Grossest National Product

Grossest National Product (GNP) was a hardcore punk band formed in the 1980s by vocalist Spike, guitarist Keith Patton, bassist Jimmy Starr and drummer Dougie Dune. The group, sometimes called the "worst band in Birmingham" endured for nearly three decades, going through seven bass players along the way. Regular members included guitarists Scott Boykin and Chris Hendrix, and vocalist Tim Boykin.

Hendrix has described the band's sound as "like being underneath a runaway freight train, trying to sit up and being knocked back down by it, repeatedly and relentlessly. And every time it briefly slows down enough that you think you might be able to get out from under it, a red-hot chunk of metal comes bouncing along and bangs into you, sticking to you, getting under your skin, scorching and searing its way to your very core."

The band released a self-titled cassette tape in 1985 and appeared on the first two Thedford Recordings 7" compilations.

References

• "Unforgettable: Rocker Chris Hendrix" (August 1, 2016) B-Metro
• Millard, Andre (2017) Magic City Nights: Birmingham's Rock 'n' Roll Years. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press ISBN 9780819576972

External links

• Grossest National Product fan page on Facebook.com