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Artist: Lawnmower Deth
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Ooh Crikey It's.../Kids in America

Biography

Lawnmower Deth's biggest claim to fame was having a sense of humor in the dead-serious world of heavy metal, and, not surprisingly, that same quality also proved their ultimate undoing. Based in Mansfield, England, the band was founded in 1987, at the height of the thrash metal movement, which already seemed to take itself less seriously than most metallic subgenres (most notably, Bermuda shorts-sporting New Yorkers Anthrax). Lawnmower Deth's members decided to adopt silly stage names, to boot: singer Peter Lee became Qualcast "Koffee" Mutilator, guitarists Steve Nesfield and Gavin O'Malley became Concord Face Ripper and Scitzophrenic Rotary Sprintmaster, respectively, bassist Chris Parkes became Mightymo Destructimo, and drummer Chris Flint became Explodin' Dr. Jaggers Flymo. Two demos and two years later, Lawnmower Deth made their official debut via a split release with the equally comical Metal Duck, then signed with Earache Records for 1990's full-length, Ooh Crikey! It's Lawnmower Deth!, featuring a whopping 26, slapstick thrash tunes. These were embraced for their novelty value by many critics and fans, eager for a fresh and fun variety of their favorite musical genre; but Lawnmower Deth barely got a chance to capitalize on tour, before the inevitable backlash began rearing its ugly head. 1991's Kids in America EP was probably their first tactical mistake, but then, covering ‘80s new wave hits was all the rage among UK metal bands at the time, so maybe it was simply a case of jokes that were only funny the first time, because ‘92's second full album, The Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns, seemed more pathetic than amusing. New guitarist Kevin Papworth (ex-Acid Reign) probably spent more time figuring out his stage name (Baron Kev Von Thresh Meister Silo Stench Chisel Marbels), than ideas for Lawnmower Deth's next album, which this time was sparingly entitled Billy. The band broke up almost immediately after its releases in 1994, with singer Peter Lee subsequently taking a job behind the scenes with Earache. Lawnmower Deth did reunite in order to perform a proper farewell London gig the next year, but even that hardly gave them the last laugh, and the band's name has slipped into obscure footnote status since. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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Lawnmower Deth
Origin Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England
Genres Thrash metal
Crossover thrash
Comedy rock
Years active 1987-1993, 2008-present
Labels Earache
Members
Qualcast "Koffee Perkulator" Mutilator (Pete Lee)
Concorde Faceripper (Steve Nesfield)
Baron Kev Von Thresh Meister Silo Stench Chisel Marbels KP (Kevin Papworth)
Mightymo Destructimo (Chris Parkes)
Explodin' Dr Jaggers Flymo (Chris Flint)
Former members
Schizo Rotary Sprintmaster (Gavin 'Paddy' O'Malley)

Lawnmower Deth are an English thrash metal band who parodied the genre and recorded three-and-a-half albums. Initially active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they reformed in 2008.

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Biography

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Main career (1987-1993)

Lawnmower Deth were formed in Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England in 1987 by Chris Flint and Joseph Whitaker School mates Pete Lee, Steve Nesfield and Chris Parkes.

Their first official release was a split album with Metal Duck. Lawnmower Deth's side of the record was entitled Mower Liberation Front and positive responses led to their debut studio album, Ooh Crikey, It's... Lawnmower Deth.

The band covered several famous songs in their time, including Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain",[1] Motörhead's self-titled song,[2] Squeeze's "Up the Junction",[3] The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses",[4] and Kim Wilde's "Kids in America"[3] which was released as the band's only single in 1991.[5]

Lawnmower Deth's second studio album, Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns, was released in 1992. The band's sense of humour extended into their cheap but enjoyable music videos. Both "Kids in America" and "Lawnmowers for Heroes, Comics for Zeros", the latter from Metal Bozo Clowns, were recorded on home video cameras and edited in an amateur fashion.

The band's third and to date latest studio album, Billy, was released in 1993. The band tried to take a slightly different direction on the album, verging towards the kind of pop punk feel pioneered by the likes of Green Day at the time, with most of the band's thrash metal roots left behind. Poor sales and less popular live dates[1] lead the band to break up later on that year.[citation needed]

Reunion (2008-present)

Lawnmower Deth announced that they would be reuniting to support Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine for a one off gig on November 15, 2008 at the Alexandra Palace in London.[6]

The band have been confirmed to play at the 2009 Download Festival at Donington Park, which will be their first appearance at Donington. They played a Download warm up gig at The Pitz In Milton keynes on June 5th 2009 with support from Gama Bomb, Virus and Metal Messiah.

Members

Line-up before band break-up

  • Qualcast "Koffee Perkulator" Mutilator (Pete Lee) - vocals
  • Concorde Faceripper (Steve Nesfield) - guitar
  • Baron Kev Von Thresh Meister Silo Stench Chisel Marbels KP (Kevin Papworth) - guitar
  • Mightymo Destructimo (Chris Parkes) - bass
  • Explodin' Dr Jaggers Flymo (Chris Flint) - drums

Former members (as Lawnmower Deth)

  • Schizo Rotary Sprintmaster (Gavin 'Paddy' O'Malley) - guitar (left in 1991 and replaced by Kev)

Discography

Studio albums

  • Ooh Crikey It's... Lawnmower Deth (1990)
  • Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns (1992)
  • Billy (1993)

Singles

  • Kids in America (1991)

Demos

  • It's a Lot Less Bover Than a Hover (1987)
  • Mowdeer (1988)

Other releases

  • Mower Liberation Front (1989, split album with Metal Duck)

References

  1. ^ a b "Lawnmower Deth". MusicMight. http://www.musicmight.com/linkto/artist/{2E3A070D-5CD6-49BB-83C3-4001636. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  2. ^ "Ooh Crikey! It's Lawnmower Deth!". Earache Records. http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh025.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Billy". Earache Records. http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh098.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  4. ^ "Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns". Earache Records. http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh072.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  5. ^ "Kids in America". Earache Records. http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh039.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 
  6. ^ "Interview:Lawnmower Deth". Rock Sound. http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1667/Interview-Lawnmower-Deth.html. Retrieved 2008-08-15. 

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