Last Days of Humanity
Last Days of Humanity is a Dutch goregrind band from North Brabant. They were active from 1989 until 2006, released three studio albums from 1996 to 2006, and then reformed in 2010. Their music is known for its nonstop sound and relentless blast beats, with regard to drummer Marc Palmen.
The band has been recognized as one of the most notable grind acts in the Dutch music scene, and one of the most well known goregrind bands ever.
History
Erwin de Wit and Hans Smits often came together at Soos Plock, a music venue in Vokel, Netherlands, where they socialised and saw bands like Blood, Agathocles, Dreft and other bands who were into Grindcore/Noisecore at that time. It also was the heyday of some other underground bands such as Fear of God, Sore Throat, Anal Cunt, and 7 Minutes of Nausea. These bands inspired them to go and start their own grind/noise band.Erwin was in a grindcore band called Fatal Error prior to joining Last Days of Humanity. When Erwin organized a gig with Drudge, Agathocles and some other bands on 30 December 1989 in Plock, he saw the opportunity to add their own noise project to the bill, and Last Days of Humanity was born.
Last Days of Humanity at this time consisted of only two vocalists. Their music was originally crafted by using two screaming voices that were deformed by a pitch shifter intended for the guitar. In 1990, a more traditional band setup was formed when the first real gig of Last Days of Humanity was planned. They were scheduled to play on 6 October 1990, together with Fatal Error at Soos Plock.
In 1993, the band went into the studio to record their second demo. In 1996, they got their first record deal. Afterward, they booked 2 studio days to record their first album. After one day of recording they only recorded approximately 12 minutes of music. Their label then informed the band that they had to come up with 18 additional minutes of new material in 24 hours, or the album would not be released. After this dispute, they quickly moved to Bones Brigade. The band split up in 2006.
In 2010, Bones Brigade announced that Last Days of Humanity officially reformed. The band appeared at Bloodshed Fest 2010 at the Dynamo club in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Maryland Deathfest 2011 at Sonar in Baltimore, and toured the United Kingdom in December 2011. They also appeared at Hellfest 2011 in Clisson, France, and Obscene Extreme 2011 in Czech Republic.
In March 2021 the band released their first album in 15 years, "Horrific Compositions Of Decomposition."
Members
Current members
- Hans Smits – vocals
- Bas van Geffen – bass, guitar
- Paul Niessen – drums
Former members
- Erwin de Wit – bass, drums
- Dennis Dekkers – bass
- Glenn Jagers – drums
- Martie van Sinten – bass
- Mark Snijders – guitar
- Anne van de Burgt – guitar
- Rutger Noij – drums
- Bart Boumans – vocals
- Marc Palmen – drums, vocals
- Boris Cornelissen – vocals
- Erwin de Groot – vocals
- Rogier Kuzee – bass
- Melanie Stamp – bass
- William Van De Ven – guitar
- Joep Van Raak – drums
Discography
Albums
- 1998 – The Sound of Rancid Juices Sloshing Around Your Coffin
- 2000 – Hymns of Indigestible Suppuration
- 2006 – Putrefaction in Progress
- 2021 – ''Horrific Compositions of Decomposition''
EPs
- 2005 – In Advanced Haemorrhaging Conditions
- 2019 – ''The Complicated Reflex and Depraved Scent of the Retrograde Reflux in Formula''
Demos
- 1992 – Last Days of Humanity
- 1993 – ''Human Atrocity''
Splits
- 1994 – Split with Vulgar Degenerate
- 1995 – Pathological Dreams
- 1996 – Defleshed by Flies
- 2000 – Split up for Better Digestion
- 2001 – Choked in Anal Mange
- 2001 – 138 Minutes Body Disposal
- 2003 – Dutch Assault
- 2004 – Split with Lymphatic Phlegm
- 2012 – Split with Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium
- 2017 – Split with F.U.B.A.R.
Other
- 2001 – Comeback of Goregods: Tribute to Regurgitate
- 2004 – The XTC of Swallowing L.D.O.H. Faeces
- 2007 – Rest in Gore 1989–2006
- 2012 – ''Goresurrection''