Dublin Queercore Greats STRONG BOYS Return with First Release In Six Years Homo EP (Static Shock Records)

STRONG BOYS are a mysterious Queercore/Hardcore band hailing from Dublin, Ireland. It's unclear who exactly is in the band itself and their memebrship doesn't appear to be clearly listed anywhere online. STRONG BOYS have now returned with their first release in six years with the Homo EP. With about as much subtlety as a pub fight spilling onto the street, these four tracks vent against the church, dated attitudes, predatory creeps with wandering hands, and more. It's still defiantly Gay Hardcore—as should be expected—with no meat on the bone. Static Shock Records share STRONG BOYS' Homo EP is suggested for fans of 86 Mentality & Negative Approach.


The record comes housed in a fold-out sleeve with new artwork from legendary Gay Manga artist Gengoroh Tagame and lettering created Nicky Rat (STRINGRAY.) First pressing is 350 copies on blue vinyl and 150 on white for mailorder-only. Homo EP is STRONG BOYS' first proper release since their RIOT SHOCK album released on Leeds-based Milk Run Records back in 2015. Two tracks from Homo EP, "Pink Death" and "UB2FU," are currently streaming on Static Shock Records' Bandcamp page. These two pre-release tarcks clock in at just over a minute each, so this whole EP could, theoretically, be under five minutes... but they still rip! Both blue and white-colored vinyl copies of HOmo EP are currently available to pre-order on Bandcamp or directly from Static Shock's Limited Run site. STRONG BOYS' Homo EP is out 9/3 on Static Shock Records.