Panaderia Bolleria Nuestra Señora Del Karmen

Panadería Bollería Nuestra Señora del Karmen, usually shortened to PBNSK, was a punk/hardcore band from Madrid that came out of the early 1980s underground scene. They’re one of those groups that didn’t release much at the time but still ended up being important because of when and how they existed. Madrid punk was raw, chaotic, and very DIY back then, and PBNSK fit perfectly into that first hardcore wave alongside bands like TDeK and Espasmódicos.

 
Their sound was fast, aggressive, and stripped down, closer to hardcore punk than the earlier, more rock-leaning punk that came before. Short songs, shouted vocals, and a pretty confrontational vibe overall. Back in the day, their main official release was a split 7-inch with TDeK in 1984. PBNSK contributed just a couple of tracks, but they were intense enough to make the band stick in people’s memories. Those songs later showed up on Spanish punk compilations, which helped cement their cult status. 

Like a lot of bands from that era, they disappeared fairly quickly, but their name never totally vanished. Years later, there was a renewed interest in early Spanish hardcore, and PBNSK resurfaced with new material and archival releases. In the early 2020s, they put out a full-length album with a much larger tracklist, showing that the band name was still very much alive, whether as a continuation, a revival, or a mix of old and new energy. Some singles also popped up around that time, often involving people connected to the classic Madrid punk scene. 

Lineup details from the early days are a bit fuzzy, which is pretty normal for bands from that scene, but members were closely linked to other punk projects and the broader Madrid underground. PBNSK’s legacy isn’t about mainstream success or big discographies; it’s more about being part of that original blast of Spanish hardcore punk and later being rediscovered by people digging into the roots of the scene.