{"id":153,"date":"2025-04-13T13:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T01:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=153"},"modified":"2026-09-14T18:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:55:15","slug":"compos-mentis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2025\/04\/compos-mentis","title":{"rendered":"Compos Mentis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Politically charged anarcho-punk manning the barricades on the streets of Silverstream!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compos Mentis was an \u201880\u2019s anarcho-punk band that played a central role in adding a loud and progressive political voice to Wellington punk\u2019s second wave. Originally from the Hutt Valley suburb of Silverstream and active from 1984 to 1986 the band evolved from two earlier incarnations: the Destructive Adolescents<\/strong> (formed December 1982) and World War 3<\/strong>. Inspired by formative UK anarcho-punk acts like Crass, Flux of Pink Indians and Subhumans, Compos Mentis tackled aspects of war, nuclear annihilation, animal exploitation and societal dysfunction, often exploring these issues through a more locally focussed lens as in songs like \u201cPatricia Bartlett<\/a><\/em>\u201d and \u201cChase Corpse<\/a><\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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