Test Dept.

Sonic material handlers, investigative agitators, authentic industrialists, utilisers and recyclers of society's debris.

Bookings: [email protected]

https://testdept.org.uk
https://testdept.bandcamp.com/
facebook.com/TestDept.HQ

2025 was a pivotal year as they linked up with Canadian label Artoffact Records to commence an extensive back catalogue re-issue campaign.
Industrial Overture a 4 CD set covering their earliest material and including rare and unreleased recordings is the first release.

They also emerged with a new live electronically focussed set, incorporating aggressive percussion, industrial noise, experimental soundscapes and trademark striking visuals. Expect power and confrontation in a visceral immersive experience.

In an ideal world, Test Dept, would not exist. They wouldn’t need to. Britain would not stand divided by xenophobia. Working class communities would not be under siege. Capitalism would not have created a climate change crisis pushing the planet towards a dangerous brink. And the Thatcherite neo-liberal ideals that Graham Cunnington and Paul Jamrozy spent Test Dept’s early years raging against would not be so terrifyingly back in political vogue.