In 1999 they got the idea to start a band under the name Smalltown Cynics. It’s pure logic: they came from a smalltown called Sas van Gent in the province of Zeeland (the Netherlands), and they have this strange kind of cynical humor…. Sebastiaan (guitar) and Roel (bass) joined the band and they started practicing punkrock covers and a couple of songs they wrote by themselves. Half a year later they were ready to kick some ass and gave their first gig at a local festival in their hometown. It was a great success and many friends and relatives witnessed the joy, fun and musical errors the Smalltown Cynics spread out.

After this they did a couple of more gigs with their new drummer (Thijs). Unfortunately after a short while Thijs had to leave the band and Roel also had to quit. But it wasn’t the end of the story. Ruben joined the band again and the Smalltown Cynics started to write new material. This time they where assisted by Dennis who became the new bass player. Smalltown Cynics locked themselves up in Ruben’s shed to develop some strange kind of new sound. Nobody knew what was going on by then….

After nearly a year of rehearsing, Smalltown Cynics where ready to record their first demo-CD. ‘Can’t pay it don’t touch it’ was recorded within 4 days of hitchhiking at de Kwet in Sas van Gent. Their good friend Dennis Minnaert is held responsible for recording the music. The music was a crossover of hardcore, nu-metal and a slice of glory, glory punkrock. Although the music is hard and the lyrics deal with emotional and societal problems, they still haven’t lost that cynical undertone. Their first gig in the new line up at Rock Around the Bridge proved that a Smalltown Cynics gig is, and will always be, a demonstration of pure fun and energy.

Now they are ready to prowl the stage with animal grace...to prove the people that Smalltown Cynics can kick some serious ass, but most of all to show where fun, anger and creativity can lead to...