Doom One of the most well known crust bands who are thought of one of the most important bands of crust. 

Doom began as band The Subverters with Jon (bass/vocals), Brian (guitar) and Jason (drums). After Jason was replaced by new drummer, Mike, the band changed its name to Doom.

This line up played one or two gigs, playing in a crossover metal style. Talbot and Pickering decided this wasn’t the direction they wanted the band to move in. Consequently they left Harris and the metal style of music, and decided to go in a crossover thrash style that Doom became known for. Pickering dropped bass to concentrate on vocals and Pete Nash joined as bass player. Harris joined up with Napalm Death so new drummer Tony ‘Stick’ Dickens, recently made bandless, joined up.  The band started rehearsing with this line-up in mid 1987.

Doom broke up in 1990 but reformed in 1992.  They toured Japan and recorded a 12″ of new songs released on the label Vinyl Japan. This proved to be the last recording with this line up. About this point the band almost split up but Talbot and Stick decided to continue with two new members. These being Tom Croft from Genital Deformities on vocals and Paul “Mall” Mallen on bass guitar. This line up recorded the split album with Selfish and a split 7″ EP with Hiatus. Mall left shortly afterwards (an amicable parting). He was replaced by bassist Scoot from Largactyl.

This line up recorded the split 7″ EP Doomed to Extinction with Extinction of Mankind, the Fuck Peaceville double LP, and the Hail to Sweden 7″ EP. This is also the line up who appear on the Videodoom video on MCR recorded on a European tour in 1994.

On March 18th 2005 Wayne Southworth (lead singer) was found dead in his home by a friend. The cause of death was an epileptic seizure.

EPS

War is Big Business Demo Tape (1987 Discarded Tapes)

Police Bastard 7″ (1989 Profane Existence)

Live in Japan7″ (1992 Peaceville Records)

Lost the Fight7″ (1993 Flat Earth/Nabate)

Doomed to Extinctionsplit 7″ w/ Extinction of Mankind (1994 Ecocentric)

Hail to Sweden 7″ (1995 Pandora’s Box)

Pissed Robbed & Twatted - Live in Slovenia 7″ (1996 Nuclear Sun Punk)

Monarchy Zoo 7″ (1996 Vinyl Japan)

split 10″ w/ Cress(1998 Flat Earth)

Albums

War Crimes (Inhuman Beings) LP (1988)

Bury the Debt - Not the Dead split LP w/ No Security (1989)

Total DoomCD (1989)Jon Pickering (vocals); Bri Talbot (guitar); Peter Nash (bass guitar); Stick (drums).

Doomed from the Start LP/CD (1992 Vinyl Japan)

The Greatest Invention LP/CD (1992 Vinyl Japan)

Pro-Life Controlsplit cd w/ Selfish (1994 Ecocentric)

Fuck Peaceville 2xLP/CD (1995 Profane Existence)

Monarchy Zoo CD (1996 Vinyl Japan)

Rush Hour of the Gods LP/CD (1996 Flat Earth)

World of Shit LP/CD (2001 Vinyl Japan)

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