The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing

Photo: Paul Hudson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing (sometimes shortened to TMTWNBBFN) has described its sound as “crusty punk meets cockney sing-songs meets grindcore in the 1880s.” Or simply, “loud punk rock songs about the Victorian era.” They’ve toured the U.S. and UK and have played at festivals and conventions.

Location: London

Major releases: Double Negative (2018), Not Your Typical Victorians (2015), This May Be The Reason Why The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Weapons (2012), The Steampunk Album That Cannot Be Named For Legal Reasons, originally released as Now That’s What I Call Steampunk! Volume 1 (2010)

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