Doom began as The Subverters (formerly Religious Vomit) with Bri Doom (guitar), Jon Pickering (bass/vocals) and Jason(Hog)Hodges (drums).
Around the time that Hog was replaced by new drummer, Mick Harris (Napalm Death), the band changed its name to DOOM...
This line up played one or two gigs, playing in a crossover metal style, but Bri and Jon decided this wasn't the direction they wanted the band to move in as every other band was trying to "crossover" & Bri's guitar playing was somewhat limited (still is).
Consequently they left Harris and the metal style of music, and decided to go in a Discharge-influenced, stripped-down, hardcore punk-style that Doom became known for.
Pickering dropped bass to concentrate on vocals and Pete Nash (A.G.L.) joined as bass player. 'Stick', recently made band-less, joined after a very drunken meeting (hassle) at the infamous Mermaid Pub, this was when the 'real' Doom was formed.
The band started rehearsing with this line-up in mid 1987...
About this time a small label called Peaceville Records was starting up. They heard about Doom from Rich Militia (Sore Throat; which also involved Bri & Jon) and asked if they were interested in contributing songs to the first peaceville compilation "A Vile Peace". Doom went into the studio to record their first demo on 28 August 1987. Nash unfortunately broke his wrist, just before Doom's recording debut, so bass player Jim Whitley (of Napalm Death/Ripcord Fame) filled in on the recording. Three songs were recorded (two of which appeared on A Vile Peace)...
On the strength of this first recording Peaceville asked Doom if they would record a full LP for them, which they agreed to do. The "War is Big Business" demo was recorded on 27 November 1987, which the band sold as a cassette at gigs. In February 1988, Doom went into "Rich Bitch" studios and recorded 21 songs for their debut album "War Crimes (Inhuman Beings)". All this time the band gigged constantly in the UK building up a following on the way. Another demo "Domesday" was also produced...
At the end of 1988, due to personal commitments, Bri announced that he would be leaving the band. He stayed long enough to record the split LP "Bury the Debt - Not the Dead" (with Swedish band No Security) on the Peaceville label. The "Police Bastard" EP (on discarded records) was also recorded at the same session & Doom were also invited to record two sessions for Radio One's John Peel show around this point. Bri left the band in April 1989 after completing a lengthy European tour.
Doom continued with different guitarists but did not settle with four members, so Pickering turned to vocal and guitar duties. This line up limped along until a final split in August 1990. Following the group's demise, Stick joined Extreme Noise Terror & later DIRT...
Doom continued..
The band reformed in 1992 with the earlier line up of Bri, Jon, Pete and Stick. They toured Japan and recorded a 12" of new songs released on the label Vinyl Japan. This proved to be the last recording with this line up. About this point the band almost folded but Bri and Stick, (both determined to overcome the negativity & take back control) decided to continue with two new members; these being Tom Croft from Genital Deformities on vocals and Paul "Mall" Mallen on bass guitar. This line up recorded the split album with Selfish and a split 7" EP with Hiatus. Mall left shortly afterwards (an amicable parting). He was replaced by bassist Scoot from Largactyl...
This line up recorded the split 7" EP Doomed to Extinction with Extinction of Mankind, the Fuck Peaceville double LP, and the Hail to Sweden 7" EP. This is also the line up who appear on the Videodoom video on MCR recorded on a European tour in 1994..
A tour of Scandinavia was organised with TOTALITÄR for September 1995, however Scoot decided not to go due to problems at home, so he was replaced by Denis (of Blood Sucking Freaks) & permanently by Chris Gascoigne (of Suffer) after the tour. Tom Croft also left just before the tour and he was replaced by Wayne Southworth (also of Blood Sucking Freaks). While on the Scandinavian tour Doom recorded the Monarchy Zoo 7" EP at Sunlight Studios...
The band, now comprised of Stick, Bri, Denis (2nd guitar), Wayne and Chris (bass). They went into the studio in June 1996 and recorded a full LP for Flat Earth, called "Rush Hour of the Gods". In 97 the band recorded again for Flat Earth the split 10" with CRESS & in 2001 the full length LP entitled "World of Shit" on Vinyl Japan Recs..
DOOM continued again with another line-up change; Bri, Stick, Wayne and Andy Irvine (ex DISAFFECT, SCATHA and DEVILS).
....On March 18, 2005 Wayne Southworth died at his home.
The cause of death was an epileptic seizure.....
2010: Doom were back…. the line-up keept it “in the family”
Denis-Vocals, Bri-Guitar, Stick-Drums, Scoot-Bass
The DOOM
Disfunctional
Family Tree
Other bands DOOM members have been in or are* in
BRI
(aka: Turbo Talbot, Slasher Talbot, Svenn Volvo, Rancid Trout)
RELIGIOUS VOMIT
THE SUBVERTERS
PELVIC THRUST
A.G.L.
METAL MOTHERFUCKERS FROM MARS
SORE / SAW / SOAR THROAT
ACKWORTH ST CHAOS FRONT
WARFEAR
BUGEYED
WOODHOUSE REJECTS
VIRTUAL REALITY
RUDIMENTARY YOUTH
BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS
STALINGRAD
DEVILS
KHANG
LAZARUS BLACKSTAR
CORVUS
THE DEAD ARE AMONG US*
PI$$ER*
DISAMBIGUATE*
STICK
(AKA: Plumber Dickens (24 Hour Callout),
Chick Dickens, Chickens, Stick och Brinn)
ANNIHILHATOR
ENT
EXCREMEMT OF WAR
DIRT
BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS
CONTEMPT
DISABUSE
ZOUNDS
SLAKTMASK
FILTHKICK
DEVIATED INSTINCT
THE PHERAMONES
DEVILS
RUIN
VARUKERS
WOLFBEAST DESTROYER
SCOOT
(AKA: Where’s The Toilet?, Pepé Le Pew, Nosferatu)
LARGACTYL
HELLKRUSHER
EXTINCTION OF MANKIND*
ALEHAMMER*
VALLENFYRE
DENIS
(AKA: Tha Deuce, Denis Irrelevant, Bruce Flee)
SEWERAGE
BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS
HALF DEAD
MURDERED COP
GLOOMY SUNDAY
BRING THE DRONES*
VENGEANCE BY PROXY*
WAYNE
BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS
SOAR THROAT
STATE OF FILTH
DEVILS
THE PHERAMONES
UNICORN LOVE
JON
RELIGIOUS VOMIT
THE SUBVERTERS
PELVIC THRUST
SORE / SAW THROAT
POLICE BASTARD
CAIN
MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY
HAXAN
RAINBOW GRAVE*
PETE
A.G.L.
MOTHERFUCKERS FROM MARS
E.N.T.
FILTHKICK
CAIN
LITHIUM 6
CORVUS*
HOG
RELIGIOUS VOMIT
THE SUBVERTERS
PELVIC THRUST
DAVE
SOLSTICE
CHRIS
WARFEAR
WARTORN
ACKWORTH ST CHAOS FRONT
HIATUS
BIOHAZARD
HEALTH HAZARD
SUFFER
SAWN OFF
BOXED IN
BEGINNING OF THE END
LOSING THE BATTLE
GIVE UP ALL HOPE
AGNOSY*
SNED
BLOOD ROBOTS
GENERIC
PVC
OI POLLOI
SORE THROAT
HEALTH HAZARD
SUFFER
ONE BY ONE
SAWN OFF
BOXED IN
JOHN HOLMES
THREADS
GRUEL
WAR ALL THE TIME
CYDERNIDE
THIS CLOSE
THE WANKYS
ANDY
DISAFFECT
DISCOVER
SCATHA
DEBRIS
EBOLA
STALINGRAD
DEVILS
RUIN
MALL
EXCREMENT OF WAR
GORDY
PSHYCO FLOWERS
MICKEY HARRIS
NAPALM DEATH
ENT
MOTHERFUCKERS FROM MARS
SCORN
PAINKILLER
etc
JIM WHITLEY
RIPCORD
NAPLAM DEATH
FILTHKICK
CRACKED COP SKULLS
SQUANDERED
DUMBSTRUCK
WARPRAYER
EXTINCTION OF MANKIND*
TOM CROFT
GENITAL DEFORMITIES
EXCREMENT OF WAR
FATAL IMPACT
9V VOLT TERROR
