British punk outfit the Varukers were one of the leading lights of the UK82 hardcore scene, with an outlook that overlapped with the anarcho-punk community and a sound that pioneered the D-beat style, a hard-hitting punk subgenre shown to powerful effect on 1985's One Struggle, One Fight that had a major influence on many early thrash metal acts. Often compared to Discharge, the Varukers' lead singer Rat (aka Anthony Martin) would briefly join a latter-day version of that band, who would prove to be one of the enduring acts on the U.K. punk scene, pouring out angry, aggressive, politically conscious music decades after their debut. The 1999 compilation The Punk Singles 1981-1985 is the best available introduction to their classic era.