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LUNATICS WITHOUT SKATEBOARDS INC.
The L.W.S. INC. or
LUNATICS WITHOUT SKATEBOARDS INC. was formed in November 1987 on
the remains of the WHIPLASH and STRAY BULLETS bands. From STRAY
BULLETS came guitarist Joost Stolk and John Frijn (vocals), and
from WHIPLASH is Dennis Hartog (guitar) and Manfred Van
Zadelhoff (bass) joined the new band. The drummer in the band
was Don Tesselaar. The guys knew each other for a long time, so
they quickly played and had fun at the rehearsal room. Thinking
that there was not much to play, thrash metal, but with a sense
of melody, in the vein of bands like TESTAMENT, EXODUS, DARK
ANGEL ... The guys did not want to play the songs of their
former bands, so they immediately set out to create their own
repertoire and they started to work hard To create your own
songs. 20 March 1988 L.W.S. coming
at studio to record a demo of Death And Die.
This demo contained 5 songs for 20 minutes. The demo did not go
unnoticed and, as a result, L.W.S. signed a contract with the
legendary German label Aaarrg Records. The band performed a lot
with gigs, which made them a good reputation. L.W.S. performed
on the same stage with bands such as CYCLONE, MANDATOR, UPSET
NOISE and BLESSED DEATH. In April 1989, they recorded their
first full album - Welcome To The Asylum, containing elements of
hardcore, speed and thrash and filled with a unique melodic
sound. The lyrics are inspired by fun, alcohol and movies.
Especially distinguished on the album are several songs: Die A
Violent Death, 1428 Elmstreet and Chop Till Death. Throughout
1990, the musicians toured and prepared new material. 1991 was
marked by the fact that the band recorded the second demo - The
Second Coming. However, he did not impress the owner of Aaarrg
Records, and the label itself had problems and therefore the
cooperation with the band did not continue. Other people who
wanted to shelter the group were not found, and in fact L.W.S.
ceased to exist. The musicians wandered off wherever. Dennis
Hartog was noted in 1994 on the demo HAMMERHAWK. Manfred
recorded in 1993 a demo with the band ORPHANAGE. By 1996, the
musicians reunited and decided that a new chance had come,
recording the second album - Reality, which was released on the
label Upcoming Artists. And although the album was produced by
Alex Perialas ... it passed almost unnoticed and this time the
band broke up completely. Of all the band's musicians, only
Dennis Hartog, who started playing with HAMMERHAWK again,
continued his musical career, incidentally performed and
recorded with bands MENTORHAWK and PUTRIFIED. As a result, in
2012 he joined the group SINISTER, in which he plays to this
day. Manfred Van Zadelhoff recorded EP with the band of MAC -11
and then founded his music label Rusty Cage. On which in 2006 he
reissued the debut album L.W.S., adding to it the first demo of
the band.
Rene Schreuder – áàñ
( ex – WOLVERINE )
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