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1. **Silverfish, were a U.K. band active from 1988 to 1993. The line up was Lesley Rankine - vocals, Andrew ‘Fuzz’ Duprey - Guitars, Chris P. Mowforth - Bass, Stuart Watson - Drums.
While the rabidly aggressive voice of singer Lesley Rankine both anticipated and echoed the so-called Riot Grrl movement, the music owed more to hardcore punk of Dead Kennedys, the mechanised metal beats and rhythms of bands such as Ministry, and also the messed-up punk blues of the Birthday Party and the Jesus Lizard.

Signed by WIIIJA, they released several EPs (available on the 1990 compilation ‘Cockeye’) followed by the Steve Albini produced debut album, ‘Fat Axl’, in 1991.
During their time together, they gigged extensively around Europe and America, touring with bands such as Therapy?, Pigface, and even one substance fuelled UK tour with EMF.
Soon after the release of their 2nd album, ‘Organ Fan’, produced by Jim ‘Foetus’ Thirlwell, released on Creation Records, the group disbanded in 1993, after returning from their U.S. tour with Seven Year Bitch, and playing their last show at the Phoenix Festival in England.
Rankine later went on to form the more Hip-Hop influenced project, Ruby.
Bassist Chris P. went on to play with Headbutt, Copyright, and now plays bass with Giant Paw (www.myspace.com/giantpaw)
Guitarist Fuzz spent time as a sound enginneer and DJ, and now plays guitar in Karaoke For Beginners, which also features ex-Darkness drummer Ed Graham (www.myspace.com/karaokeforbeginners) http://www.last.fm/music/Karaoke+for+Beginners
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  • VinceS

    Did Silverfish from Sweden released only one album (Feel The Change)? Released in 2004 instead of 2007 as mentioned here? Or is 2007 a re-issue? http://www.myspace.com/silverfishsweden#!

    29 Mar 6:08pm Reply

  • Davros23redux

    Lurch!

    6 Dec 2012 Reply

  • pinkpressthreat

    amazing peel sessions- i have old cassettes of them

    19 Aug 2010 Reply

  • RottenBerry

    The music Silverfish made never sounds too dated or "old," despite the production. Fat Axl, Cockeye, and Organ Fan are pleasures every single listen.

    14 Aug 2010 Reply

  • mudlarkin

    Lesley, the sweatiest crotch in rock...

    4 Mar 2010 Reply

  • Xenocaust

    Hips, lips, tits, power!

    21 Oct 2009 Reply

  • cheesesoda

    The Swedish Silverfish is awesome. I haven't heard the other ones, so I have no opinion as of yet.

    16 Feb 2009 Reply

  • iaiafhtagn

    What about the Swedish Silverfish? The UK Silverfish have 40 of the top 40 "Silverfish" plays over the last 6 months, so I don't think there is much interest in Swedish or NJ Silverfish's. All bands should have their own page so those bands don't just get lumped into the charts of "the real" Silverfish.

    17 Jan 2009 Reply

  • Karoth

    But what about the Swedish Silverfish?

    5 Sep 2008 Reply

  • Trentumsins

    i agree. awesome lyrics.

    20 Apr 2008 Reply

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