Foreign Legion (band)
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Foreign Legion live in 1986
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales |
| Genres | Punk, Street punk, Oi! |
| Years active | 1984–1991, 2000–present |
| Labels | Aggrobeat Rebel Sound KB Records Sliver Records Rusty Knife Records/Marchiato A Fuoco/Oi! Shop Trooper Records Durty Mick Records Dirty Faces Upstart Productions DSS Records Venture Schlawiner Records Rent a Racket |
| Associated acts | Impact 8.4% Demob Doc Savage Blind Justice Dead On Arrival Society |
| Website | Facebook page |
| Members | M.H. - vocals Simon Bendon - guitar John Hunt - bass Glyn (Sid Lovely) Bendon - drums |
| Past members |
(Guitar) Paul (Marshon) Marsh. |
(Guitar)
David (Truskie) Thomas,
Lyn Murphy,
Julie,
Andrew (Eggy) Heggie,
Steven Thomas,
Peter Giles,
Mark (Jolly) Williams,
Frank Busani,
Miguel Emultschoenn.
(Bass)
Alan Powell,
Helen James,
Mark (Jolly) Williams,
Andrew (Eggy) Heggie,
Martyn Richards,
Jarrad (Nöir) Owens,
Ian Poulsom,
Dog / Canis Humanus,
Steve Zuki,
David Linehan.
(Drums)
Nigel Cleaver (RIP),
Michael Wilding,
Patrick McDermott,
Paul (Marshon) Marsh,
Mark (Froggy) Price,
Pandy,
Ben (Stan) Stansfield,
Paul Black.
Foreign Legion is a punk band from South Wales.
Foreign Legion formed in 1984 from the ashes of a band called Society, later Dead On Arrival. Dead on Arrival had one song on 1984's Bullsheep Detector album. Following the name change to Foreign Legion (due partly to people shortening it to DOA, which could cause confusion with the Canadian band of that name) and a number of line up changes (drummers in particular) the band released their first EP in 1986, on their own Rent a Racket label with the line up of M.H. on vocals, Lyn Murphy on guitar, Helen James on bass and Paul (Marshon) Marsh on drums. Later line up changes included Paul Marsh introducing keyboards to the band for a short while, Andrew Heggie taking over on guitar and Steven Thomas on bass.
Despite many live shows in London, Wales and France, three years passed before Surf City their second EP was released, with their first full-length album entitled Welcome to Fort Zinderneuf also released that same year, 1989. By this time a new line up had evolved with Mark (Jolly) Williams on bass (from local band Blind Justice, who Andrew Heggie soon joined), together with Peter Giles on guitar and Ben Stansfield on drums, retaining only M.H. on vocals.
During the 1980s the band played regular slots in the famous 100 Club and supported the likes of UK Subs, The Vibrators, The Partisans, Picture Frame Seduction, The Adicts, Major Accident, Toy Dolls, Angelic Upstarts, 999, Broken Bones and others including Bérurier Noir for one of their first concerts overseas in France, following gig exchanges with Burning Ambitions from Le Havre. They also supported The Alarm,Joe Strummer & the Latino Rockabilly War and the UK Subs when they visited the band's home town of Merthyr Tydfil.
The band split up in 1991.
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