Antidote – “Back in Year Zero”

Originally released in 2003 with domestic distribution handled by Rodent Popsicle Records, Back in Year Zero stands as a foundational monument of high-velocity street punk from Rotterdam’s finest, Antidote. The album encapsulates the band’s trademark pogo-punk brilliance, blending fierce social commentary with hyper-catchy, sing-along structures. Drawing deep sonic influence from the early 1980s UK82 explosion—particularly the urgent tempos of The Exploited and the driving, rhythmic defiance of G.B.H.—the band effortlessly carves out their own space alongside modern genre-bearers like The Casualties and The Restarts. Splitting its lyrical fury between pointed English tracks like Fuck the Media and biting Dutch-language anthems like Geen Beweging, the album serves as an enduring blueprint for uncompromising, multi-lingual DIY street punk.

Track Listing:

1. Fuck The Media 1:49
2. Pride 1:37
3. Identity 1:29
4. Riot In The City 2:07
5. Live By The Rules 2:45
6. Geen Beweging 1:41
7. Victim 2:13
8. Rood Wit Blauw Met Een Bruine Rand 2:23
9. Back In Year Zero 1:53
10. My Government Is A Farce 1:45
11. New Enemy 2:24
12. Negatief Agressief 1:25
13. Dropout 1:34
14. Don’t Let Them Get Away 1:22
15. Different Worlds 2:44