Meryl Streek is a visceral force in Ireland’s underground music scene, fusing punk’s raw urgency with industrial noise and a fierce socio-political edge. Hailing from Dublin, his sound is abrasive yet deliberate—think Sleaford Mods colliding with Nine Inch Nails in a grimy back alley. Streek’s lyrics are a scathing commentary on corruption, inequality, and institutional failure, delivered with spit-flecked passion over distorted beats and jagged samples. His debut, 796, was both a sonic gut-punch and a cultural reckoning. More than just music, Meryl Streek is a protest in motion—a necessary voice for a disillusioned generation refusing to stay silent.

The most incendiary and important punk rock album of the year” - LOUDER

“Emotionally volatile and heart-wrenching...cutting edge punk” - Hot Press

“Visceral new punk...brandishes anger and frustration” - Nialler9

“Acidic and furious...a knife-edge urgency” - Beats Per Minute

"A real cry of rage and despair" - Rolling Stone FR [4/5]

“Punk spawns a new antichrist” - The Irish Daily Star

An Irish equivalent of “Broken Britain” bands such as Bob Vylan and Sleaford Mods. As with those artists, if it were any more on the nose, it would leave the listener with a bruised septum – a gleeful mischievousness ripples through his tunes. - Paul Jones - The Irish Times

“A musical force like no other” - Far out magazine

“As vital as anything you’re likely to hear” - Far out magazine

“Unflinching and unforgettable, songs for the deceased is a late contender for album of the year” - Hotpress Magazine

“Songs for the deceased is a bleak and very important listen” - Kerrang

“This is an artist who will never turn away from confronting corruption and injustice and we thank him for that” - Clash Magazine