Lȧȧz Rockit

Initially called Depth Charge, Lȧȧz Rockit was formed in the hills of Berkeley, California, by singer Michael Coons and guitarist Aaron Jellum. Coons was 17, about to graduate from high school, and Jellum was 18, busy attending university and riding motorcycles, and they knew which musical direction they wanted to pursue. After playing with various members, Coons and Jellum met guitarist Phil Kettner and drummer Victor Agnello in late 1982. By the time bassist Willy Lange joined in 1983 to complete the band's line-up, Depth Charge had changed its name to Lȧȧz Rockit, and their first recording was the demo Prelude to Death, released that year. They then signed with Target Records to release their first album City's Gonna Burn in 1984.