"...WE WANTED TO BE DISCARD AT THE TIME, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASONS WE CAME OUT SOUNDING LIKE OURSELVES."
PIC(S) INFO: Part 2 of 2 -- Spotlight on live photos of English crust punk/UK hardcore band DOOM, taken by Scotty Hellkrusher at two separate gigs at Newcastle Riverside 1987 and 1988.
NEGATIVE INSIGHT: "The sound of DOOM incorporated international influences that weren't prevalent in British hardcore at the time. Was it intentional to do something slightly different, and can you discuss the influences that came from outside of England?"
STICK: "We did rather favour the Scandinavian bands of that era, but still liked a lot of bands from the UK, and they had influenced the Scandi bands before. So it was like a sort of ping pong thing going on. We wanted to be DISCARD at the time, but for whatever reasons we came out sounding like ourselves. More luck than judgement. That and our lack of any real musical skills (and money for decent gear). At the time a lot of bands were very US influenced (checked shirts and bandanas) and there was a big metal/punk crossover. We were a bit stubborn and just played what we liked. That and lack of musical prowess meant we were never going to progress into a technical metal outfit."
PETE NASH: "As Stick said, we had no money to buy decent gear. Our main influences were from the earlier punk era and not necessarily from the current time. We were into the likes of CHAOS U.K., DISORDER, AMEBIX and ANTISECT, and when we started to hear the Scandinavian bands, it was a "meeting of minds" and seemed new and more aggressive. It seemed more "direct" and angry, also suiting our lack of playing skills."
Source: www.negativeinsight.com/niblog/doom-police-bastard.
