Antisect are a punk rock band based in London, England. Their roots are in hardcore/anarcho punk and metal. Formed in Daventry in 1982, their debut album, In Darkness There Is No Choice, was released in 1983. 1985's follow-up EP Out from the Void has often been cited as a game changer amongst their genre for fusing a raw punk rock style with elements of metal. Antisect are a significant band in the timeline of hardcore punk music, said to have been a major influence upon "black-clad, politically charged punks over the last 30 years". The band address issues including animal rights and social justice, communicating their ideas to a largely punk rock audience, and were among the instigators of the squat venue scene in the mid to late 1980s. During this time, members lived the lifestyle of being either on the road or part of the vibrant London squat scene of the time. They toured extensively both in the UK and Europe and though originally splitting up in 1987, the band reformed in May 2011. Career Antisect were formed in Daventry, England in 1982 and began their career playing a fast, D-beat style of hardcore punk. They performed one tour with the hugely influential hardcore punk band Discharge before taking on a more anarchist leaning political edge. The band's debut LP In Darkness There Is No Choice, was released in 1983 on Flux of Pink Indians' Spiderleg Records label and reached number 4 in the UK Indie Chart. This was followed in 1985 by the release of the 7-inch single "Out from the Void", which reached number 2 in the Indie singles chart. The band went through numerous line up changes, and as a three piece of Lyons, Bryson and Paluskiewicz, had recorded most of the material for a second album (provisionally entitled Welcome to the New Dark Ages), but it was never completed. Darker and heavier than their debut, some tracks that were going to be on this album have appeared in fledgling form on the live album Peace is Better Than a Place in History, and the 2010 release Leeds 2.4.86. Eventually the lifestyles of the band's members took their toll to the point where it became impossible to function as a unit and they split in 1987. In May 2011, after a 24-year hiatus the band announced its reformation and gave details of its first show which