Just before our first gig (at BG, classic place for freaks like us),we actually had no name for the band. Then Oskar (guitar) came up with sort of a last-minute-wildcard: Tuffe Bengt. Later on, we went for the name Max and the Chainsaws. As for gigs we made quite a few actually. There was this venue in Växjö called Rockkällaren (later changed to Underground and became much lamer) who had shows almost every week. We got the opportunity at least twice to support both Sator (Codex) as well as the finnish band L'amourder. Great fun of course! Still I ask myself: "What did it sound and look like - really???". I'd really like to know. Not! haha Recorded a demo (that sounded totally horrible, yet it was always a start haha) with approx. 5 songs or something. The line-up at this time: Max Thornell-drums, Oskar Kristiansen-guitar, Hanna Ring-keyboard (on the demo only), Morten Bastrup-vocals and myself on bass and (hopefully not) some backing vocals *lol*. Memories are sort of vague, however it was a damn great time in my life. The teens sucked big time in general, so this was a most welcome hobby..or what ever! Anyway, it's with this band where it all started for me as for music.