(c’80-’81) Chris Carter (vocal), Rob Anderson (guitar), Martin Dyson (bass), and Gary Fisher (drums).
Lethal Dose were a Camberley punk band influenced by Crass and Discharge. They were not favored by John Peel, but did well enough to claim royalties from The Grain. It’s rumored that they supported Crisis once, and played the downstairs bar at the Civic Hall, Guildford. In late ’80 they were scheduled to appear in the Observer’s color magazine in an article on the recording of demo tapes – although we are not sure if it was ever published.
On 17 October ’80, Splodgenessabounds played the University of Surrey, Guildford with Lethal Dose in support. Interestingly, we also show a listing for then Alvin Lee on the same day. The Mo-dettes played the Technical College, Basingstoke on 7 November ’80, and they had Lethal Dose in support. The next week Farnborough Tech’s Rugby Union Football Club hosted the band, along with headliner Deadlock, on 14 November ’80, after the cancellation of a gig at the same venue on 31 October due to licensing issues.
The next year, on 17 March ’81, Lethal Dose, supported by Strontium 90 (not the Police precurser), played at the Cambridge Hotel, Camberley.
Heroin led to the demise of Dyson. Carter went onto Panzer Korps, then The Charles.
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