Doom

Jon Pickering - singing Pete Nash - bass Stick - drums Brian Talbot - guitar
Formation of Birmingham, Doom is considered a pivotal group of the Crust British scene with Amebix and Extreme Noise Terror. History began in 1987. Jon Pickering (bass, singing), Brian Talbot (guitar) and Jason Hodges (battery) make their debut under the name The Subverters but quickly opt for Doom with the arrival of Mick Harris. Evolved in a crossover metal style, the band was not satisfied and, after two concerts, reoriented to a more extreme genre. Pickering abandoned the bass to devote himself only to singing, replaced to the four strings by a newcomer, Pete Nash. Shortly afterwards, Harris left the band - he was later found at Defecation , Napalm Death and Scorn - leaving room for Stick recruited after a watered evening. Towards mid 87 Peaceville Records, a small label that has just come up, asks Doom to participate in its first compilation, A Vile Peace. The band accepted and entered the studio on August 28 to record its first demo. Unfortunately, Nash broke his wrist forcing Doom to replace him in disaster by Jim Whitley ( Napalm Death, Ripcord). Only three songs will be recorded, two of which will appear on the compilation. It's only part of it. In November, the group finally managed to implement its projects. The first demo was finally completed under the name War is Big Business and was entirely spent at the concerts. In February 1988, Doom moved to the upper stadium. The quartet enters the Rich Bitch Studios and puts into box the songs that will compose the first album, War Crimes - Inhuman Beings. In the meantime, another demo called Domesday is recorded. Because of personal problems, Talbot was forced to leave training in the long term. He still finds time to participate in the split recording sessions with Swedish No Security , Police Bastard ep and John Peel's famous show. He made his reverence in April 1989 after a European tour. Replacing Talbot is not easy. After several inconclusive experiments, Pickering took charge of the guitar and accumulated both positions until the split of 1990. The latter went on to found Police Bastard while Stick made a draw with Ipswich's colleagues, Extreme Noise Terror.
Doom reformes two years later under the original line up. Talbot, Pickering, Nash and Stick tour Japan and record new titles on the Vinyl Japan label. But the initial enthusiasm is coming back very quickly. The band is about to split again but Talbot and Stick continue the adventure along with two new members, Tom Croft au chant (ex- Genital Deformities) and Paul Mallen à la basse. The new formation recorded two splits alongside Selfish and Hiatus. The departure of Mallen, replaced by Scoot (Largactyl ) does not cool the ardours of Doom who continues on another split with Extinction Of Mankind, the album Fuck Peaceville and the Hail To Sweden ep. A tour in Scandinavia was organized in September 1995, but Scoot decided not to participate because of personal problems. He was provisionally replaced for the occasion by Denis Boardman ( Blood Sucking Freaks ) and finally by Chris Gascoygne ( Suffer ). On the return of the tour, Tom Croft left his place to Wayne Southwork (blood Sucking Freaks). In 1996 Doom recorded Rush Hour of the Gods but Stick and Talbot left the band shortly after. They will be found at Khang and Ruin respectively. March 18, 2005 Southwork died of epilepsy. In tribute Doom makes an English tour and folds permanently.