RIPCORD

FORMED IN AND AROUND WESTON SUPER MARE(NR BRISTOL) IN SEPTEMBER 1984 AND ORIGINALLY CALLED RIPCORD(U.K THRASH) BUT THAT WAS DROPPED AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS.THE FIRST LINE UP WAS BAZ ON BASS,JOHN ON DRUMS,JIM ON VOCALS & PHELPER ON GUITAR. THIS LINE UP LASTED FROM DEC OF 1984 TILL AUGUST OF 1985,WE PLAYED TWO GIGS AND RECORDED THE "IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE " DEMO IN JUNE 1985.SHORTLY AFTER THE DEMO WAS RECORDED PHELPER QUIT TO GO TO COLLEGE AND BAZ SWITCHED TO GUITAR AND WE RECORDED OUR SECOND DEMO IN SEPTEMBER 85 WITH ME PLAYING BOTH BASS AND GUITAR.SHORTLY AFTER THIS JIM QUIT AND IT TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS SEARCHING TO FIND STEVE TO FILL IN THE BASS SLOT AND BUZBY ON VOCALS. THIS LINE LASTED FROM DEC 85 TILL SEPT 1987 WHEN STEVE QUIT.IN THIS VERY ACTIVE PERIOD OF THE BAND WE RECORDED THE "WESTCOAST THRASH" DEMO IN MARCH 86,"THE DAMAGE IS DONE" FLEXI 7" EP IN MAY 86,THE "FAST AND FURIOUS" DEMO IN DEC 86 AND THE "DEFIANCE OF POWER" LP IN MARCH OF 1987. IN SEPT OF 87 WE GOT JIM IN ON BASS WHO JUST QUIT NAPALM DEATH.THIS LINE UP LASTED TILL FEB 1988 WHEN WE KICKED BUZBY OUT FOR PERSONAL REASONS AND ODDLY STEVE DECIDED TO RETURN AS A VOCALIST!! STILL CANT REMEMBER HOW THIS CAME ABOUT BUT IT WAS THE BEST DECISION WE MADE AS A BAND CAUSE HIS VOICE WAS PERFECT AND JUST WHAT WE'D ALWAYS WANTED. THIS LINE UP LASTED TILL NOV OF THAT YEAR IN WHICH TIME WE'D RECORDED THE "HARVEST HARDCRE" 7" IN MARCH,A PEEL SESSION IN THE JULY AND FINALLY OUR CROWNING MOMENT THE "POETIC JUSTICE" IN OCTOBER. WE PLAYED OUR LAST SHOW ON THE 23RD OF NOVEMBER IN OUR HOME TOWN OF WESTON AND SHORTLY AFTER STEVE DECIDED TO LEAVE TO IMMIGRATE TO THE STATES AND WE DECIDED TO KNOCK IT ON THE HEAD JUST AFTER THAT.BRINGING IT RIGHT UP TO DATE AS OF OCTOBER 07,BAZ,JOHN AND STEVE ARE INVOLVED IN A BAND CALLED VIOLENT ARREST.BASICALLY PICKING UP RIGHT WHERE RIPCORD LEFT IT,NOT QUITE AS FAST BUT HEY AGE GETS TO US ALL.IF YOU WANNA CHECK OUT WHAT WE SOUND LIKE GO TO WWW.DERANGEDRECORDS.COM.THATS ALL FOR NOW.83 HARDCORE FOREVER!!