| Chron Gen | |
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| Origin | Letchworth, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, Oi! |
| Years active | 1978–1985 |
| Labels | Step Forward, Secret |
| Past members | |
| Glynn Barber Jon Johnson Adam Warwicker Jon Thurlow Pete Dimmock Mark Alison Roy Horner |
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Chron Gen (short for Chronic Generation) were a British punk band formed in January 1978 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.[1][2]
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Chron Gen initially comprised former members of The Condemned and Optional Xtras. Band members included Glynn (Baxter) Barber (vocals/guitarist), Jon 'JJ' Johnson (drummer), Adam Warwicker (bass guitar), and Jon Thurlow (rhythm guitar), with Pete Dimmock replacing Warwicker after the band recorded their first demo.[1][2] The band released their debut EP Puppets of War in 1981 on their own Gargoyle label; It spent almost ten months in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 4.[1][2] With the success of the EP, Chron Gen were invited to join The Exploited, Discharge, Anti-Pasti, and The Anti-Nowhere League on the now infamous Apocalypse tour in the UK in the summer of 1981.[2] They released a single on the Step Forward label before moving to Secret Records, who issued the band's debut album, Chronic Generation, in March 1982.[1] It reached number 53 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] and was the last release to feature Thurlow, who was replaced by Mark 'Floyd' Alison.[1][2] The band toured with The Exploited on their 'So What' tour and toured the United States in support of the album.[2] After a further single, Dimmock left to join Chelsea (and later Bandits at 4 O'Clock), and was replaced by Roy Horner.[2] The band's final release was the 1984 mini-album Nowhere to Run, which was recorded before Horner joined and featured session musician Nigel Ross-Scott on bass.[2] It didn't match their earlier success and the band split up in October 1984.[2] The band have played occasional reunion shows since.[2]
Floyd later joined The Occasional Tables. He died on 31 October 1999.[2]
Pete Dimmock died on the 12th August 2011.
Glynn Barber obtained his nickname 'Baxter' following his own surname being misspelt. He tours local pubs and clubs regularly as a solo artist using that name. He is also part of a glam rock tribute band, Rebel Rebel.
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart, except where indicated.[4]