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After eight years... Aladin told us his intention to leave Trouble Agency. We've lost a good drummer who left his personnal touch on our music.
Thanks for all and good luck for your future.
But... The story goes on. We would like to welcome François (alias Swakke), our new drummer. He will be performing his first gig inside Trouble Agency on the 19th of April. Stay tuned for more...
Trouble Agency : Misery Taste (Clip)
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In '93, guitarist Didier Vancopenole (former singer of the hardcore band Brain Cancer and guitarist in the thrash band Necrosis) met drummer Bart Brion (ex-Decadence) and they both decide to work together. They are rapidly joined by Alain Fabry on bass (ex- Necrosis) and, later on, by Kalle Vanlint (former solo-guitarist of Cyclone and Decadence) and finally by Serge Van Bossele on vocals.
After having written their first complete set of songs, the band started playing their own compositions on stage in a style close to hardcore and thrash.
In 95 Bart leaves the band and is replaced by Pascal Haneuse. Later on, Serge also leaves to dedicate himself to hardcore. He will be replaced by Didier Meeus (ex-vocalist of the 70's influenced band Graal).
In '96, the band refines its compositions and records a "homemade" demo (Alone) on a 4-track recorder before performing their first concert.
The band's style slowly bends towards a more thrash-oriented one and, at the end of '98, Trouble Agency records a second demo with 3 titles: Angry.
Shortly after the release of this demo, the band goes through a difficult period with a break-in on its premises. The drummer decides to leave to dedicate all his energy and time to another music project he had on the go next to Trouble Agency.
At the end of 99, Jamal Obeidat alias Aladin, joins Trouble Agency. Aladin played as a drummer in several bands of varying styles (going from Blues to Metal, even playing Jazz) in Jordan and Germany. His more flexible style with more feeling than Pascal's technical and straightforward style, appeals to the band members. Six months later, the band is on the road again playing concerts.
Trouble Agency records a new demo in 2002 in good working conditions. Bite Into Life (4 titles) is produced by Xavier Carrion (ex-Channel Zero) in his home studio.
This demo was released in April, a few days before their first big stage experience as co-liners of Immortal in La Loco in Paris.
February 2003. Kalle Vanlint first decides to make a break but announces in March that he is leaving the band. The 4 remaining members will cope well with the next two concerts before they are joined by Larry (ex Brain Cancer, Decadence and Spanish Fly) in June. After 3 weeks of rehearsing, Larry already appears on stage, but the new line-up only gave its first real concert in December 2004 as an opening act for the band Peter Pan Speedrock.
As every other member of the band, Larry has brought his personal touch to Trouble Agency's music. His concern for accuracy in arrangements and his ingeniousness have greatly contributed to strengthening and developing a more personal style for Trouble Agency, mixing power and melody.
As the years have gone by, Trouble Agency started to gain in maturity and experience on stage. This has allowed the band to play the opening acts of bands such as Exodus, Six Feet Under, Anvil, Immortal, Hypocrisy, Macabre, Peter Pan Speedrock, Destruction,... etc.
In April 2005, the band performed at the Metal Blast Festival in the Botanique in Brussels. The band's new album Moneycracy came out in 2006.
