The Grey Wolves

:"This article refers to the Death Industrial music group. For the animal see Wolf; for the Turkish political group see Grey Wolves."

The Grey Wolves are a British Industrial music group. They were formed in 1985 by Dave Padbury and Trevor Ward.

The band has been credited with pioneering the 'death industrial' subgenre in industrial music. Their work has also been described as 'dark ambient' and as 'power electronics'. They have not limited themselves to simply producing music however, but engage in what they describe as "Cultural Terrorism", issuing manifestos, pamphlets and utilizing the mail art network to get their message across, as well as being an active part of the cassette culture. The Grey Wolves have issued many tapes of their own music. They have also been responsible for creating Death Pact International, under whose name anyone was free to record their own work, and have released theirs, and others, collaborations on cassette under this moniker. As well, both members each have their own tape labels, Open Wound and Sol Niger, both focusing on industrial music.

The Grey Wolves frequently collaborate with other groups. Some of these bands include Academy 23,
Kapotte Muziek, Macronympha, Psychic Workshop, Shock City, Streicher, Sudden Infant, Vandal X, Vidna Obmana, and most often Con-Dom, with whom they have released many split recordings as well.

The Grey Wolves are controversial because of their use of fascist imagery and have been criticized for this aspect of their presentation. However, while acknowledging the criticism, the group does not apologize for this, instead insisting it is an integral part of their critique of society.

Discography

LPs

*"Many Are Called But Few Get Up", Power And Steel
*"Victory Through Violence", Robben Island Records
*"Catholic Priests Fuck Children", Praxis Dr Bearmann
*"Punishment", Tesco Organisation
*"The Age Of Dissent", Tesco Organisation

CDs

*"Blood And Sand", Cold Spring Records, 2002
*"Incarceration", Blade Records
*"Division", Tesco Organisation, 2003
*"Free Speech Series", L.White Records, 2006

Collaboration CDs

*"Holy Communion" with Con-Dom
*"Tesco Disco" with Con-Dom

Singles

*"Wealth Of Misery/Lest We Forget", XN Recordings
*"Disco Mortem", Releasing Eskimo, a 7" compilation with Macronympha, Hand To, C.C.C.C., Merzbow, No Festival Of Light
*"Zero Tolerance/Dominator" Membrum Debile Propaganda

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/theegreywolves/ http://www.geocities.com/theegreywolves/ (alive website?)]
* [http://www.orderovwolves.webeden.co.uk/ The official Grey Wolves website]
* [http://www.tesco-germany.com/reviews The Grey Wolves live with photos]
* [http://media.hyperreal.org/zines/est/articles/freedom.html Essay on the use of fascist imagery by industrial groups]