band originally based in Eltham in South London. Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood (vocals), Francisco 'Paco' Carreno (drums), Big John (bass
), Steve (guitars), Pauline (vocals), Paul a.k.a. 'Nihilistic Nobody' (visuals). Their first release was the EP "The House That Man Built" on
Records. By the time they released their first album, It's Time to See Who's Who, on Corpus Christi Records, Pauline and Paul had left the band.
later set up its own Mortarhate Records label, which put out releases by other artists including Hagar the Womb,
17.
In 1983, Steve Ignorant, who was at the time a member of the band
Crass, guested on the band's pro-
animal rights single "To A Nation of Animal Lovers". After the dissolution of
Crass, Ignorant later became second vocalist for
Conflict on a semi-permanent basis. This followed a 1986 gig in Brixton, London, when he had joined the band on stage for a few numbers. The band has always been outspoken regarding issues such as
anarchism,
animal rights, the
anti-war movement and in their support for the organisation
Class War, and a number of their gigs during the 1980s were followed by riots and disturbances. Former band drummer, Francisco "Paco" Carreno, died on 20 February 2015, at the age of 49.
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