Lawnmower Deth

Lawnmower Deth were formed in Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire in 1987 by friends Chris Flint, Joseph Whitaker, Pete Lee, Steve Nesfield and Chris Parkes, along with Gavin ‘Paddy’ O’Malley from Colwick.

Their first official release was a split album with Metal Duck. Lawnmower Deth's side of the record was entitled Mower Liberation Front and positive responses led to their debut studio album, Ooh Crikey, It’s… Lawnmower Deth. Their second studio album, Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns, was released in 1992. For this release, Paddy was replaced by Kev Papworth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lawnmowerdeth.co.uk/|title=Home|website=Lawnmowerdeth.co.uk|accessdate=17 November 2019}}

The band covered several famous songs in their time, including Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain",{{cite web|url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/nottinghamshire/nottingham/lawnmower+deth|title=Lawnmower Deth|publisher=MusicMight.com|accessdate=15 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206051716/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/nottinghamshire/nottingham/lawnmower+deth|archive-date=6 December 2009|url-status=dead}} Motörhead's self-titled song,{{cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh025.html|title=Ooh Crikey! It's Lawnmower Deth!|publisher=Earache Records|accessdate=15 August 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705204853/http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh025.html|archivedate=5 July 2008}} Squeeze's "Up the Junction",{{cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh098.html|title=Billy|publisher=Earache Records|accessdate=15 August 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003104056/http://earache.com/catalog/mosh098.html|archivedate=3 October 2008}} The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses",{{cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh072.html|title=Return Of The Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns|publisher=Earache Records|accessdate=15 August 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905100928/http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh072.html|archivedate=5 September 2008}} and Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" which was released as the band's only single in 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh039.html|title=Kids in America|publisher=Earache Records|accessdate=15 August 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705204533/http://www.earache.com/catalog/mosh039.html|archivedate=5 July 2008}}

The band's sense of humour extended into their music videos. Both "Kids in America" and "Lawnmowers for Heroes, Comics for Zeros", the latter from Metal Bozo Clowns, were recorded on home video cameras and edited in an amateur fashion.

The band's third and final studio album, Billy, was released in 1993. The album had a pop punk style similar Green Day instead of thrash metal. Poor sales and a declining audience led the band to break up later on that year.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

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Lawnmower Deth announced that they would be reuniting to support Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine for a one-off gig on 15 November 2008 at the Alexandra Palace in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1667/Interview-Lawnmower-Deth.html|title=Interview:Lawnmower Deth|publisher=Rock Sound|accessdate=15 August 2008|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823090911/http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1667/Interview-Lawnmower-Deth.html|archivedate=23 August 2008}}

The band played at the 2009 Download Festival at Donington Park, their first appearance, and returned to play the festival the following year. Lawnmower Deth then went on to play a main stage slot at Damnation Festival 2010 in Leeds and announced a further date at Redemption in Derby on 28 May 2011. On 12 August, Lawnmower Deth played Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire. They appeared at the festival again on 9 August 2015.

Lawnmower Deth played at Hammerfest 4, in Prestatyn, Wales on 16 March 2012, during which requests were made to Earache to re-release their full back catalogue. Their first half-album, Mower Liberation Front was re-released on vinyl and CD in April 2012. It came with the associated Metal Duck half-album Quack Em All and a selection of bonus tracks including the 1988 demo Mowdeer. Early purchasers received a DVD of a concert at Nottingham Rock City from 26 November 1990.

On 20 December 2013, the band played a headline set at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Also on the bill were Line of Fire (featuring Deth member Paddy on guitars), reformed thrash outfit Re-Animator playing their first gig in 25 years, and the also recently reformed Xentrix. The concert and associated raffles, etc. raised money for the hate awareness charity S.O.P.H.I.E. and in excess of £8,000 was collected.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1927808414/lawnmower-deth-2014-ooh-crikey-fdr-re-printing-cd|title=Lawnmower Deth 2014 Ooh Crikey FDR re-printing CD/LP/more|website=Kickstarter}}

Lawnmower Deth released their first studio album in 29 years, titled Blunt Cutters, on January 28, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=43405|title=Lawnmower Deth - To Release First Record In 28 Years|publisher=Metal Storm|access-date=September 21, 2021|date=September 21, 2021}}

• Qualcast "Koffee Perkulator" Mutilator (Pete Lee) – vocals
• Concorde Faceripper (Steve Nesfield) – guitar
• Schizo Rotary Sprintmaster (Gavin 'Paddy' O'Malley) – guitar
• Mightymo Destructimo (Chris Parkes) – bass
• Explodin' Dr Jaggers Flymo (Chris Flint) – drums

• Baron Kev von Thresh Meister Silo Stench Chisel Marbels (Kevin Papworth) – guitar
• Dave Lee – Guitar

• Dogg Bower – vocals / guitar
• Dudd Hallam – bass
• Chris Flint – drums
• Rich Brady – guitar

• Ooh Crikey It's... Lawnmower Deth (1990)
• Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns (1992)
• Billy (1993){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lawnmower-deth-mn0000139132/discography|title=Lawnmower Deth | Album Discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 November 2019}}
• Blunt Cutters (2022) {{Cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/lawnmower-deth/?fbclid=IwAR3YcCwcXMiCCREEkgveFkIY1ggtGJrPNH7FzqB5V2Q8mrodCqcfPOgL6Lo |title=Blunt Cutters}}

• "Kids in America" (1991) (No.139)
• "F U Kristmas!" (with Kim Wilde) (2017)

• It's a Lot Less Bover Than a Hover (1987)
• Mowdeer (1988)

• Mower Liberation Front (1989, split album with Metal Duck)

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• [http://www.lawnmowerdeth.co.uk Official website]
• [http://www.myspace.com/lawnmowerdeth Official Myspace page]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060209012439/http://www.earache.com/bands/lawnmower_deth/lawnmower_deth.html Earache Records artist page]
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