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Necros timeline (EN)

1985
Split LP

The next Necros release came in 1985 as a split LP with White Flag entitled Jail Jello , on Gasatanka Records. Now featuring a more distinctly post-hardcore sound, the band followed up the split with 1986’s Tangled Up LP on Restless Records , along with a single of the same…
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1983
Quit group

In 1983, Corey Rusk quit the group to concentrate on Touch and Go, after assuming full control of the label and bassist Ron Sakowski stepped in. Despite the group’s steady output at their onset, the band did not release another record for two years. In an interview with One Solution…
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1981
Left band

Andy Wendler left the band in 1981 (although he continued to write for them) and Brian Pollack joined on guitar. Later that year, the band recorded and released another self-titled 7-inch record known as “IQ32”, produced by Minor Threat vocalist Ian MacKaye . This nine-song effort was jointly released by…
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1979
Formed

Necros was formed in mid-1979 by then-teenagers Barry Henssler (vocals), Andy Wendler (guitar), and Todd Swalla (drums). After going through a handful of bassists (including Donny Brook, Jeff Allsop, David Cooke, Brian Hyland, Jeff Lake, and Brian Pollack), Corey Rusk joined the band. Barry Henssler had struck up a friendship…
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