Devilface

Devilface were an anarcho-punk band/music collective, active from 1977 until 1998. They were based in Downtown Noble City. They have been noted as similar to UK anarcho-punk bands like Crass, Chumbawamba, and Flux of Pink Indians.

They started a band after writing some music that was anarchist and criticised the government, and wanting to perform it. Two of the members were thrown off Speakers' Corner, and subsequently fined L$4,000 for anti-government 'hate speech'. The band were forced to sell most of their instruments to pay, but, to quote member of the collective, James Farmer, 'Even if we just had one acoustic guitar, and had to scream the lyrics, we started.'

At first, they embraced a DIY ethic, publishing their own cassettes, and giving them away for free, often simply to passers-by. In 1981, they self-published their debut album, Heroes of Anarchy.

They followed this by releasing four more albums throughout the 1980s, this time under the record label that they started, the Statefree Co-op. Their 1988 song, 'Hammers to the Wall', reached #32 on the US Indie chart.

By 1991, and the release of their sixth album, they had realised that anarcho-punk had mostly died out, and thereby adopted a more mainstream hard-rock/grunge sound. This brought with it accusations of selling out from other Lovian punks.