Demob formed in late 1978 by guitarist Terry Elcock and drummer Johnny Melfah, in Coney Hill Gloucestershire they were joined by friend and neighbour Mike Howes (vocals), Tony Wakefield (bass) and Chris Rush (guitar).
Demob's first break into the music industry came in the summer of 1979, they fooled the local authority into letting them have a place in the annual carnival parade.
On the back of the success of "Anti-Police", Demob supported many acts around the punk circuit at this time, including U2, UK Subs, The Angelic Upstarts, Discharge and The Beat.
[1] The revised line-up consisted of Terry Elcock (guitar), Andrew Kanonik (vocals), Richard Baldwin (bass), and Timothy Howkins (drums).
business commitments and Baldwin also left to concentrate on working with Superdry Clothing as their graphics director Howkins was replaced with Marcus Harley.
[4] In 2011, Elcock returned with the Welsh musician, Steve Zuki playing bass guitar Marcus Harley on drums and Andy Kanonik on vocals.
No Room For You Whilst on a 2016 US west coast tour, Andy met his future wife and subsequently moved to live in California.
To ensure the legacy of the bands songs last the test of time, Demob released all previous CD albums on Mad Butcher Records.