(c’90-’93) Jimmy Johnson (vocals), Owen Packard (guitar), John Paris (guitar), Richie Mills (drums) and Alex Slatter (bass).

On 15 January ’91, Camberley based Thrash/Death Metal band, Warp Spasm – who were originally called Jeopardy – supported Killing Faith at The George, Ash Vale, for ‘The Funeral’; Killing Faith’s last gig. That same year they were at the Agincourt, Camberley supporting Lawnmower Deth, along with Severence and Ignorance, on 22 September and at the West End Centre, Aldershot supporting Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts on 6 December, a venue they’d headlined earlier in the year (3 May) with Severance, My Mourning After and Asteroth in support.

Inlay for Warp Spasm’s 1992 “0-60 is a Speedspuck” demo cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

The following year this Warp Spasm, who had connections to East Yorkshire, released the “0-60 in a Speedspuck” demo. It carried three tracks: “Conform To Form”, “Mindmelt” and “The Smile Zone”. Reportedly they covered the Rainbow theme tune and played Joe Bananas indie night once or twice. By ’93 – the year they released the cassette album “Beyond the Parameters of Resolution”, recorded and mixed at Bandwagon Studios, Mansfield – Paris had left and Graeme Watts (bass) had replaced Slatter.

Watts contributed to all three tracks: ‘Origin Dispersal’, ‘Deconstructed’, and the cassette EP’s eponymous “To Our Glorious Dead” in ’93, released on the Splatterpunx Promotions label [SP0006 IC56382]. This was again recorded in Mansfield and engineered by Mark Brown. The following year the band released “The Cranial Shift EP” cassette on Independantz Records [SP008].

When Johnson exited the band evolved into Blastcage and released a few demos and EPs. Packard went of to join Nottingham based postmetal Earthtone9.

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Gallery:

22 September 1991: Warp Spasm along with Severence and Ignorance support Lawnmower Deth at The Agincourt, Camberley. Source: http://lesingemagnetique.blogspot.com
3 May 1991: Warpspasm, supported by Severance, My Mourning After and Asteroth, were at the West End Centre, Aldershot.
Cassette for Warp Spasm’s 1992 “0-60 is a Speedspuck” demo. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold
Inlay for Warp Spasm’s “Beyond the Parameters of Resolution” in 1993.
Inlay (inner) for Warp Spasm’s “Beyond the Parameters of Resolution” in 1993.
Lyric inlay for Warp Spasm’s “Beyond the Parameters of Resolution” in 1993.
Cassette side 1 of Warp Spasm’s “Beyond the Parameters of Resolution” release in 1993.
Inlay of Warp Spasm’s 1993 EP “To Our Glorious Dead”
Inlay of Warp Spasm’s 1993 EP “To Our Glorious Dead”
Cassette of Warp Spasm’s 1993 EP “To Our Glorious Dead”
Inlay inner of Warp Spasm’s 1993 EP “To Our Glorious Dead”
Inlay inner of Warp Spasm’s 1993 EP “To Our Glorious Dead”
Cover to Warp Spasm’s The Cranial Shift EP
Cassette to Warp Spasm’s The Cranial Shift EP
Inlay outer to Warp Spasm’s The Cranial Shift EP
Inlay inner to Warp Spasm’s The Cranial Shift EP