Antidote (band)
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Antidote | |
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| Origin | Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1996–2012, 2017 |
| Labels | Dirty Faces (Europe) Rodent Popsicle (US) Charged Records (US) Attack Records (Europe) Neurempire Records (Russia) |
| Members | Bart Smeels Arne Smeels Joris van Hoboken Jaeques Koeman Huib van Oostendorp |
| Website | www.antidote.nl |
Antidote is a Dutch punk band formed in 1996. Inspiration for the band came when the band members had a jam session at the squat De Blauwe Aanslag.[1] The band has released five full-length studio albums[2][3] and toured extensively across Europe, North America, and Russia with prominent US punk bands such as The Casualties and The Virus.[4] Antidote's music has been categorized as punk, hardcore, or straight edge.[5] They write politically motivated songs with lyrics that support the squatting movement, are anti-fascist, anti-homophobic, and even criticize the punk scene itself.[6]
In December 2012, Antidote officially announced their break-up.[7] However, in 2017, the band reunited for a series of festival performances. Bart and Arne Smeels, members of Antidote, have been active with the Utrecht-based punk band Bakfietsboys, and Arne Smeels has also produced solo cassettes as Arne S.
