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. 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

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History

Erwin de Wit and Hans Smits often came together i
Soos Plock
where they socialised and saw bands like Blood,

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, 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,

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, 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 December 30, 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 (Erwin and Hans). 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 October 6, 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

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, Maryland Deathfest 2011 at Sonar in

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, and toured the

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in December 2011. They also appeared at

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2011 in

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, and Obscene Extreme 2011 in

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. In March of 2021, the band released their first album in 15 years, "Horrific Compositions Of Decomposition."

Members

Current members

* Hans Smits – vocals (1989-1997, 2006, 2020-?) *Bas van Geffen - bass, guitar (2001, 2002-2004, 2006, 2020-?) *Paul Niessen - drums (2020-?)

Former members

*Erwin de Wit - bass, drums (1989-1992, 1996-2001, 2010-2011) *Dennis Dekkers - bass (1992-1993) *Glenn Jagers - drums (1993-1997) *Martie van Sinten - bass (1994-1995) *Mark Snijders - guitar (1994-1995) *Anne van de Burgt - guitar (1996-1998) *Rutger Noij - drums (1998) *Bart Boumans - vocals (1998-2000) *Marc Palmen - drums (1999-2006), vocals (2010-2011) *Boris Cornelissen - vocals (2000) *Erwin de Groot - vocals (2001-2005) *Rogier Kuzee – bass (2002-2006, 2010) *Melanie Stamp - bass (2010-2014) *William Van De Ven - guitar (1994-2006, 2010) *Joep Van Raak - drums (2010-2011)

Discography

Albums

* 1998 – ''The Sound of Rancid Juices Sloshing Around Your Coffin'' (Bones Brigade Records, 2013 LP on Fat Ass Records) * 2000 – ''Hymns of Indigestible Suppuration'' (Bones Brigade Records, 2014 Picture LP on Fat Ass Records) * 2006 – ''Putrefaction in Progress'' (Bones Brigade Records, 2015 LP on Fat Ass Records) * 2021 – ''Horrific Compositions of Decomposition'' (Rotten Roll Rex)

EPs

* 2005 – ''In Advanced Haemorrhaging Conditions'' ( Bones Brigade Records, 2016 vinyl on Fat Ass Records) * 2019 – ''The Complicated Reflex and Depraved Scent of the Retrograde Reflux in Formula'' (Bizarre Leprous Production)

Demos

* 1992 – ''Last Days of Humanity'' * 1993 – ''Human Atrocity'' (2010 LP on State Fucker Records)

Splits

* 1994 – Split with Vulgar Degenerate * 1995 – ''Pathological Dreams'' (split with Confessions of Obscurity) * 1996 – ''Defleshed by Flies'' (split with Rakitis) ( Morbid Records) * 2000 – ''Split up for Better Digestion'' (split with

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) ( Evil Biker Records) * 2001 – ''Choked in Anal Mange'' (split with

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) ( Fleshfeast Records / Unmatched Brutality) * 2001 – ''138 Minutes Body Disposal'' (split with

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) * 2003 – ''Dutch Assault'' (split with

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, S.M.E.S. and Inhume) (

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) * 2004 – Split with Lymphatic Phlegm ( Black Hole Productions) * 2012 – Split with Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium * 2017 – Split with F.U.B.A.R.

Other

* 2001 – ''Comeback of Goregods: Tribute to Regurgitate'' (compilation) (Bizarre Leprous Production) * 2004 – ''The XTC of Swallowing L.D.O.H. Faeces'' (live album) (Bones Brigade Records) * 2007 – ''Rest in Gore 1989–2006'' (Bones Brigade Records) * 2012 – ''Goresurrection'' (Grind Block Records)

References

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