Washington, DC’s DES DEMONAS have been hailed as a favorite of Henry Rollins (KCRW FM/Black Flag), Marc Riley (BBC6 Music/The Fall), and Iggy Pop (BBC6 Music/The Stooges) since the release of their debut LP on In The Red Records and their subsequent singles and EP. 
DES DEMONAS’ much anticipated follow-up LP “APOCALYPTIC BOOM! BOOM!” is out November 29 on In The Red Records. 
 
The group is made up of some familiar names from the DC punk, garage, and indie scenes. A Kenyan punk-poet-politique Jacky “Cougar” Abok (Foul Swoops, Thee Lolitas) is on vocals & percussion, Mark Cisneros (Hammered Hulls, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Make-Up) is on guitar, Paul Vivari (Benjy Ferree, DJ Soul Call Paul) is on Farfisa organ and bass machine, and Matt Gatwood (Two Inch Astronaut) is on drums.
 
Des Demonas’ music is a melding of disparate sounds and influences, hitting  with a driving pulse and fiery intent. 
 
“The sonic fuel of the band is a blend of post punk, punk, funk, blues, psych rock, Afro beat, even bubble gum but the noise you hear is pure Des Demonas.”

• Kim Salmon / The Scientists 

 
“Dig the Des Demonas. Play it loud. Twist your wig.”

• Kid Congo Powers

Support From Irked

IRKED are a punk band from the North East of England, formed in 2022. Drawing from the raw energy of modern garage punk, they channel influences from bands like G.L.O.S.S., X-ray Spex, Downtown Boys, Uranium Club, Pissed Jeans and Hot Snakes. IRKED have built a reputation for their fierce, high-energy sound and live shows; a chaotic and upfront mix of intensity and humor. Their self-recorded, self-titled debut EP (IRKED, 2024, Wrong Speed Records) garnered support from Bandcamp, Radio 1 (Alex Holcombe), 6 Music (Craig Charles, Marc Riley, Gideon Coe, Emily Pilbeam, Tom Robinson) Maximum Rock n Roll and Amazing Radio (A-list).