Chelmsford based band, formed in early 1989. The original line-up was Alex Ellui, vocals, 'J' on bass and Raf on drums and guitar. The first single 'Way Of Death' was only intended as a demo. Raf played guitar and programmed the drum machine - there were no real drums on that recording. The reaction to the demo in 1989 was very good and Rebelles Europeens decided to release it as a single. In the meantime they found a full line-up, Alex, vocals, 'J' moved to guitar and they recruited Leon on bass and Trev on drums. They developed a set of about 12 songs and on the eve of their first concert in 1990, where they opened the R.A.C. all-day event in Newcastle with Skullhead, Brutal Attack etc, they recorded their second single 'Right To March'. They did more gigs in 1990. During 1990 Trev left the band, a few drummers passed through the band, before they settled on Richard who stayed in the band for about eight months. They then went on to record their debut album 'Nowhere To Hide' in early 1991. Andy Nixon played saxophone on the album. The line up for this album was Alex, J, Leon and Richard.
Richard was sacked for the band not long after the album was released in 1991 and was replaced by Jim. Jim remained in the band for a couple of years, and played concerts with Battle Zone in Valencia in February 1992, Spain and other British cities.
In 1992 the band suffered a mayor upheaval, due to general disagreements and personality clashes, the band completely changed its line-up. Alex remained on vocals, his then wife, Antonella came in on guitar, Doc on bass and Charlie on drums. During 1992 and 1993 this new line-up worked on the second album, which at that stage was untitled. They recorded five or six new songs.
The new line-up played a couple of gigs in the UK and also headlined, with Krakty Proces, in the Czech Republic. Not too long after those gigs in 1994, the band decided to call it a day and the album materials was left unfinished. During this period Alex and Antonella collaborated closely with the Straw Dogs (backing vocals and guitar tracks), Frankie Flame and Superyob.
In 1998 Alex struck a deal with US label Hang 'em High Records to release the songs recorded for the second album. It was decided to re-release the first two singles on the album too as they original copies were hard to get hold of. The vinyl version came out in 1998 titled 'Arson Around With Matches' and Dim Records released the CD in 2000.
J: bass, Scouse: guitar and Raf: drums had played before in band Todayz Kidz, who recorded a demo and played few gigs, supporting Blitz, Brutal Attack, The Lurkers, Special Duties.
