Biography
Formed in Stourbrige, West Midlands, England in 1988 by local characters Jonn Penney (17 September 1968, Quarry Bank, West Midlands, England; vocals), Rat (b. Garath Pring, 8 November 1970, Sedgley, West Midlands, England; guitar), Matt Cheslin (b. 28 November 1970, Quarry Bank, West Midlands, England; bass), Alex Griffin (b. 29 August 1971, Kingswinford, West Midlands, England; bass), and Dan Warton (b. 28 July 1972, Sedgley, West Midlands, England; drums). After dubious gothic beginnings, Neds Atomic Dustbin began to find their feet in 1989 with the establishment of their own Furtive Records label and a series of tour supports, notably with regional contemporaries the Wonderstuff. Notable for having two bass players, uniformly crimped hair and an unequivocally daft name (taken from BBC Radios The Goon Show), the bands urgent, aggressive sub-hardcore sound still managed to offset any gimmicky connotations, turning a...
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