Lucas Fox

Lucas Fox is a drummer who was a member of British heavy metal band Motörhead and London punk rockers Warsaw Pakt.

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British - Heavy metal - Motörhead - London - Punk rockers

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In 1975 Fox was invited, along with Larry Wallis, to start Lemmy's band Bastards, after taking advice, the band was named Motörhead. The band supported Greenslade at gigs, performing a lot of cover numbers, their debut was at The Roundhouse, on July 20. Fox was drummer for six months before being replaced during their first album recording sessions by "Philthy Animal" Taylor. Fox's drumming appeared on the On Parole album track, "Lost Johnny" which, unlike the rest of the songs Fox recorded for the album, Taylor was unable to overdub.

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1975 - Larry Wallis - Lemmy - Motörhead - The Roundhouse - July 20 - "Philthy Animal" Taylor - On Parole

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In Spring 1977 Warsaw Pakt formed around Ladbroke Grove, London, comprised of lead guitarist Andy Colquhoun of The Rockets, Lucas Fox on drums, vocalist Jimmy Coull, John Walker on rhythm guitar, and Chris Underhill on bass.

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1977 - Ladbroke Grove

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The band gigged around local venues and played with Siouxsie & the Banshees at a gig in the bar of Exeter College, Oxford, Oxford. Their debut album "Needle Time" was released through Island Records, a rush job, it was recorded, mastered, produced, packaged and distributed in 24 hours, from 10 pm on November 26 to 7 pm on November 27. 5,000 copies were sold in the first week, at the end of the week Island Records decided they would not have any more pressed. The band continued to play locally for a few months more before finally splitting up in March 1978.

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Siouxsie & the Banshees - Exeter College, Oxford - Oxford - November 26 - November 27 - 1978

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Fox was also one of the many drummers The Scientist employed between 1985 and 1986.

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1985 - 1986

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