Biography
Rising through the ashes of their previous band Headwound, which Newman666 (vocals & guitar) established in 1994, after recruiting Chezscar (bass) and Matt Mayhem (drums) a natural transition started to take place, allowing the band to have a more organic element to their previous hardcore industrial style, and brought about the birth of 1000 SCARS in 2004.
It was with this spectrum of influences from all three members that gave them a completely unique sound which set them apart from the majority of the bands working the underground extreme music scene, it wasn't long before they had a demanding gig schedule alongside a dedicated strong following worldwide.
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The stage was set for their much awaited debut album New Rebellion, which was released worldwide through Liability Records in June 2007, with the first 1000 limited edition white discs being signed and
numbered it was no surprise that HMV were selling out fast.
In August 2007 after achieving success supporting NAPALM DEATH, Matt Mayhem decided to leave the band to concentrate on other commitments which in turn lead to new drummer Sean Fury joining 1000 SCARS just in time for their support with EVILE.
Since the release of New Rebellion the band have received correspondence from Al Jourgensen (Ministry / Thirteenth Planet Records) and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys / Alternative Tentacles) both
expressing a personal interest in future 1000 SCARS recordings.
Through the success of New Rebellion 1000 SCARS released the video to the album title track and are also in the process of producing a DVD of live and exclusive behind the scenes footage to please their hardcore
following.
The early months of 2008 also seen the addition of second guitarist Leigh Torture being brought in to help achieve a more diverse sound, which will be utilised to its full potential on the forthcoming
album 'De-Restriction' due for release in 2009.
After just finishing a UK tour, supporting 'Onslaught' in November, being featured on the Terrorizer and Metal Hammer cd, a review and feature in Alternative Magazine and Rock Sounds and a full tour planned for next yr. There is no sign of any slowing down in 2009!
Having a growing following showing their support, with fans getting tattoo's of the bands designs and identifying with 1000 SCARS music and attitude the stage is being set
for future world domination.
(Taken from the official website @ http://www.1000scars.com)
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.