Rogier Kuzee Hans Smits Marc Palmen William van de Ven
Past members
Anne Van De Burgt Bart Bouwmans Bas Van Geffen Boris Cornelissen Dennis Dekkers Erwin De Groot Erwin De Wit Glenn Jagers Mark Snijders Marty Van Sintet Rutger Noij
Last Days of Humanity is a Dutch goregrind band From North Brabant, Netherlands. They were active from 1989 until 2006, Released 3 studio albums from 1996 to 2006, and then reformed in 2010. Their music is known for its nonstop sound and relentless blast beats, with regards 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 in Soos Plock, 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1] The band split up in 2006.[1][2]
