The ASSASSINS

BIOGRAPHY:

The Assassins began life back in early 1996 as The Baby Faced Assassins, and included Paul McAllister (drums / vocals), Paul Miller (guitar / vocals) & Glenn Nicol (keyboards / bass). Specialising in punk and new wave cover versions, the band decided at the end of that year to take things a bit more seriously and become The Assassins, recruiting Alan Stead (vocals). This line-up made their debut at the Edinburgh Punk Festival, before heading for the studio in May 1998 and recording nine songs which became their debut album, "On The Level". In February 1999, Gus MacRury (bass) joined, however the band was back to a four piece that summer when Nicol departed. In early 2001, Billy Dunn (bass) joined, allowing MacRury to switch to guitar. Dunn had been around the block a bit, playing for the likes of Swine Flu and the legendary Exploited. In April 2002, the band headed once again for the studio, this time recording the "Long Time Away" EP.

RELEASES:

"On The Level" (album, 1998)
"Long Time Away" (CD EP, 2002)