Maverick Canadian punk rockers
the Subhumans (not to be confused with the British Subhumans) formed around the initial core of vocalist
Brian Goble (aka Wimpy Roy), guitarist
Mike Graham, drummer
Ken Montgomery (aka Dimwit), and bass player
Gerry Hannah (aka Gerry Useless) in the western city of Vancouver, playing their first show on July 1, 1978, the same year they released their first single, "Death to the Sickoids."
Montgomery left the group the following year and was replaced by
Jim Imagawa, who contributed to both the band's self-titled EP and its legendary
Incorrect Thoughts LP. Their 1981 follow-up, No Wishes, No Prayers, saw the departure of
Imagawa and
Hannah, making room for new bassist
Ron Allan and third drummer
Randy Bowman. The new lineup was short-lived, however, as the band broke up the following year. The group re-formed in 1995 to promote the "best-of" collection
Pissed Off...with Good Reason!, and again in 2006 for an all-new studio album,
New Dark Age Parade. The latter album, released on Alternative Tentacles, saw original members Goble, Graham and
Hannah back together again, rounded out by drummer Jon Card (SNFU, D.O.A.). ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide