Biography

NEEDFUL THINGS has started in '95 with this line-up:Martin - drums, Roman - guit, Michael - vocals, Otto - bass. In '96 Martin left the band, because he had different opinions on music style. From that time we had many problems with drummers. In the end of '96 Radek joined us. In '97 we recorded our first studio stuff in this line-up: Roman - guit./voc., Michael - voc., Radek - drums, Otto- bass. This stuff was release as a split tape with Czech grind core band called GENITAL GORE. The same stuff was release as a split 7"EP (ltd 315 copies) in colaboration with two labels PSYCHOTHERAPY rec./ VIEW BEYOND rec. in August '98. In '98 Tom joined NEEDFUL THINGS as a second bassist and vocalist. In April ..99 we visited studio for the second time to record some new stuff. New songs was release as a tape "The END OF PERSONALITY" on PSYCHOTHERAPY rec. The same stuff was release on comp. CD on MERCILESS CORE records. Some songs are also on 3 way split tape NEEDFUL THINGS / CUNT N' BANANAAZ / SOCIAL DEFORMITY on PSYCHOTHERAPY records. During the recording session Michael left the band. He had different opinions on the style of music of NEEDFUL THINGS and some personal problems. So we recorded that stuff with a new vocalist Roman. This stuff was record with this line-up: Roman - guit / voc., Otto - bass, Radek - drums, Michael - voc., Tom - bass / voc., Roman - voc. In June ..99 we were touring with AGATHOCLES in Czech Rep. and after that tour Roman - voc. left the bands.In July 2000 we visited studio for the third time to record new stuff for split 7"EP w/ WADGE and w/ EXISTENCH. Both of these records was released on PSYCHOTHERAPY rec with co-operation with BUSINESS AS USSUAL rec and HYENYZM rec. In September 2000 David joined NEEDFUL THINGS as a second guitarist and line – up was: Otto – bass, Roman – guit., David – guit, Radek – drums, Tomas – bass / voc. In 1.-4.March 2001 we toured with SQUASH BOWELS and ENTRAILS MASSACRE here in Czech and Slovak. And after that tour Radek leaved the band. He didn..t like our music and it was only one reason why he leaved the band. In one month we finded new drummer. His name is Hroch. During 2001 we rehearsed old songs and played some shows. During 2002 - 2004 we had some problems with practice room but still play live shows. In 2002 we recorded 5 new songs in shitty studio. Those songs was never release becasue it has shitty sound. In 2004 we toured germany and czech republic with our good friends from SEWN SHUT. And in November 2004 we recorded 15 songs for our debut CD. In 2005 we toured France and Spain with our good cocotte french friends ELYSIUM. And in October 2005 is released our CD called "Dead Point" at Czech label KHAARANUS prod.
2006 - we released "Dead Point" LP ltd 525 copies. And we went on euro tour. Our tour van had problems with engine....
2007 - In December 2007 we recorded new songs finally after so long time... new tracks are for split 7"EP..s w / SEWN SHUT from Sweden, w / PRETTY LITTLE FLOWER and few more... our split 7"EP w / ELYSIUM is postponed later 2008.
2008 - we write new songs for upcomming second full lenght and for split 5" w / LYCANTHROPHY and split 7"EP w / FINAL DRAFT.
In June 2008 we kicked out our drummer Hroch for personal problems and other things. We have a new drummer DAN. We practice a lot and still learn him our old unrecorded songs for future plans. We will play first show in new line-up 13: December 2008 in Brno...

We play only for gasmoney, food, drink, sleep places..Trades are welcomed… NEEDFUL THINGS today are: Otto – bass, Roman – guit, David – guit, Dan – drums, Tomas – bass/voc.

Taken from "Needful Things" Official Myspace page.