Scraper (band)


Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the West Midlands of the United Kingdom. Influenced by a variety of Punk rock and Hardcore punk bands, Scraper were likened to Snuff, Leatherface, China Drum, Hüsker Dü and even Fast Eddie period Motörhead. Scraper became popular throughout the latter half of the 1990s with strong followings around Birmingham, London and Cardiff. Towards the end of the 1990s Scraper renamed themselves "Turnbull ACs". Scraper's 1996 album "Built with Hate" received 4 and a half out of 5 in Terroriser Magazine and 4 out of 5 in Kerrang!.

Band members

Scraper consisted of the following members.
Scraper formed in Birmingham, West Midlands late 1993. Rich and Paul met whilst playing in Redditch hardcore punk band Chuckie Pig. They recruited Nigel via an ad placed on the wall at Robannas Studios in Birmingham. Scraper's recording career got off to a rocky start with several aborted attempts to release a single on the Tribal War label due to funding issues and differences of opinion relating to the genre of acts to be represented by the label. The fledgling Household Name Records label took over and after including Scraper on the "Last House on the Left" compilation, released a full 10-track album, Built With Hate, on 10-inch vinyl. The album is notable that the first 500 were released on blue vinyl and are hand-numbered.
All of Scraper's songs were recorded and performed in "D" or in the case of "Leave It and Let It Go" "drop C" tuning, contributing to their trademark sound.
The members of Scraper also performed as a covers band, Columbo, playing mainly 1980s punk and new wave covers, and featured Andy Lane on vocals.

Discography

Scraper Released Several Demo Cassettes, an Album, a single, and appeared on a couple of compilations.

Demos