Last Rizla is a rock band from Athens, Greece formed in 2008.
Staggering between sludge, noise and punk, Last Rizla are well known for their sweaty, stinky but unexpectedly cathartic live shows. Being jinxed by ancient maritime deities, Last Rizla have unwittingly avoided stages and thus have done their thing in basements, bedrooms, quarries, balconies, arcades, squares, lawns, beaches, deserted villages, forests and various augérian non-places.
Noise Without Decay, released in May 2023 by Venerate Industries, is Last Rizla’s most coherent spasm yet. A slow-motion detonation of sludge, punk, and noise that somehow still lets the air in. Recorded live in Kallithea and finished across continents, the album drips with heat, rust, and salty feedback. It doesn’t so much ask to be played loud as it assumes you're already sweating. A burnt wings grasp at sunlight, a despairing howl that still insists on being heard.
Despite their considerably dark music, Last Rizla are great guys with an unconditional love for eggs.