Foreign Legion (band)

(Bass) Alan Powell,Helen James, Mark (Jolly) Williams, Andrew (Eggy) Heggie, Martyn Richards, Jarrad (Nöir) Owens, Ian Poulsom,Dog / Canis Humanus,Steve Zuki,John Hunt.

By this time a new line-up had evolved with Mark (Jolly) Williams on bass (from local band Blind Justice,[3][9][10] who Andrew Heggie soon joined), together with Peter Giles on guitar and Ben Stansfield on drums, retaining only M.H.

During the 1980s the band played regular slots in the famous 100 Club and supported the likes of UK Subs, The Vibrators, The Partisans, Picture Frame Seduction, The Adicts, Major Accident, Toy Dolls, Angelic Upstarts, 999, Broken Bones and others[11] including Bérurier Noir for one of their first concerts overseas in France, following gig exchanges with Burning Ambitions from Le Havre.

[4][14][15] During the early 2000s the band released EPs and played in mainland Europe and USA with the Dropkick Murphys, Major Accident, The Templars, NY Relics and the UK Subs ,The Misfits, Agnostic Front, Bad Manners, Stiff Little Fingers, The Buzzcocks including a show at New York's CBGBs.

This lineup re-recorded six songs written by Mark (Jolly) Williams at SKWAD HQ South Wales – the session captured the band's newly invigorated live sound; with double kick drums and distorted fuzz bass the thrash and metal influences of the new rhythm section were clearly evident.

Following an appearance at the Legendary TJs in Newport in 2008, supporting the Anti-Nowhere League, guitarist Williams posted a statement on the band's Myspace account announcing his departure; Black and Owens soon followed.

[20][21] Demob bassist Steve Zuki joined the band in 2013, with live performances including two German festivals: Punk and Disorderly[22] and Back On The Streets,[23] a tour of northern Italy and performances in the UK, including headlining the first day at Gosport Punk Festival[24] (with the UK Subs headlining the other day) and support slots alongside Sham 69, 999, Stiff Little Fingers and The Men They Couldn't Hang plus a return to the Rebellion festival alongside bands including Sham 69, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, GBH, Discharge, Peter Hook and The Light, TV Smith and many more.