MAGASIN 4

ALL OF AGES (BE)

TROUBLE AGENCY (BE) Trash

In '93, the guitar player Didier Vancopenole (former singer of the hardcore band Brain Cancer and guitar player in the thrash band Necrosis) meets the drummer Bart Brion (drummer of Decadence) and they both decide to work together. They are rapidly joined by Alain Fabry on the bass-guitar (former bass-guitarist of Necrosis) and, later on, by Kalle Vanlint (former soloist guitar player of Cyclone and Decadence) and finally by Serge Van Bossele as singer. After having written a complete set of songs, the band started playing its own compositions on stage in a style more hardcore, with a little thrash sound behind. In 95 Bart leaves the band and is replaced by Pascal Haneuse. Later on, Serge also leaves to move to a more hardcore style. He will be replaced by Didier Meeus (former singer of the 70's influenced band Graal). In '96, the band refines its compositions and records a "homemade" demo (Alone) on a 4-track recorder before performing its first concert. The style evolves slowly toward a more thrash-oriented one and, at the end of '98, Trouble Agency records a second demo with 3 titles: Angry. Shortly after the release of this demo, the band goes through a difficult period with a break-in on its premises and the drummer who decides to leave to dedicate all his energy and time to another music project he had on the go together with Trouble Agency. At the end of 99, Jamal Obeidat alias Aladin, joins us. Aladin played as a drummer in several bands of varying styles (moving from Blues to metal playing jazz in passing) in Jordan and Germany. His style, more flexible and with more feeling than Pascals more technical and straightforward style, appeals to the band members. Six months later, the band is on the road again playing at concerts. Trouble Agency records a new demo in 2002 in good working conditions. Bite Into Life (4 titles) is produced by Xavier Carrion (Ex-Channel Zero) in his home studio. This demo comes out in April, a few days before the first big stage of the band which assumes the first part of Immortal in La Loco in Paris. February 2003. Kalle Vanlint decides first to make a break but announces in March that he leaves the band. The 4 remaining members will cope well with the next two concerts before they are joined by Larry (ex Brain Cancer, Decadence and Spanish Fly) in June. After 3 weeks of rehearsal, Larry appears already on stage, but the new line-up only gave its first real concert in December 2004 as an opening act for the band Peter Pan Speedrock. As every other member of the band, Larry has brought his personal touch to the music of Trouble Agency. His concern for accuracy in arrangements and his novel ideas have greatly contributed to strengthening and developing a more personal style for Trouble Agency, mixing power and melody. As the years have gone by, Trouble Agency has gained a certain maturity and experience of the stage. This has allowed the band to play the opening acts of bands such as Immortal, Hypocrisy, Macabre, Peter Pan, Destruction, etc. In April 2005, the band performed its latest gig in the Metal Blast Festival at the Botanique in Brussels. The bands new album Moneycracy came out in 2006.

BLOODY HANDS (BE)