Somewhere around summer 2002, Close Combat was born in the legendary hardrockcafe "de Gaaspiep" (rip) in Maastricht. The band's intention was to have fun in the first place and play music in the vein of Cocksparrer, Cockney Rejects, 4-Skins etc. The first line-up was with Kasper on drums, Lando on bass, Lliam and Maurice on guitar and Pieter on vocals. After a while both Kasper and Lando left the band and got followed by Roger on drums and Merijn on bass.

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