THE SCREAMING BELIEVERS

The band formed in Adelaide in 1981 and ended in 1992.  The initial lineup was Ken Sykes (guitar, vocals), Graeme Burdett (guitar) Rees Hughes (bass), Craig Rodda (drums) and Paul Hughes (vocals, saxophone). Musicologist Ian McFarlane described their songs as ''brimming with refined songs and highly proficient, melodic guitar thrash''. Their first album with Greasy Pop was 'Communist Mutants From Space' which won praise for the Screaming Believers. A distribution deal with Big Time Records resulted in 50,000 copies being pressed for sale in the USA. 

In 1985 Graeme Burdett was replaced by John Cavuoto (ex-The Innocents) and Rees Hughes was replaced by Cloudi Katern Their second Greasy Pop album, 'Refugees from the Love Generation' in 1987 gained the band European attention and a recording contract was offered in 1989 by Megadisc for three albums. McFarlane suggests it is ''a great shame that they failed to attract a wider audience''. The group played alongside great bands like Spy V Spy and The Trilobites. Chris Lambden replaced Katern on bass guitar after the second studio album, had been recorded and Lambden was replaced in turn by Jodie Petersen. Screaming Believers had recorded an unreleased album and disbanded in 1991. John Cavuoto went on to play with The Ninth Wave and Vegans in Leather, Graeme Burdett to the Garden Path and Craig Rodda played with the Ists, Double Wammy and Vic Conrad and the First Third amongst others. They have had reunion shows from time to time.

Members

Ken Sykes (guitar, vocals), Graeme Burdett (guitar) John Cavuoto (guitar), Rees Hughes (bass), Cloudi Katern (bass), Craig Lambden (bass), Craig Rodda (drums), Paul Hughes (vocals, saxophone) Jodie Peterson (bass)

SINGLES
''I Want To Have You'' 1984 Greasy Pop 
''My Eyes / Unprofessional'' 1984 Greasy Pop 
''Sandra / Is Vic There?'' 1987 Greasy Pop 

EPs
'Show Me Your Money' 1981 Empty Dogma 

ALBUMS
'Communist Mutants From Space' 1985 Greasy Pop 
'Refugees From The Love Generation' 1988 Greasy Pop 

References

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Screaming+Believers