This article is about the punk band 'Eater, for the hard science fiction novel written by UC- Irvine physics professor Gregory Benford, see Eater . Eater were an early British punk band from London who took their name from a Marc Bolan lyric. Biography The band was formed in 1976 by four high school friends; Andy Blade (vocals/guitar), Brian Chevette (guitar), Dee Generate (drums) and Ian Woodcock (bass). The band's name came from the song ?Suneye?, taken from the 1970 album T. Rex: ?Tree wizard puretongue, The digger of holes, The swan king, The Elf lord, The eater of souls. Lithon the black, The rider of stars, Tyrannosaurus Rex, The eater of cars?. Later they recorded a cover version of T-Rex's "Jeepster." Despite originating in north London, the band made its first public performance in Manchester, featur