Legendary club Eric's in Liverpool is locking away any old TV sets and stocking up on tequila for the return of hell-raising rockers Terrorvision.
The Bradford band have allegedly put their drug addled and bar room brawl past behind them, instead choosing to persevere with their music careers.
Led by singer Tony Wright, 43, who smashed his ankles trying to rearrange a Hard Rock Cafe Madrid sign in 1996, Terrorvision 2.0 is here.
'Super Delux' will be their first album in 10 years but the Eric's gig promises to be a nostalgic lesson on 'How To Make Friends and Influence People' and their other 90s hits.
Cam Greenwood will replace ex-drummer Shutty, who quit the band after 20 years.
Their return to a venue like Eric's, once the heartbeat of the Merseyside punk scene, bringing The Sex Pistols, Joy Division and U2 to the city is eagerly anticipated.
The club's new musical director, Ethan Allen, said: "Terrorvision's success was short-lived in the media but they are a loud, big band with a strong fan base.
"I can't wait to hear them at Eric's, which is a venue that will not do what everyone expects us to do."
Terrorvision began in 1988 out of the remnants of a glam rock band called Spoilt Brats - art school buddies Mark Yates and Leigh Marklew, drummer Shutty and long-haired lead singer Tony Wright.
After three years of gigs and demos they were signed in 1991 to EMI Records on the strength of 'Pump Action Sunshine', a demo which featured what was to become their first Top-30 hit, 'My House'.
In the early part of the decade they supported legendary rockers The Ramones, Motorhead and Def Leppard, in front of a Sheffield crowd of 40,000 people.
But tired of non-stop touring debut album 'Formaldehyde', they moved to New York City in 1993 to record the seminal 'How to make friends....' and soon hit the charts with raw vocals and fuzzy guitars.
Catapulted into the mainstream, the album spawned 5 top-30 hits and earned them Kerrang! and Raw magazine awards - that were duly lost in a drunken haze.
Terrorvision became festival favourites in the late 90s, supported Atlanta lo-fi super stars REM and collaborated with various producers from The Prodigy to Edwyn Collins.
But all the partying came to an end after ten years of excesses, abscesses and successes.
EMI cancelled their record deal in 1999 despite their biggest hit, 'Tequila, reaching number two in the UK charts just a few weeks earlier.
A new label deal with Papillon Records and a new album, 'Good to Go', in 2001 did not stop the Yorkshire hedonists calling it quits.
They did return briefly in 2009 for the 15th anniversary tour of 'How To Make Friends...' which was performed in its entirety from start to finish to sold-out arenas.
Terrorvision return to play Eric's on Saturday 5th November and the club will officially reopen on Saturday 10th September for a special show with Wirral band OMD.
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