FN Guns

about

The band, based in Liège, BE, started in 1982 with former bass player CHRIS FORTHOMME and drummer MARC VAN NEYGHEM (aka "VANEG"). They're both in the band nowadays ! The first album "Wild child" was released with vocalist STEVE SHORTER and DAN DUBOIS at the guitars. "Wild child"was a self produced album sold only in Belgium and United Kingdom and as the band quickly gained a lot of popularity especially with their live performances they signed with the belgian label "Mausoleum". The first release on Mausoleum was the album "Fn Guns", a remix of a few Wild Child songs sold in Europe. The second album for Mausoleum was "Nightmare", sold in Europe and the United States, the band toured a lot in Belgium and "Nightmare" took good place in belgian charts and in a lot of european rock magazines. In the beginning of '86, Steve Shorter left the band, a few month later, STEVE RODGERS became the lead singer of the Guns (he's still in the band !). The Guns signed with "Stone Records" and released the album "Burnin' Out". The new band started again touring in Belgium and made a lot of TV shows. At the end of '87, Dan Dubois decided also to leave the band, he was immediately replaced by PAT LEMOINE and, in 1989, the band signed with "Rumble Records". The album released for Rumble was "Good shot", with their new guitar player, FN GUNS became more and more popular, the band was again in many charts and started touring in Belgium and in the Netherlands. The song "I'm the walrus" (a cover of