Artist

The Oppressed

Welsh "Oi" band, formed in Cardiff in 1981. The band was originally formed by Roddy Moreno (guitar), Russell Payne (guitar), Ronnie Payne (bass), Gary Tier (drums) and Martin Brennan (vocals) but has gone through various line-up changes. Ronnie Payne left to be replaced by Dom Moreno. In December 1982 Gary Tier and Martin Brennan left. Roddy Moreno took over vocals and Lee Jenkins joined on drums. The group split up in 1984. Roddy Moreno reformed the band in 1994 with his brothers Dom Moreno and Adrian Moreno. Steve Floyd joined on guitar. The band went on a hiatus from 1998 until 2004 with Roddy and Dom Moreno, Steve Floyd and Tony Kizmus on drums. The band again went on a hiatus in 2006. In 2010 they reformed for a set of shows. In 2020 Roddy Moreno resurrected the band, with Russell Payne rejoining, Ross Goldsworthy on bass and Che on drums.