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The Oppressed
Group · United Kingdom · formed 1981
British band
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Also known as ジ・オプレスト
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Victims / Work Together
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1990s
2010s
Biography
English biography362 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376068457
Biography
The Oppressed are a Welsh Oi! band that formed in 1981 in Cardiff, Wales. Most of the band's lineups have been skinheads.
Throughout the band's career, the members (especially vocalist Roddy Moreno) openly expressed opposition to racism and fascism — in their lyrics, interviews, on-stage comments and other actions. In 1989, Moreno visited New York City and met a few members of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP). On his return to the United Kingdom, he started promoting SHARP ideals to British skinheads. The band has also had ties to other anti-racist groups, such as Anti-Fascist Action. Moreno is a Cardiff City F.C. supporter, and some of the band's songs express that support.
The band has split and re-formed several times, the first occasion being in 1984, after which Moreno focused on his record labels, Oi! Records and Ska Records for the remainder of the decade.
After splitting in 2016, they re-formed in 2020 with a line-up of Roddy Moreno (vocals/guitar), fellow founder member Russell "Ducky" Payne (guitar), Che Jones (drums) and Ross Goldworthy (bass).
EPs
Never Say Die (1983)
Victims / Work Together (1983)
Fuck Fascism (1995)
5-4-3-2-1 (1996)
They Think Its All Over...It Is Now (1996)
Anti-Fascist Oi! (1996)
Best of The Oppressed Bonus 7 Inch (1996)
"The Richard Allen Tribute Single" (1997)
Strength In Unity (1997) [split w/Impact]
The Noise (1997)
Oppressed / Fatskins (1998)
"Out on The Streets Again
Out on the Streets AgainSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sunday Stripper (Classic Version)2Skinheadgirl (Classic Version)" (1999) [split w/Cock Sparrer]
"Heavyweight Oi! Championshop of the World" [split w/Klasse Kriminale]
Insurgence EP (2005)
"Football Violence" (2008)
7er Jungs / The Oppressed (2010)
Antifa Hooligans (2011)
S.H.A.R.P. as a Razor (2011) [split w/The D Teez, The Bois]
2 Generations - 1 Message (2013) [split EP w/Wasted Youth]
Blue Army (2013)
Studio and compilation albums
Oi!Oi! Music (1984)
Fatal Blow (1985)
Dead & Buried (1988)
Dead & Buried / Fatal Blow (1996)
The Best of The Oppressed (1996)
Music For Hooligans (1996)
We Can Do Anything (1996)
Live (Llanrumney Youth Club 1984) (1997)
More Noize For The Boys (1998)
Totally Oppressed (1999)
Oi Singles & Rarities (2001)
Skinhead Times 1982-1998 (double CD) (2005)
Won't Say Sorry - The Complete Cover Story (double CD) (2005)
DVD
Brotherhood: The Oppressed/The Prowlers Live in Toronto - 4.30.05 (2008)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 40 | 80.2th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 41:23
A1We're the Oppressed3:16A2Leave Me Alone2:56A3Violent Society2:01A4Urban Soldiers2:58A5Chaos3:21A6Gun Law3:21A7Riot2:17B1Joe Hawkins2:40B2Fight for Your Life2:29B3Ultra Violence2:16B4Government Out3:08B5Run From You2:13B6Skinhead Girl2:48B7Don't Look Back2:22B8Magistrate3:171994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 45:32
1That's Life2:162Borstal Breakout2:123Hurry Up Harry3:064Sunday Morning Nightmare2:015Evil1:356Sorry3:117Wonderful World1:34819842:159We Can Do Anything2:4010Police Car1:1711Oi! Oi! Oi!3:0512I'm Not a Fool3:1813King of the Jungle3:2714Skinhead in Stapress4:1115Rebels With a Cause3:1816Violence in Our Minds2:4117Llanrummey Chorus3:251995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 46:43
1Victims2:392Work Together2:563Urban Soldiers2:564Ultra Violence2:145Run From You2:116Riot2:157Leave Me Alone2:548Joe Hawkins2:389Government Out3:0610It Ain't Right2:4511We're the Oppressed3:1412Angels With Dirty Faces2:2213Bad Man2:5514A.C.A.B.1:5415White Flag1:4316Fatal Blow2:0817Way of Life2:2718Last Orders1:4419Local Constabulary1:421996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 43:05
1CF31:332That's Alright2:213Living With Unemployment4:014Same Old Story3:255Skinhead Times2:086Garageland2:367When I Was Young3:228All Together Now3:2595 4 3 2 12:2810No Justice2:0711Pressure Drop2:2912Hooligans2:4213Substitute2:4414Nazi Nightmare2:0915Sleeping With the Enemy2:1816Fuck Fascism3:172011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 38:33
1Antifa Hooligans4:062Monkey Man2:163Brother Louie2:184The AFA Song2:445I Don't Wanna2:536Remember3:117United We Stand2:058Skinhead Times2:079Sleeping With the Enemy2:2010Fuck Fascism3:1211Nazi Skinhead1:4212B-N-P (You're Full of Shit)1:4713Nazi Nightmare2:0914Substitute (AFA)2:4615Work Together2:572015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 37:56
1Head Kicked In1:352Drunken Skinhead2:243White Flag - Reprise2:024The Greatest Cardiff Rip Off2:265Cardiff Born2:326Bluebirds Unite2:027Sharp Anthem5:068Revenge2:559We’re Here to Drink Your Beer3:3310Antifascist Skin3:5911Made on the Streets3:4612Urban Soldiers3:1213My Vote2:242018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 46:43
1Victims2:392Work Together2:563Urban Soldiers2:564Ultra Violence2:145Run From You2:116Riot2:157Leave Me Alone2:548Joe Hawkins2:389Government Out3:0610It Ain’t Right2:4511We’re the Oppressed3:1412Angels With Dirty Faces2:2213Bad Man2:5514A.C.A.B.1:5415White Flag1:4316Fatal Blow2:0817Way of Life2:2718Last Orders1:4419Local Constabulary1:42FCK FSCSM (This Is Anti-Fascist Oi!)
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
A1Crucify the PoliceA2Enoch PowerA3Prowlers CrewA4Protect & ServeA5We Are BlindA6Sharp Skin Till I DieA7Keeping It RealA8United We StandB1This MachineB2Fuck Em AllB3Classwar Rock'n'RollB4RememberB5Two GenerationsB6You Make Me SickB7My ChoiceB8Life Goes Away
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Victims / Work TogetherSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAVictims BWork Together | 1983 | ||
| 1999 | Out on the Streets AgainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Sunday Stripper (Classic Version) 2Skinheadgirl (Classic Version) | 1999 | ||
| 2011 | Antifa HooligansSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 8:40AAntifa Hooligans4:06 B1Monkey Man2:16 B2Brother Louie2:18 | 2011 |
Album · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dead & BuriedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 29:48A1Victims2:39 A2Work Together2:56 A3Urban Soldiers2:56 A4Ultra Violence2:14 A5Run From You2:11 B1Riot2:15 B2Leave Me Alone2:54 B3Joe Hawkins2:38 B4Government Out3:06 B5It Ain't Right2:45 B6We're the Oppressed3:14 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1996 | Fight for Your Life: The Best of the OppressedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 58:131Victim2:37 2Work Together2:56 3Run From You2:16 4Joe Hawkins2:38 5Don't Look Back2:17 6Urban Soldiers2:56 7Magistrate3:15 8Ultra Violence2:14 9Gun Law3:19 10Riot2:15 11Government Out3:06 12Fight for Your Life2:35 13Leave Me Alone3:19 14Skinhead Girl2:46 15Evil1:37 16We Can Do Anything2:41 17Skinheads in Stapress4:09 18Hurry Up Harry3:07 19Substitute2:21 20Nazi Nightmare2:20 21B-N-P (Full of Shit)1:47 22Nazi Skinhead1:42 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1997 | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks1Work Together 2Ultra Violence 3Joe Hawkins 4A.C.A.B. 5I'm Not a Fool 6Gun Law 7Leave Me Alone 8Fight for Your Life 9Urban Soldiers 10Chaos 11Skinhead Girl 121984 | Live | 1997 | |
| 1998 | More Noize for the BoysSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 34:27A1The A.F.A. Song2:45 A2Do Anything You Wanna Do4:05 A3Cumon Feel the Noize3:58 A4Gudbuy T'Jane3:49 A5Mama We're All Crazy Now3:26 A6Madness2:13 B1Boots for Stompin'2:42 B2Skinhead Girl2:14 B3C.F.3.1:48 B4Work Together2:32 B5Sleeping With the Enemy2:15 B6Fuck Fascism2:40 | Compilation | 10 November 1998 | |
| 1999 | Totally OppressedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 1:17:591Riot (original version)2:15 2Leave Me Alone (original version)2:52 3Joe Hawkins (original version)2:38 4Government3:06 5It Ain't Right2:45 6We're the Oppressed (original version)3:15 7Urban Soldiers2:56 8Run From You2:11 9Ultra Violence2:12 10Work Together2:56 11Victims2:37 12We're the Oppressed3:15 13Leave Me Alone3:19 14Violent Society1:57 15Urban Soldiers (new version)2:54 16Chaos3:19 17Gun Law3:17 18Riot2:12 19Joe Hawkins2:35 20Fight for Your Life2:35 21Ultra Violence (new version)2:14 22Government Out3:04 23Run From You (new version)2:15 24Skinhead Girl2:46 25Don't Look Back2:18 26Magistrate3:15 27Bad Man2:51 28Angels With Dirty Faces2:21 29A.C.A.B.1:49 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2001 | Oi! Singles & RaritiesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:16:471White Flag1:48 2Urban Soldiers2:54 3Ultra Violence2:10 4Run From You2:09 5Victims2:35 6Work Together2:54 7Substitute2:18 8Nazi Nightmare2:18 9BNP1:45 10Nazi Skinhead1:39 11Fuck Fascism2:39 12Sleeping With the Enemy2:14 13Work Together 19952:31 145 4 3 2 12:26 15Evil in Magaluf1:48 16We're the Hooligans2:41 17Madness2:12 18Boots for Stompin'2:41 19Skinhead Girl2:13 20C.F.3.1:47 21Cum on Feel the Noize3:56 22Mama Weer All Crazee Now3:24 23Gudbuy T'Jane3:46 24The A.F.A. Song2:43 25Do Anything You Wanna Do4:02 26Solidarity5:44 27Same Old Story3:43 28Living With the Unemployment3:47 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2005 | Skinhead Times 1982-1998Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 33 tracksDisc 1 1White Flag 2Riot 3Leave Me Alone 4Joe Hawkins 5Government 6It Ain't Right 7We're the Oppressed 8Urban Soldiers 9Ultra Violence 10Run From You 11Victims 12Work Together 13Violent Society 14Gun Law 15Fight for Your Life 16Government Out 17Don't Look Back 18Magistrate Disc 21Substitute AFA 2Nazi Nightmare 3BNP (You're Full of Shit) 4Nazi Skinhead 5Fuck Fascism 6Sleeping With the Enemy 75-4-3-2-1 8Hooligans 9CF3 10That's Alright 11Same Old Story 12Skinhead Times 13When I Was Young 14No Justice 15The AFA Song | Compilation | 15 May 2005 | |
| 2005 | Won't Say Sorry: The Complete Cover StorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 35 tracks · 1:42:19Disc 1 1Chaos3:19 2Bad Man2:52 3Angels With Dirty Faces2:21 4Skinhead Girl #12:43 5Do Anything You Wanna Do4:02 6Evil1:36 7That's Life2:17 8Cum On Feel the Noize3:58 9Madness2:13 10We Can Do Anything2:42 11King of the Jungle3:28 12Police Car1:18 13Garageland2:37 14Sorry3:10 15Living With Unemployment4:01 16Borstal Breakout2:13 17Skinhead in Sta Prest4:10 Disc 21Wonderful World1:32 2Sunday Morning Nightmare2:01 3I'm Not a Fool3:19 4A-C-A-B1:52 5Skinhead Girl #22:15 6Gudbuy T' Jane3:45 719842:15 8Boots for Stompin'2:42 9Hurry Up Harry3:07 10Mama Weer All Crazy Now3:23 11Oi! Oi! Oi!3:05 12All Together Now3:24 13Rebels With a Cause3:17 14Solidarity5:45 15Pressure Drop2:30 16Violence in Our Mind2:38 17Bartender2:23 18Summertime4:06 | Compilation | 15 May 2005 | |
| 2006 | Maximum Oi!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks1Work Together 2That's Alright 3Joe Hawkins 4Substitute 5Government Out 6Garageland 7Skinhead Girl 854321 9Ultra Violence 10Same Old Story 11Living With Unemployment 12Magistrate 13No Justice 14Fuck Fascism 15Skinhead Times 16Hurry Up Harry 17Evil 18Cum on Feel the Noize 19Soul Boy 20Working Class Kids 21Free Reggie Kray 22Gary Bushell 23Marlon Brando 24Horror Show 25Sawdust Caesar 26Johhny Barden 27Perfect Crime 28Rebels With a Cause 29£8 a Week 30King of the Jungle 31Violence in Our Minds 32Held Hostage 33Resort Boot Boys 34Rock That | Live | 1 January 2006 | |
| 2009 | Live in TorontoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 48:551Work Together (Live)2:15 2Nobody’s Fool (Live)2:52 3The AFA Song (Live)2:32 4Don’t Look Back (Live)2:46 5Skinhead Times (Live)3:04 6Joe Hawkins (Live)2:17 7I Don’t Wanna (Live)2:04 8We’re the Oppressed (Live)2:24 9That’s Alright (Live)2:09 10Leave Me Alone (Live)2:37 11Boots for Stompin’ (Live)2:36 12Urban Soldiers (Live)2:36 13Hooligans (Live)2:23 14Skinhead Girl (Live)2:40 15Blue Army (Live)1:53 16Ultra Violence (Live)2:08 17United We Stand (Live)2:00 18Run From You (Live)2:10 19Sleeping With The Enemy (Live)2:32 20Magistrate (Live)2:57 | Live | 15 February 2009 | |
| 2011 | S.H.A.R.P. as a RazorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks1Who Are We 2Antifa Crew 3We Are The Boys 4Do Nothing 5Cut Me Down 6Paradox 7World News Blues 81970 9Antifa Hooligans 10Monkey Man 11Brother Louie 12Solidarity | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2013 | Live at Crash in FreiburgSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Rude 'n' Rebel 2On the Road 3Without You 4Partisans 5Antifascist 6Fence Sitter C**ts 7The Streets Are Ours 8Work Together 9Ultra Violence 10Monkey Man 11Skinhead Girl 12Urban Soldiers 13Victims 14The AFA Song | Live | 30 September 2013 | |
| 2016 | Antifascist Oi! - Live And Loud!!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks1Work Together 2Ultra Violence 3Monkey Man 4Run From You 5Football Violence 6Sleeping With The Enemy 7The AFA Song 8Don't Look Back 9Living With Unemployment 10Skinhead Girl 11Boots For Stompin' 12Urban Soldiers 13I Don't Wanna 14Joe Hawkins 15Do Anything You Wanna Do 16BNP (Full Of Shit) 17Hooligans 18Victims 19We're The Oppressed 20Skinhead Times 21Cum On Feel The Noize 22Antifa Hooligans | Live | 1 October 2016 | |
| 2023 | Complete Oi! Studio Recordings 1981-2018Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 20 October 2023 |
EP · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Anti Fascist Oi! E.P.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 7:59A1Substitute2:18 A2Nazi Nightmare2:18 B1B.N.P. (Your Full of Shit)1:45 B2Nazi Skinhead1:38 | 1994 | ||
| 1995 | Fuck Fascism E.P.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 8:31AFuck Fascism.3:17 B1Sleeping With the Enemy.2:18 B2Work Together (1995)2:56 | 1995 | ||
| 1997 | The Noize E.P.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksACum on Feel the Noize B1Mama We're All Crazy Now B2Gudbuy T' Jane | 1997 | ||
| 1998 | Fatskins / The OppressedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Born at the Bottom A2Fencewalker B1The AFA Song B2Do Anything You Wanna Do | 1998 | ||
| 2005 | The Insurgence E-PSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1I Don't Wanna A2Blue Army B1I Don't Wanna (Spanish version) B2Blue Army (instrumental) | 1 May 2005 | ||
| 2013 | Never Say Die E.P.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksAUrban Soldiers B1Ultra-Violence B2Run From You | 2013 | ||
| 2017 | 1981/4 - Fatal BlowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 16:55A1Angels With Dirty Faces2:22 A2Bad Man2:55 A3A.C.A.B.1:54 B1White Flag1:43 B2Fatal Blow2:08 B3Way of Life2:27 B4Last Orders1:44 B5Local Constabulary1:42 | 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Oppressed head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 40 | 80.2th |
| Genres | 11 | 97.2th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Moreno | — | present | |
| Dom Moreno | — | present | |
| Lee Jenkins | — | present | |
| Mark Brennan | — | present | |
| Paul Cobley | — | present | |
| Roddy Moreno | — | present | |
| Ronnie Payne | — | present | |
| Russell Ducky Payne | — | present | |
| Steve Floyd | — | present | |
| Tony Kizmus | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fc004e1b-4e20-49cb-8322-d131a3a961e7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fc004e1b-4e20-49cb-8322-d131a3a961e7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1089581genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1089581seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oppressedbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oppressed
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Welsh musicians
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Image: AlbertRA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1089581 · MusicBrainz: fc004e1b-4e20-49cb-8322-d131a3a961e7
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