Loud were a hard rock

Hard rock

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 band with alternative rock

Alternative rock

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, gothic rock

Gothic rock

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 and heavy metal

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 influences, formed in Leeds

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, England in 1989.

The band was founded by guitarist Chris McLaughlin, following his stint in New Model Army

New Model Army (band)

New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...

. Former Excalibur bassist Martin Hawthorn, second guitarist Colin Clarkson and drummer Ricky Howard (formerly of Happiness AD) completed the line-up.

History

The group's debut album, released in 1990 on China Records

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, was called D-Generation. It was co-produced by J. Martin Rex and Jaz Coleman

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 of Killing Joke

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. Kerrang!

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magazine voted it one of their twenty best albums of 1990.

The band subsequently went out on the road in late 1990, playing some live dates as support to former Duran Duran

Duran Duran

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 guitarist Andy Taylor

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. These were followed by support slots with Killing Joke

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Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

 at the London Astoria

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 on 31 January 1991 and The Godfathers

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 at the Town & Country Club

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 on 21 March 1991, and by their own headline tour of the UK during the Spring.

In July 1991, the band played at the second annual Cumbria Rock Festival at Derwent Park

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 stadium in Workington

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.

Hawthorn and Clarkson left the band in late 1991 and were replaced by bassist Stuart Morrow (formerly of New Model Army) and guitarist Paul "Etch" Etchells (formerly of Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance (band)

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). This revamped line-up recorded the band's second album, Psyche 21, which was released in 1992. The album was produced by Reinhold Mack

Reinhold Mack

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. It received some favourable write-ups in the contemporary music press, including a rave review from journalist Valerie Potter in the Australian Hot Metal magazine and a 5-out-of-5 score in Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer

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magazine from reviewer Anthony Noguera. In spite of the album's success, the band split up shortly afterwards.

Former members

• Chris McLaughlin – guitar / vocals / drums (1989–1993)
• Martin Hawthorn – bass guitar (1989–1991)
• Colin Clarkson – guitar (1989–1991)
• Ricky Howard – drums (1989–1993)
• Stuart Morrow – bass guitar (1991–1993)
• Paul "Etch" Etchells – guitar (1991–1992)
• Craig Shepherd – guitar (1992–1993)

Albums

• D-Generation (1990)

1. "D-Generation"
2. "Song for the Lonely"
3. "I Am the Idol"
4. "Childhood Times"
5. "Explosive"
6. "Black Hysteria"
7. "God Give Me Words"
8. "Infatuation"
9. "Massacre"
10. "Life on Earth"
11. "Resurrection" (UK CD Bonus Track)
12. "God is Dead" (UK CD Bonus Track)
    • "To Have and to Hold" (bonus track, Japanese release only)

• Psyche 21 (1992)

1. "Peace of Mind"
2. "Easy"
3. "Mary (She Made Me...)"
4. "Absolution"
5. "Awakening"
6. "Geist III"
7. "One in a Million"
8. "Strange Encounter"
9. "Chemistry"
10. "I Made It Mine"
11. "Late September" (bonus track, Japanese release only)

EPs and singles

• "D-Generation" / "This Time" / "Geist" (1990)
• "Explosive" (remixed by Andy Taylor
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  ) / "To Have and to Hold" / "Black Hysteria" (acoustic version)" (1990)
• "Song for the Lonely" / "Geist II" / "Massacre" (1991)
• Sex EP – "D-Generation" / "Day Tripper" / "God is Dead" / "Resurrection" (1991)
• "God is Dead" (1991) – one track on 7-inch flexi-disc
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  , given away with Kerrang!
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  magazine issue #329
• "Easy" (single cut) / "Give Me the Money" / "Late September" (1991) - UK
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   #67
• "Easy" (Club cut) / "Geist III" / "Psyche 21" (1991) – limited edition 10-inch vinyl picture-disc
• "Mary (She Made Me...)" / "No Pleasure" / "It Wasn't Me" (1992) – promo EP
• "Mary (She Made Me...)" / "I Loved to Be Loved (For Freddie)" / "I Am the Idol (live recording)" (1992)

Appearances on compilation albums

• "God is Dead" – track #5 on Ragazzi Bizarre (1991)
• "Mary (She Made Me...)" – track #9 on Metal CD Collection 1 (1992)

External links

• Loud at Musicmight
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