Random Scandal

About Random Scandal

Random Scandal formed in August 2012 (split January 2018) with Neil joining on drums at the start of 2013 completing the line up of Scoot(Bottom Feeders) on vocals, allan(21st century band) on bass,neil(The Begruders) on drums and andy(Big Fat Panda) on guitar. Buckfast fuelled mayhem began. Influenced by bands like Op Ivy, Ramones, Cockney Rejects, Rancid and Barbed Wire, we play a mix of straight up street punk with hints of ska and oi mixed in for a fast paced heavy sound. That line up gigged for 2 years and recorded the demo ep " lalochezia " , in October 2015 Andy left to concentrate on playing bass for Edinburgh ska band Big Fat Panda, stepping in to take over was Barron(The Defenestrators), one of his first gigs for us was at Punk for Pam in Edinburgh in march 2015 alongside GBH and The Varukers, we have toured with The Bus Station Loonies and this year we played punk for pam again with English Dogs and GBH, we have just released our debut album "Random Scandal" recorded at The Rec Rooms in Edinburgh and have several trips to England for a pile of great events including Fuk Reddin in London, Anti-pop fest in Liverpool and Total Resistance in Derby with (expired link) at the end of august then another trip in early September for Plymouth punx picnic,castlegate in Grantham and the blackbull in gateshead .
For us the punk scene in the UK is great just now, we have shared stages with so many unique, interesting and talented folk in some great venues around the uk and its always like meeting new family everywhere you go.

Political wise we are 100% anti-fascist, while we dont always sing directly about politics our songs are about situations caused by politics like "Vicious Circles" which is about my experience of being homeless and in an endless circle of no house no job and vice versa to the more obvious political stuff like "They Live" about the oppressive tory government ruling over us just now.