Voorhees

Voorhees is a hardcore punk band formed in Durham, England. From early 1991 until late 2001 they released records on international record labels and toured Europe and the USA.
In the late 1980s, vocalist Ian Leck and guitarist Sean Readman were members of Durham straight edge hardcore band Steadfast. In 1990, while still in Steadfast, Leck began a brief side project, heavily inspired by Judge with bassist Buzzard, who had recently been released from prison for grievous bodily harm, drummer Gary Cousins and guitarist Darrell Hindley, who both played in another Durham straight edge hardcore band called False Face. Buzzard departed from the band a few weeks after formation, leading to hiring of David "Brownie" Brown. By the time Steadfast and False Face had broken up in 1991, the four members decided to regroup with the addition of Steadfast guitarist Sean Readman, who had a single rehearsal with Know Your Enemy material, before deciding to distance themselves from those songs and pursue a faster Boston hardcore-inspired sound under a different name.
Taking on the name Voorhees, in reference to Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise, the band played their first performance in September 1991 at the Durham Rowing Club in support of punk band Sour Face. Soon after, the recorded their debut demo Everyone's Good at Something... Except Us! in Hartlepool. The demo was recorded for free by Leck, as a part of his college music engineering course. Soon after, they won two free days recording time at Consett's North Studios, but Brown left the group a few days beforehand, leading to Readman performing bass on the recordings. By the time they began performing again, they had hired former-Steadfast bassist Paul Rugman-Jones to take over for Brown. This recording was released as the Violent EP in April 1993 through Armed with Anger records.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first played the band's music in February 1993 via the various artists compilation single, 'Consolidation (A UK Hardcore Compilation EP)'. He would play further material from the group, including a session they recorded for his programme in 1995.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1995-03-21. First Broadcast: 14 April 1995
*Oblivion / What I'de Do / Feminist / Chinese Burns / What You Get / TV Heaven / No Self Respect / Where Did It Go? / Tied Down
==Other Shows Played==
;1993
*06 February 1993: Pressure (v/a 7" - Consolidation (A UK Hardcore Compilation EP.)) Armed With Anger
;1994
*09 September 1994: Nailbomb (album - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger
*23 September 1994: Down Of The Dead (CD - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger
*07 October 1994: Pissed (LP - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger
*14 October 1994: Kid Gloves (album - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger 
*22 October 1994 (BFBS): Kid Gloves (album - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger 
*29 October 1994: ‘The Only Solution (LP - Spilling Blood Without Reason )’ Armed With Anger
*18 November 1994: Shut Up (LP - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger 
*05 December 1994 (Ö3): 'Kill Yourself (LP-Spilling Blood Without Reason)' (Armed With Anger)
;1995
*03 March 1995: Feed The Poor (album - Spilling Blood Without Reason) Armed With Anger 
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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