What's more punk rock than being a punk in the Middle East? Nothing. Which is why Israeli miscreants USELESS ID are not only the longstanding ambassadors of Middle East punk rock, but they're also way punker than you. Armed with eighteen years of experience and a tour history that includes such out of the way spots as China, Belarus and even Siberia, these boys from Haifa City have finally found a home with long time friends Fat Wreck Chords for the release of Symptoms. USELESS ID first started in Haifa in 1994, but they quickly recorded a demo and took off to California where they met and befriended all their punk rock heroes.
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