Atomgods were a
UK heavy rock band from late 1980s. The band were formed by former
Inner City Unit
Inner City Unit were a London based popular music group active from 1979 through to 1985, their music style encompassing psychedelia and punk rock. They recorded four studio albums, one studio EP and one compilation album of previously unrele ...
guitarist
Judge Trev Thoms
Trevor Thoms (30 October 1950 – 8 December 2010), known as Judge Trev Thoms and Judge Trev, was a British guitarist, best known for being a member of Inner City Unit, Atomgods, and The Steve Gibbons Band.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he ...
, the first recording lineup consisting of Hiro Sasaki and Kofi Baker (Ginger's son). They were signed to
GWR Records
GWR Records were an independent record label active in the UK from 1986 through to 1991.
By 1984, Gerry Bron's Bronze Records were in financial difficulty leading to a hiatus in recording activity for Motörhead. Eventually, Motörhead manag ...
producing the 1988 album ''WOW!'' and the 1991 album ''History Re-Written''.
For the second album, which saw the band shorten their name to Atomgod and took on a thrash metal direction. Thoms was joined by bassist
Algy Ward
Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward (born 11 July 1959) is an English heavy metal bass guitarist and singer. He founded Tank, a part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. He also played with the Damned and before that the Saints.
Career ...
(
The Damned and
Tank
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), guitarist Bill Liesegang (
Nina Hagen Band
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), and drummer Steve Clarke of
Fastway
Judge Trev Thoms went on to form Mother of All Bands (MOAB) with Hawkwind's ex Bassist/Frontman, Ron Tree and produced the album "Insect Brain" on Real Festival Music.
In 2007 Judge Trev returned to playing with former
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard ...
sax player
Nik Turner
Nicholas Robert Turner (26 August 1940 – 10 November 2022) was an English musician, best known as a member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner played saxophone and flute, as well as being a vocalist and composer. While with Hawkwind, T ...
in the reformed Inner City Unit but unfortunately died on 8 December 2010 from pancreatic cancer.
Atomgod drummer Steve Clarke went on to form the band Necropolis, producing the 1993 ''End Of The Line'' album released on Neat Records in 1997.
There are unconfirmed reports that Motörhead guitarists
Würzel
Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, and
Fast Eddie Clarke
Edward Allan Clarke (5 October 1950 – 10 January 2018), better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke or simply "Fast", was a British guitarist who was a member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead. Of Motörhead's classic lineup, which consis ...
contributed to some recordings, but Fast Eddie certainly did play on the Necropolis album.
Atomgods - ''WOW!''
Track list
#"Camden Town"
#"Dolphins" (Thoms)
#"Bashin' Up the Rich" (Thoms)
#"Atlantic Waves" (Thoms)
#"Dog Rot" (Thoms)
#"Oh Yea"
#"Slow Down Motörhead"
#"Mountain Range"
#"Convoy"
#"Oh No"
Personnel
*Trev Thoms - Vocals, Guitar
*Hiro Sasaki - Bass
*Kofi Baker - Drums
Release History
*GWR Records - GWLP30, 1988
Atomgod - ''History Re-Written''
Track list
#"Atom God"
#"Radio Death"
#"Virgin Blood"
#"History Re-Written Part 1"
#"Welcome To The Kingdom Of Doom"
#"History Re-Written Part 2"
#"Cesspit (Cauldron Of Death)"
#"(Death Will Come From) China" (Thoms/Clark/Ward)
Personnel
*Trev Thoms - Vocals, Guitar
*Bill Liesegang - Guitar
*Algy Ward - Bass
*Steve Clarke - Drums
Release History
*GWR Records - GWLP??, 1991
*Progressive International PRO 026 1992
Necropolis - ''End Of The Line''
Track list
#Victim
#Samaritan
#A Taste For Killing
#Shadowman
#145 Speed Overload
#The Bitterness I Taste
Personnel
*John Knight - Vocals (Blueprint for Bedlam album)
*Sven Olaffsen - Vocals
*Trev Thoms - Guitar
*Bill Liesegang - Guitar
*Keith More - Guitar
*'Fast' Eddie Clarke - Guitar
*Algy Ward - Bass
*Lee Phillips - Keyboards/vocals
*Steve Clarke - Drums
Release History
*Neat Metal - NM021, 1997
References
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English heavy metal musical groups
English rock music groups