song, forty years later and they’ve still got it wrong,” bellows Colin, still with complete conviction on ‘The Collusion Exclusion’. This anger, alongside themes of personal loss, environmental issues and those ‘profit over people’ billionaires like Bezos, Musk, and Trump, finds Conflict at their most inspired and invigorated.

‘This Much Remains’ also features an appearance by the late Benjamin Zephaniah on new single ‘Cut The Crap’. Benjamin’s relationship with Conflict goes right back to the infamous Brixton Academy gig in 1987 where he performed with the band and it’s right that his voice is found here, with additional lyrics by recent addition to the band line-up, dual vocalist Fiona Friel (formerly of Coventry punks Dragster).

“Benjamin is a legend, and I really felt a weight of responsibility when writing the adjoining lyrics to this song,” admits Fiona. “I had some of his books, so I went to peruse through them and started with ‘Windrush Child’ as I felt the subject matter would tie in well.  Immediately, I saw the line “I am history,” and that’s all I needed. I put the book straight down and wrote and wrote and wrote. So much so, once in the studio, I had to cut over half of what I had written. I hope I’ve done him proud.”

‘This Much Remains’ is the sound of a band that continues to surprise and progress, decades after it first begun.

“Musicall,y we wanted it to evolve from the last records but still have elements of that classic Conflict angry sound that thousands of people fell in love with,” summarises guitarist Gav King. “This album will not disappoint the diehard supporters and should garner a new wave of activists.”

“Conflict are stronger than ever,” adds Colin Jerwood. “and more relevant than ever.”

This much remains. We are one. To be continued?  You better believe it.

For ‘This Much Remains’, Conflict are:

 

Colin Jerwood – Vocals

Fiona Friel – Vocals

Gav King – Guitars, Melodica & Hammond

Fran Fearon – Bass

Stoo Meadows – Drums

Benjamin Zephaniah – Vocals on ‘Cut the Crap’

Mitsuko Sonoda – Voice on ‘The Impossible Soul’

‘This Much Remains’ track-listing:

  1. The Impossible Soul
  2. This Much Remains
  3. The Collusion Exclusion
  4. Outside The Box
  5. Masters Of The Race?
  6. That Other Song
  7. Echoes
  8. Cut The Crap – with Benjamin Zephaniah
  9. Shut The Fuck Up
  10. Rebellion’s In Session (Again)
  11. A Mother’s Milk
  12. When The Lights Go Out
  13. Statement Of Intent
  14. A Message To Them
  15. Inferno
  16. Concluded

Order ‘This Much Remains’ HERE:

Produced by CONFLICT

Recorded and mixed by Andrew Banfield at Superfly Studios, Ollerton, UK

Additional Guitars & Melodica Recorded at by Gav King at Inferno Studios

Mastered by Tim Turan

All songs written by CONFLICT except ‘Cut the Crap’ by Benjamin Zephaniah & CONFLICT

See Conflict live at the following dates in 2025:

03/05 THE UNDERGROUND, BRADFORD UK

16/05 LOST LANE, DUBLIN IE

17/05 THE DEER’S HEAD, BELFAST NI

05/06 BUMS, BARROW-IN-FURNESS UK

06/06 AUDIO, GLASGOW UK

07/06 LA BELLE ANGELE, EDINBURGH UK

08/06 STAR & GARTER, MANCHESTER UK

17-19/07 POD PAROU FESTIVAL CZ

25/07 DLB FESTIVAL, FERRARA IT

26/07 REFUSE FESTIVAL, PEINE DE

09/08 REBELLION, BLACKPOOL UK

29/08 ENCORE, SUNDBYBERG SE

30/08 DALFESTIVALEN, DALSJÖFORS, SE

31/08 LOPPEN, COPENHAGEN DK

09/10 THE ANVIL, BOURNEMOUTH UK

10/10 THE CASTLE & FALCON, BIRMINGHAM UK

11/10 THE FACEBAR, READING UK

 

Find Conflict online here: CONFLICT

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