Zatopeks | uk

Zatopeks are a pop-punk/rock'n'roll band from the UK who formed in 2001. It was originally just Will, Sebby and Pete, all members of the six-piece punk band 3 1/2 Inch Floppy, but pretty soon we added Sammie the Giant on bass, and then in 2003 Spider joined on second guitar.

There have been releases on Household Name Records (UK), Whoa Oh Records (USA), All-Nite Records (UK), Stardumb Records (NL), It's Alive Records (USA), Squinty Joe Records (UK). There has been one split CD, four 7" EPs and two full length albums.

We toured Europe four times and the USA once, playing in the UK, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, France and Austria, and have played many other European shows since then, particularly in Holland.

Over the last few years, the Zatopeks have played shows with the Queers, Groovie Ghoulies, the Parasites, the Loved Ones, The Ergs, The Copyrights, Dillinger Four, Hard Skin, Classics of Love, The Guts, Tuuli, The Kids, Turbo ACs, The Apers, Backwood Creatures, the Sonic Dolls, the Peawees, the Manges, the Kidnappers, the Red Dons, Sloppy Seconds, Sweet Baby, The Crumbs, Weston, The Steinways, The Beatnik Termites, Dr Frank, Squirtgun, the Real McKenzies, the Foamers and Roger Miret and The Disasters.

Sample reviews of the new album:

"If the Zatopeks were a beer, I'd buy a whole case and drink a bottle every night." (Now Wave)

"With ‘Damn Fool Music’ the Zatopeks have crafted their best and most balanced piece of work to date. It manages to be passionate, uplifting, inspiring and a hundred other things all at the same time. It will make you smile, dance and generally jump around like a crazy person. This is without doubt one of the best releases by a UK band this year." 4/5 (Punktastic)

"Every now and then a band comes along and gets all their reference points so thoroughly bang on, it feels less like rehashing what's gone before and more like continuing a great tradition. [...] If there's any justice, Zatopeks will take their place among the greats that paved the way for them." 4/5 (Kerrang!)

"It may take them a while to get to band practice, but it sure don't take 'em long to get to the point. [...] For a healthy dose of highly infectious pop punk gems bolted onto a sneering rock'n'roll animal, you've come to the right place" 8/10 (Rocksound)

"Aint nobody left but us is quite simply one of the best albums Ive heard by a UK band this year. The Zatopeks give you an album stuffed full of punk, pop, rock and roll, humour, nostalgia and great songs. What more could you ask for? I urge you to check these guys out as they just might be your new favourite band." 4/5 (Punktastic)

“the Zatopeks manage to cram everything that makes for great turbo-charged pop music into a few minutes of scraping, chiming rhythm guitar and "oh-oh-oh" backing vocals, with a quick stop at the crossroads of Melody and Hook to make sure they haven’t lost the plot.”

“Imagine The Undertones crossed with The Ramones and you get a fairly good idea of what the Zatopeks sound like. The opening number ‘Jimmy’s Girl’ would have been a chart hit if The Undertones has released it in their prime.” .