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When it comes to Obscene Extreme and its crucial grindcore genre, we couldn't forget the band that has been supporting the festival and playing on it since the beginning, the Pardubice bards NEEDFUL THINGS!!! This year it will be their sixth time, again after a new recording and this time with a new singer. Uncompromising American way of grindcore, one of the last ones who hold the banner of really pure grindcore in the Czech Republic!!!
Big slackers who, paradoxically, play all over the globe!!! These all, are the NEEDFUL THINGS!!! Grindcore in its purest form!!!
Bio
1995
We start new band NEEDFUL THINGS. Before we played with Roman in one Death Metal band. But we wanted to play Grind Core so we started NEEDFUL THINGS. First name was DISCORD. But we found one band with the same name in Bulgaria so we decided to use NEEDFUL THINGS. Its Stephen Kings book. We really like his books with our first vocalist Majkl. NEEDFUL THINGS has started in ’95 with this line-up: Martin - drums, Roman - guit, Michael - vocals, Otto - bass. We had problem to find drummer. Our first drummer played with us just 3 months. Than he leaved the band.
1996
At the end of this year we found a drummer finally. It was drummer from GENITAL GORE. We started to practice songs we have written with Roman before.
1997
In May ’97 we recorded our first studio stuff in this line-up: Roman - guit./voc., Michael - voc., Radek - drums, Otto- bass. This stuff was released as a split tape with Czech grind core band called GENITAL GORE. The same stuff was release as a split 7”EP (ltd 315 copies) in colaboration with two labels PSYCHOTHERAPY rec./ VIEW BEYOND rec. in August ’98.
1998
Tomas from GENITAL GORE joined with the band as a second bassits and vocalist. We started to write songs for demo tape.
1999
In January ´99 we played first show ever with DEAD INFECTION and others in Jaromer. In June we played 2 shows with AGATHOCLES in Czech Rep. and after that tour Roman - voc. left the band. We still played with 2 basses and one guitar.In April ´99 we visited studio for the second time to record some new stuff. New songs was released as a tape “The END OF PERSONALITY” on PSYCHOTHERAPY rec. The same stuff was released on comp. CD on MERCILESS CORE records. Some songs are also on 3 way split tape NEEDFUL THINGS / CUNT N’ BANANAAZ / SOCIAL DEFORMITY on PSYCHOTHERAPY records. During the recording session Michael left the band. He had different opinions on the style of music of NEEDFUL THINGS and some personal problems. So we recorded that stuff with a new vocalist Roman from GENITAL GORE. But part of Michales vocals are still in some songs. Roman played 3 shows with AGATHOCLES. This stuff was record with this line-up: Roman - guit / voc., Otto - bass, Radek - drums, Michael - voc., Tom - bass / voc., Roman - voc. We played at first edition of OBSCENE EXTREME Fest in Trutnov.
2000
In July 2000 we visited studio for the third time to record new stuff for split 7”EP w/ WADGE and w/ EXISTENCH. We recorded 10 songs . Both of these records was released on PSYCHOTHERAPY rec with co-operation with BUSINESS AS USSUAL rec and HYENYZM rec. In September 2000 David joined NEEDFUL THINGS as a second guitarist. And line – up was: Otto – bass, Roman – guit., David – guit, Radek – drums, Tomas – bass / voc. In 1.-4.March 2001 we toured with SQUASH BOWELS and ENTRAILS MASSACRE here in Czech and Slovak. And after that tour Radek leaved the band. He didn´t like our music and it was only one reason why he leaved the band. In one month we found new drummer. His name is Hroch. During 2001 we rehearsed old songs and played some shows. Than we started to prepare new songs for new releases
2001
2001 we changed practice room and played few live shows in Czech Republic.
2002
March and June 2002 we played first shows in Germany with our really good friends from ENTRAILS MASSACRE and WOJCZECH. In Sept we played some shows with CAMP and COCKROACH in Holland.
2003
We played some shows in Czech Republic. Sept we played 2 shows with SAYYADINA and CYNESS. And prepare more songs for our debut album.
2004
After near 10 years of our existence we recorded our debut album. In April 2004 we played tour with our good friends SEWN SHUT in Germany and Czech Republic. In September we toured with SQUASH BOWELS in Czech Republic.
2005
In May 2005 we toured with ELYSIUM in France, Belgium, Spain and Germany. Later this year we played few shows in Germany. In October we finished mastering and cover for our upcoming CD called "DEAD POINT" which will by release by KHAARANUS production. We bought our first van. Old blue Ford Transit. Finally our debut album is released on CD format.
2006
At beginnings of 2006 we played few shows in Slovakia, Austria and Hungary. In Sep we were on tour called Dead Point tour to support our debut album called Dead Point. We released vinyl version of our debut album Dead Point on vinyl. Our van was broken on our tour. We played 2 shows in Ukraine at psring. September we toured Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia,
2007
After long problems with him. We played some shows in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Germany. In December we recorded 10 new songs.
2008
We kicked out our drummer Hroch. Rychta start to play with us. We start to write new songs.
2009
We played some shows in Czech Republic. And wrote some new songs.
2010
We finally recorded our second album called Tentacles of Influence.
2011
In January we released Tentacles of Influence CD at OBSCENE Productions. And we toured Australia Tour with our friends CAPTAIN CLEANOFF and BURNING SERVANT.
2012
At January we played one show with NAPALM DEATH. In May we played first time at MARYLAND DEATH Fest USA and toured USA with our friends TURBOKRIEG and DISSENT.
2013
September we were on Grind Violence Tour in Europe. We played in Germany, France, Spain, Italy. And we recorded 8 new songs for upcomming releases. At the end of this year we played in Ostrava and our van was rubished. Later this year our drummer Rychta leaved the band.
2014
In April we found a new drummer Jarda and start to practice with him. At September we played first show with new line-up.
2015
First time we were on minitour with our really good friends CONTROLLED EXISTENCE at spring. Start to write new songs.
2016
At the spring we were again on minitour with our really good friends CONTROLLED EXISTENCE. We played in France, Germany and Switzerland. At summer we recorded 3 older songs which we recorded with Rychta before back in 2013. Those songs are for split TAPE / 7“EP with our long time friends OVERVIOLENCE to support out Malaysia / Singapore tour 2016. We toured Malaysia / Singapore at October.
2017
At the spring we were again on tour with our really good friends CONTROLLED EXISTENCE and with our good friends CRYPTIC VOID. We played in Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany. Always so much fun. In April we recorded new 19 songs. 15 for our third album called "Deception" and 4 other songs for split 7“EP with USA band NERVEGRIND. At autumn we finally released split 7“EP with OVERVIOLENCE. And we start to write new songs.
2018
We played few shows and toured with CONTROLLED EXISTENCE as well. No new release finished.
2019
We recorded all instruments of 9 new tracks for split LP with our tour mates from CONTROLLED EXISTENCE.
2020
Finally we recorded vocals and finished tracks for split LP with CONTROLLED EXISTENCE. This release was last with our vocalist Tomas. He left the band. And Attila joined the band.We released split Lathe cut split 5" with LYCANTHROPHY. We planned it more thatn 10 years ago. On this splitare tracks from 2012. Our 25th anniversary show was canceled because covid shit.
2021
NEEDFUL THINGS / CONTROLLED EXISTENCE split LP was finally released. And after lockdown we recorded live video for GCBT live stream festival. All new tracks rerecorded with new vocalist.
Discography
Release date | Release name | Media |
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2021 | NEEDFUL THINGS / CONTROLLED EXISTENCE split | LP |
2020 | NEEDFUL THINGS / LYCANTHROPHY split 5“EP Lathe Cut | EP |
2018 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Deception – CD / LP | CD, LP |
2018 | NEEDFUL THINGS / NERVEGRIND split 7“EP | EP |
2018 | NEEDFUL THINGS / LYCANTHROPHY split 5“EP | EP |
2017 | NEEDFUL THINGS / OVERVIOLENCE split 7“EP | EP |
2016 | NEEDFUL THINGS / COMPULSION TO KILL split TAPE | |
2016 | NEEDFUL THINGS / OVERVIOLENCE split TAPE | |
2016 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Dead Point – TAPE | |
2016 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Tentacles of Influence – TAPE | |
2015 | NEEDFUL THINGS / N.I.B.I.R.U. split 7“EP | EP |
2014 | NEEDFUL THINGS / COMPULSION TO KILL split 7“EP | EP |
2012 | NEEDFUL THINGS / ROSKOPP split 7“EP | EP |
2011 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Tentacles of Influence – CD / LP | CD, LP |
2006 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Dead Point – LP | LP |
2005 | NEEDFUL THINGS – Dead Point – CD | CD |
2005 | NEEDFUL THINGS / MESRINE split picture 7“EP | EP |
2005 | NEEDFUL THINGS / SQUASH BOWELS split 7“EP | EP |
2001 | NEEDFUL THINGS / the KILL / DAHMER / LUCIFER LARYNS AND SATANIC DOGS 4 way split 7“EP | EP |
2000 | NEEDFUL THINGS / WADGE split 7“EP | EP |
2000 | NEEDFUL THINGS / EXISTENCH split 7“EP | EP |
2000 | NEEDFUL THINGS / SEWN SHUT split TAPE / CD-r | CD |
1999 | NEEDFUL THINGS – the End of Personality – demo TAPE | |
1998 | NEEDFUL THINGS / CUNT N BANANAAZ / SOCIAL DEFORMITY – 3 way split TAPE | |
1997 | NEEDFUL THINGS / GENITAL GORE split TAPE / 7“EP | EP |