Flyscreen were conceived in Newport

Newport

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, 1991 after a drunken night out in Talybont. Rehearsing together for the first time in January 1992, it was not until June of that year that the band first played their first gig at the Stage Door Club, Cardiff, under the name 'Secret Of David' as a three-piece. They soon changed the name upon the advice of an A&R man from Island Records

Island Records

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Playing as Flyscreen for the first time at Blackwood the band evolved into a four-piece and soon gained a reputation for intense volume and an aggressive stage presence.

Core members were Paul Surridge (bass/lead vocals), Marc Davies (guitars) and Tony Corten (drums).
Additional members over the years have included Greg Coomer (guitars), Fraser Monro (guitars) and David "massive sideburns" Corten (guitars), brother of drummer Tony.

They recorded 3 singles on their own BlackMat label before signing with Words of Warning & Southern records

Southern Records

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. The band released two mini-albums 'DapBag' and 'Council Pop' and supported The Offspring

The Offspring

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, Girls Against Boys

Girls Against Boys

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, Redd Kross

Redd Kross

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 and many more.

Flyscreen signed with MCA/Universal in the summer of 1995. They spent the next two years recording and touring, including tours with Bush

Bush (band)

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 and No Doubt

No Doubt

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. The band split in 1998 but Universal still released the album 'Girls Can't Make Gun Noises'. The single 'She Smokes, She Drives and Writes Poetry' reached the UK Rock Chart top 10 in March 1997.

In 2001 Flyscreen reformed and released two more albums, 'Owners Workshop Manual' and 'Only Dirty People Wash' and a live EP. The band rarely plays live.

2007 saw Flyscreen play their final gig in Newport, South Wales, and 'Home Taping Is Killing Music - The Anthology of Flyscreen' was released, in 2008.

Flyscreen released a live album 'Van Gogh And Drop - live in Amsterdam' in 2008, originally broadcast on Dutch 3FM.

A new retrospective of early demos is scheduled for 2011 via iTunes.

The band played 'TJ's in the Square' on the 10th July 2010. A tribute to John Socolo, a local music venue owner who died in March 2010.