Album Notes

"This is the punk rock album of 2012, a fitting testament to the end of days as the apocalypse draws near... real life music without the pose or politics! Wasted LIfe takes ya on a journey with their debut full length on Working Class Records USA. A nice combination of US Oi! with UK street rock n roll all wrapped together with enough melody to make the songs stick in yer head even after the first listen. So no matter how you like your punk rock, light and sweet, strong and bitter, WASTED LIFE is bound to be yer cup of tea!" Ducky @ Working Class Records

BIOGRAPHY ... Wasted Life were formed in 2007 in Stoke On Trent, a once thriving polluted smog ridden city based on its pottery industry. Jobs were sent overseas and it is now one of the most economically deprived areas in the UK. However.... it set the tone and paved the way for some great local musicians like DISCHARGE, LEMMY of Motorhead, THE SKEPTIX, SLASH (of .. N RoSES, ehh hem), BROKEN BONES, SECTION 5, a guy named ROBBIE WILLIAMS who you've probably never heard of and was also home to Mike Stone's Legendary CLAY RECORDS.
Wasted Life have done a complete turn around with an entire new line up to crank out there very own angry anthems. Lead Guitarist "Rat", also of local ska heros THE ROUGH KUTZ , recruited Jeff "JJ" Janiak for vocal duties , an American from New Jersey who happened to be living in Stoke On Trent and was the frontman for the usa's DEAD HEROS. Also added to the new line up was "Stark"on bass, of the 80's punk group VA-T-EN. "Lindop" was added as rythm guitarist and "Mach" was added behind the kit and then replaced with "Tom" of Hanging Iscariots. Tom stayed with the band for 2 years until moving on with his other band Lymph Node and was replaced by Dave Major, previously of Head Clinic & Section 5. The put out with their debut release on DIRTY OLD MAN RECORDS in 2009, a split CD with black country punks RATMONKEY and now have their new full length release "It Means Nuthin When You're Dead" on Working Class Records and STP Records.

Wasted Life have no hidden political agendas, no specific message to get across. Everyday Life is a struggle.....Wasted Life is an escape !

“Hard hitting punk rock as Wasted Life blast craters with hurtful aggression and heavy duty tuneage. The melody is minced and it is more than apparent that this outfit mean big fuckin' business. ”
— Dave, Fungal Punk
“A band which will undoubtedly go down a storm at the Rebellion/HITS fests and the toast of drunk punks everywhere. ”
— Ian Pickens, Mass Movement Magazine
“The bad weather and cold didn’t stop a determined group of punks from making their way to the Full Moon in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Thursday night to see Wasted Life. After all, punk gigs are few in the area and Wasted Life more or less guarantee a good night !”
— EMMA COLE, PUNK IN STOKE
“Great guitar work that compliments the steady rhythm section and a growled Howling vocal from JJ that even though its as gruff as a Wolf with a mouth full of Glass, you can still hear every word ”
— Woodstock, Studs and Punks
“Wasted Life are brilliant, excellent powerful early 80's style punk rock, quite the smack in the face. Even Ratmonkey is good old-school Brit punk. Worth it for Wasted Life alone already!”
— PURE IMPACT, WASTED LIFE / RATMONKEY SPLIT CD REVIEW