The Beyond formed in their home town of Derby in mid-1988 around the nucleus of Andy Gatford (guitars) and Neil Cooper (drums), who had played together since the age of 15.
Conscious of the inestimable value of grassroots development, The Beyond passed on major options the first time out, releasing the Manic Sound Panic EP on UK record label Big Cat.
An impressive agenda of live work ensued including support slots with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Claytown Troupe, Acid Reign, and Xentrix.
The following year, Crawl was released in the US on the Continuum label with a revised track listing ('Second Sight' was replaced by former UK b-sides 'Nail' and 'Everybody Wins'), followed subsequently by a European support slot to Canadian band Rush.
During time spent in the USA, while Crawl was receiving rave reviews, The Beyond met Jim 'Foetus' Thirlwell and decided he should produce their second album titled 'Chasm'.
Drummer Neil Cooper made up the original line up of noise-rockers Cable, but left to rejoin Whitby and Gatford on a new project, Gorilla.