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Battle Zone
12+ albums
RACOiRock Against Communismbritishenglish
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Chelmsford based Oi! 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. He also played in a few concerts. 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 ban
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