London May

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London May (born 20 July 1967), joined Samhain in the summer of 1985.

Previously, he had been the drummer for Reptile House. He remained with the band until February 1987, when Chuck Biscuits joined the band and London was asked to leave. Later, he drummed for Voice Of Doom, Dag Nasty, Lunchbox, Dead, White And Blue, Distorted Pony, Sheppard Pratt and The Amazing Chan Clan.

London re-joined Samhain for the 1999 reunion tour, switching off on bass and drums with Steve Zing. He later drummed for Tiger Army and also recorded with Son of Sam.

Together with German born FrankEEE (ex-Hollywood Teasze - GER / BoyDotCom - AUS) he formed rock melancholia band 'The Foul And The Fragrant' in 2005 which also features Eman (ex-Voodoo Lovecats - AUS / BoyDotCom -AUS) on guitars. A project in which the members use internet file sharing to write and record material.

[edit] Releases

  • Reptile House
    • Bouncing Babies Comp. 1982
    • I Stumble As The Crow Flies 7" 1985
  • Samhain
  • Voice Of Doom
    • Faith Is Torn 7" 1987
  • Dead, White And Blue
    • Play It Safe 7" 1991
    • Ego 7" 1991
    • Heads 1992
  • Distorted Pony
    • Punishment Room 1992
    • Distorted Pony 7" 1993
    • Instant Winner 1994
  • Sheppard Pratt
    • Blossom,Bone, and Still Alone 1994
  • Son Of Sam
  • Tiger Army
    • The Power Of Moonlight 2001
    • Give 'Em The Boot III Comp. 2002
    • Punk-O-Rama Comp. 2002
  • 30 Dollar Music School (2003)
    • 99 Cent Drum Clinic - instructional video
  • Treephort
    • Enchanted Forest - producer 2004
  • The Foul And The Fragrant
    • Dead In The Center 2005
    • All The Fetish 2007