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Blockheads
Origin Nancy, France
Genre(s) Grindcore
Years active 1992–present
Label(s) Bones Brigade
Overcome Records
Website blockheads-grindcore.fr
Members
Xavier Chevalier (vocals)
Fred (guitar)
Raphael (guitar)
Raph (bass)
Nico (drums)
Former members
Ben (guitar)
Xaxa (bass)
Oli (drums)
Pierre (guitar)
Bruno (bass)
Benoît (drums)
Ludo (guitar)
Payot (bass)
Antoine (guitar)

Blockheads are a French grindcore band. Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Bones Brigade was a highly successful Skateboarding team that rode under the Powell Peralta and later Powell banner This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For the fictional character with this name see Grindcore (Transformers.

Band History

Blockheads were formed in 1992 and released their first demo, Haaashaastaak, in 1993. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In 1995, they released their first studio album, Last Tribes, and a further album, Watch Out, followed in 1998, after the band had experienced some line-up difficulties. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

In 2000, Blockheads signed with Bones Brigade, a label which specialises in extreme music. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Bones Brigade was a highly successful Skateboarding team that rode under the Powell Peralta and later Powell banner Their first two albums were re-released together on Bones Brigade, under the title From Womb to Genocide. A third album was released in 2001 (Human Parade) and in the next few years, the band participated in numerous festivals, causing them to become known as an important grindcore band in the European extreme music scene.

In 2006, the band released the album Shapes of Misery, on Overcome Records. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

During their career, the band has played concerts with such notable acts as Napalm Death, Nasum, Obituary, Entombed, Sick of it All, Carcass and Soulfly. Napalm Death are Nasum (pronunciation) was a political Swedish band that played a mixture of Grindcore and Death metal. Obituary is one of the pioneering bands of the Death metal genre Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Sick of It All ( SOIA) is a New York hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals and Pete Koller ( Guitar) Armand Carcass are a Grindcore / Death metal act based in Liverpool, England. Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Led by founder frontman songwriter and only constant member Brazilian Max Cavalera, who formed

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Bones Brigade was a highly successful Skateboarding team that rode under the Powell Peralta and later Powell banner
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