THE THREE PIECE BAND
 After Peter left, the band quickly decided to solve this problem with letting Daniel try to  take care of the vocals. Since then there has never really been any discussions about the  vocal issue, which you probably understand. Just one month later Belltown played their  first gig at a sold-out Bikerparty. The gig was very successful and the band kept playing  live pretty much that spring. However someone did not like the fact that it was going so  well for the band, so they burgalized Belltowns rehearsal studio and stole their  instruments not once, but twice.

 After putting the band on hold for two months, Belltown was back in a new reheasal  studio in September and begun to write songs for their first demo "Take One". The demo  was spread around Sweden and earned the band more gigs, but also a great respect  among other musicians in Sweden. One of them was Lars Häglund, bassist of Swedish  rockers B-thong. After a gig together, he offered himself to help the band to get more  attention. Belltown then did some more gigs and slowely, but steadily built up a  reputation as an intensive & hard, but yet melodic live band.

 In the autum of 1999 the band and Lars once again got together, this time he gave  Belltown an offer they couldn't refuse. He wanted the band to record an EP for his own  label Slugger Productions. During two hectic weekends in October Belltown recorded the  debut EP "Desillusion Day" in Golden Shower studio together with producers Lars Häglund  & Niklas Merits. The EP saw the light of day in late February 2000.

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