Scraper (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Scraper


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Origin = Birmingham, United Kingdom
Genre = Hardcore Punk
Years_active = 1993-1999
Label = Household Name Records
Associated_acts = Giant Leap, The Village, Flipped, Chuckie Pig, Columbo
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/scraperhardcore www.myspace.com/scraperhardcore]
Current_members = Nigel Smethills
Paul Green
Richard Childe

Scraper were a band hailing from the West Midlands of the United Kingdom, specialising in 100 Mph Hardcore punk. Influenced by a variety of Punk rock and Hardcore punk bands, Scraper were likened to Snuff, Leatherface, China Drum, Hüsker Dü and even Fast Eddie period Motörhead. Scraper became popular throughout the latter half of the 1990s with strong followings around Birmingham, London and Cardiff. Towards the end of the 90's Scraper renamed themselves "Turnbull ACs". Scraper's 1996 album "Built with Hate" received 4 and a half out of 5 in Terroriser Magazine and 4 out of 5 in Kerrang!.

Band Members

Scraper consisted of the following members.

*Nigel Smethills: Guitar/vocals 1993-1999
*Richard Childe: Drums/vocals 1993-1999
*Paul Green: Bass Guitar 1993-1999

History

Scraper formed in Birmingham, West Midlands late 1993. Rich & Paul met whilst playing in Redditch hardcore punk band Chuckie Pig. They recruited Nigel (ex Giant Leap) via an ad placed on the wall at Robannas Studios in Birmingham. Scraper's recording career got of to a rocky start with several aborted attempts to release a single on the Tribal War label due to funding issues and differences of opinion relating to the genre of acts to be represented by the label. The fledgling Household Name Records label took over and after including Scraper on the "Last House on the Left" compilation, released a full 10 track album, Built With Hate on 10 inch vinyl. The album is notable that the first 500 were released on blue vinyl and are hand numbered.

All of Scraper’s songs were recorded and performed in "D" or in the case of Leave It and Let It Go "Drop C" tuning (to be technically accurate, dropped D tuned down one whole step), contributing to their trademark sound.

The members of Scraper also performed as a covers band, Columbo, playing mainly 80’s punk and new wave covers (usually at breakneck pace), and featured Andy Lane (Ex Birdland, Zodiac Motel, Giant Leap, The Village) on vocals.

Discography

Scraper Released Several Demo Cassettes, an Album, a single, and appeared on a couple of compilations.

Demos

*"First Demo" (August 1994)
*"Second Demo" (April 1995)
*"The Full Johnny Turk" (December 1997)

Compilations

*"Last House on the Left" (1996, Household Name Records, features the Scraper track "The Shocks")
*"Fuck Off Household Name" (1999, Household Name Records, features the Scraper track "Nut Roast")

Albums

*"Built With Hate" (5th August 1996, Household Name Records)

ingles

*"Asleep At The Wheel". (June 1998, Home Made Records)