THE 1980s saw the worst horror films ever made (de facto - the worst films ever made). One of them was Nazi Surfers, a faintly satanic, incomprehensible load of cobblers about rival surf gangs the director made after reading the name in graffiti in New York.

In the 1990s the film was forgotten along with its creators, Troma, and there were no further evil surf spin offs... or were there.

By the end of the 90s, somewhere over the English Channel and in a bit (Sweden), a group of punks had started to call themselves Satantic Surfers.

Big on the continent (heard that one before) but aching to play Britain (yeah, and that one) Satanic Surfers set up church in TJ's, Newport, next week as part of their debut UK tour which is pushing their latest album, Unconsciously Confined (out now on Bad Taste Records).

Anyone expecting evil sounding surf can paddle back to their scratched Dick Dale LPs, as SS are more melodic pop punk (what, more!) with a limp bitter sweet edge - quite where the devil worshipping and Second World War German embossed logo come from is a mystery.

Satanic Surfers (pictured) are Rodrigo Alfaro (vocals), Magnus Blixtberg (guitar), Fredrik Jaconsen (guitar), Mattias Blixtberg (bass) and Martin Svensson (drums).

Together under the Iron Cross they released their debut EP Skate To Hell in 1993 followed EP two, Keep Out, on Burning Heart the following year.

The debut album, Hero Of Our Time, has sold 60,000 copies starting in 1995. European tours followed with the likes of Millencolin, 59 Times The Pain, The Almighty Trigger Happy, Lagwagon and more releases: 666 Motor Inn, Going Nowhere Fast, Fragments and Fractions, and finally Unconsciously Confined.

See Satanic Surfers in TJ's, Clarence Place, Newport on Thursday, April 25 at 7pm. Tickets are £6. Dial 01633 216608 for more information.