Atomgods were a UK

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band from late 1980s. The band were formed by former

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guitarist

Judge Trev Thoms Trevor Thoms (30 October 1950 – 8 December 2010), known as Judge Trev Thoms and Judge Trev, was a British guitarist, best known for being a member of Inner City Unit, Atomgods, and The Steve Gibbons Band. Background In the late 1960s and earl ...

, the first recording lineup consisting of Hiro Sasaki and Kofi Baker (Ginger's son). They were signed to

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producing the 1988 album ''WOW!'' and the 1991 album ''History Re-Written''. For the second album, which saw the band shorten their name to Atomgod and took on a thrash metal direction. Thoms was joined by bassist

Algy Ward Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward (11 July 1959 – 17 May 2023) was an English punk rock and heavy metal bass guitarist and singer. He began his career in 1977, as a bassist for the Australian proto punk garage band the Saints. Afterwards, he jo ...

( The Damned and

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), guitarist Bill Liesegang (

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), and drummer

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of Fastway Judge Trev Thoms went on to form Mother of All Bands (MOAB) with

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's ex bassist/frontman, Ron Tree and produced the album "Insect Brain" on Real Festival Music. In 2007 Judge Trev returned to playing with former

sax player

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in the reformed Inner City Unit but died on 8 December 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Atomgod drummer Steve Clarke went on to form the band Necropolis, producing the 1993 ''End of the Line'' album released on Neat Records in 1997. There are unconfirmed reports that Motörhead guitarists

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and Fast Eddie Clarke contributed to some recordings, but Fast Eddie certainly did play on the Necropolis album.

Atomgods – ''WOW!''

Track list

#"Camden Town" #"Dolphins" (Thoms) #"Bashin' Up the Rich" (Thoms) #"Atlantic Waves" (Thoms) #"Dog Rot" (Thoms) #"Oh Yea" #"Slow Down Motörhead" #"Mountain Range" #"Convoy" #"Oh No"

Personnel

*Trev Thoms – Vocals, Guitar *Hiro Sasaki – Bass *Kofi Baker – Drums

Release History

*GWR Records – GWLP30, 1988

Atomgod – ''History Re-Written''

Track list

#"Atom God" #"Radio Death" #"Virgin Blood" #"History Re-Written Part 1" #"Welcome to the Kingdom of Doom" #"History Re-Written Part 2" #"Cesspit (Cauldron of Death)" #"(Death Will Come From) China" (Thoms/Clark/Ward)

Personnel

*Trev Thoms – Vocals, Guitar *Bill Liesegang – Guitar *Algy Ward – Bass *Steve Clarke – Drums

Release History

*GWR Records – GWLP??, 1991 *Progressive International PRO 026 1992

Necropolis – ''End of the Line''

Track list

#Victim #Samaritan #A Taste For Killing #Shadowman #145 Speed Overload #The Bitterness I Taste

Personnel

*John Knight – Vocals (Blueprint for Bedlam album) *Sven Olaffsen – Vocals *Trev Thoms – Guitar *Bill Liesegang – Guitar *Keith More – Guitar *'Fast' Eddie Clarke – Guitar *Algy Ward – Bass *Lee Phillips – Keyboards/vocals *Steve Clarke – Drums

Release History

*Neat Metal – NM021, 1997

References

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