Biography

Band formed in 1992, taking the name from the 1975 Italian cult horror directed by master of Giallo, Dario Argento.

Early influences include  Swervedriver, Manic Street Preachers, The Sex Pistols, Jane's Addiction, The Stone Roses, Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

Early on, gigs played in Sunderland and Newcastle supporting established local bands including The Snarling Horses, The Rolf and Cindy Band, China Drum, etc.

Graeme leaves the band in 1993 and is replaced. New line up is:

Other influences arrive with Oz (Karl), including The Who, The Kinks and Blondie.

The Band record a demo at Hartlepool's Headland Studios and send it off to Wallsend-based label Neat Records.

The band are signed up by Neat to initially record four tracks, and are assigned a manger, ex-Tygers of Pan Tang frontman, Jess Cox.

The band record their first material in April 1994, the four track EP, "Extrapolate". The EP is immediately touted around the local press sparking plenty of interest and gaining them bigger gigs. These include supporting The Damned at Newcastle Riverside, and S*M*A*S*H in The Basement in Sunderland on their first UK tour.

Amid the NME-styled 'New Wave of New Wave' culture, they set to work on their first album in May 1995 entitled "To Live, and Die, in the UK" and it is released to rave reviews from the music press - hailing the band as promising newcomers to the music scene.

The band continue to play explosive live gigs around the country, gaining favourable reviews in the NME and even heavy metal magazines such as Kerrang and Metal Hammer ( probably due to their incredibly powerful and energetic stage show ).

In late 1995 Japanese record company giants Pony Canyon express an interest in the band and this results in both a Japanese release of their first LP and the single "Open Plan Go", as well as a promotional tour of Japan for the band!

1996 sees the band continue to gig and write, and by the end of the year they are ready return to the studio to record their second album - this time with producer John Ravenhall. The result is "Next Stop Neurosis", an all together darker affair than "To Live. . .". It picks up some excellent reviews including a good write up in the Melody Maker ( who, up until now have written little about the band ) and a UK tour is scheduled to promote the album in early 1997.

After some excellent warm-up shows for local fans both in Newcastle and Sunderland (notably supported by Leatherface main man, Frankie Stubbs) disaster strikes! Duncan badly breaks his wrist and is unable to play. As a result the tour is canned and the band look for a temporary replacement bassist. Things go from bad to worse however, as Karl then vacates his drum stool leaving John on his own and unable to prevent the band's inevitable implosion.

Except that the 'inevitable implosion' bit isn't entirely true . . .   ;-)