Lawnmower Deth hailed from Mansfield in very jolly old England and was a thrash metal band with mucho humour in the vein of Acid Reign et al. The band issued a demo called It's A Lot Less Bovver Than A Hovver in 1987 which was produced by Andy Sneap and one named Mowdear in 1988 before issuing a split record with Metal Duck. The band issued several albums courtesy of Earache Records before throwing in the towel in 1995. Lee ended up working directly for Earache.

Despite its humorous image and lyrics the band succeeded in playing with the likes of Voivod and Death in its heyday. Ironically, the band’s third album was its most serious topically and least successful.