Biography

Originally formed in 1986 the band immediately found it hard to take a foothold on an Oi! scene which at that time was wavering to say the least, not to mention the usual line-up problems due to lack of dedication from some of the band members. Eventually enough was enough and the original Headcase decided to call it a day. Each went there own way and formed new bands.

In 1993 Face (drums) and vocalist Nick Hoste, both wanting to get back into the Oi! scene, joined on guitar by Kris and by kidnapping The Pride's bass player, Chris, started playing a metal / rock blend with punk and Oi! influences under the name of Cat O'Nine Tails. They played several gigs and even managed to record a couple of demo's which attracted record label interest, but still they realised that this wasn't really the direction that they wanted to take. In '96 they decided to go back to their 100% Oi! Oi! roots. Original Headcase stringsman Henk rejoined as a 2nd guitarist and the band re-emerged as Headcase once more.

It was this line up which recorded the 5 songs which featured on the "Still fighting" mini-CD which appeared on Pure Impact Records in 1997. Unfortunately, soon after these recordings Henk left the band once again and Chris returned to his 'number one job' with The Pride.

And that's been the story since, ever changing line-ups, but they still managed to release 2 albums in the years to follow: "Coming home" and "Ammunition".

2008 now and a new album, "Old glory boys" just hit the streets. This album was recorded by the same line-up that did the "Ammunition" CD, just before the band split up. "Old glory boys" features 12 new tracks as well as a selection of 9 of Headcase's best songs all re-recorded, tighter and more powerful than the old originals.

In the wake of the album's release, the band also started practising and are looking forward to playing shows again.

Fast forward toward the fall of 2010: The band have decided to call it quits - once again - and are playing a last couple of shows in Belgium and England. If anything they will go down in history as one of the longest active Oi! bands...