Subhumans - Religious Wars

SUBHUMANS - RELIGIOUS WARS

And in the game of labelling and categorising, where exactly did Subhumans fit in? Though not a 'Crass band' as such, were they even an Anarcho Punk band or just a straightahead Punk rock band, or something else altogether? This was the stuff that would give many a music journalist a headache though whatever Subhumans might be it was doing nothing to inhibit the Spiderleg label pumping out their records, the next of which being another four-track EP entitled Religious Wars.

Upping the tempo from their last release and returning to their original frantic best, Dick Lucas still seemed to be struggling with a depressed outlook as in the track Love Is: "Love is a bastard, it tears you apart... it fucks you up... it makes you cry. And everything just gets you down down."

Far better though still with a pessimistic title was the track It's Gonna Get Worse (I'm Telling You), containing such truisms as: "Always rising unemployment, always debates on nuclear war. Do you think any government gives a shit what we stand for? You can blame the fucking Tories, every government's the same. They don't believe in the public good, just in their financial gain."

No-one could accuse Subhumans of resting on their laurels, of being non-productive or of not going for it. Though not manifesting itself fully in the records, the same youthful exuberance that was so apparent in their Demolition War EP was still there within the band but only fully showing itself during their live performances.

Subhumans were still very much firm favourites to watch and to keep a close eye on.