The Lurkers were formed in 1976 by Pete Stride - Guitar, Nigel Moore - Bass, Pete (Esso) Haynes - Drums, and Howard Wall - Vocals. Dubbed the British Ramones for their high energy exciting recordings and their electrifying live shows they became an integral part of Punks first wave along with The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Buzzcocks etc.

Noticed by the newly formed Beggars Banquet Records The Lurkers noteably became the label's first signing and recorded two chart albums and seven chart singles. Their first album 'Fulham Fallout' is widely regarded as a Punk Classic and their fifth single 'Just Thirteen' was listed in Mojo magazine's top 100 punk singles of all time.

Extensive touring during the late 1970s early 80's saw them cover the UK, Europe and the USA playing many of the iconic venues such as the Marquee in London, and Max's Kansas City in New York. Die Toten Hosen singer Campino organised a successful gig in Dusseldorf in March 1987 and an equally successful album 'Wild Times Again' followed a year later recorded on the Weser label. Die Toten Hosen would later go on to record two Lurkers songs 'Just Thirteen' and New Guitar in Town'. Touring continued until 1990 when the band split.

In 2008 three of the original members Pete (Esso) Haynes, Pete Stride and Nigel Moore decided that it was time to breathe life back into the band. They were quickly signed by Unlatched Records and recording under the name of Gods Lonely Men (GLM), the title of their second album on Beggars Banquet Records, they released the potent and well received album 'Chemical Landslide'. Iin 2016 they recorded a new album 'The Futures Calling' under their original name The Lurkers - GLM released in the UK on Unlatched Records (CD version) and by German label Drumming Monkey (12" vinyl version).

In 2017 a joint Damaged Goods/Human Punk venture saw the release of ‘High Velocity’ featuring Danie Cox of The Feathers on lead vocals. In 2018 the band signed exclusively to Damaged Goods Records and in early 2019 ‘Electrical Guitar’ was released reaching No1 in the UK vinyl singles chart followed in Sept 2020 by ‘Fits You Like a Glove’. Both songs were to feature on their forthcoming album 'Sex Crazy' which saw a return to the early pop/punk sound of their debut album 'Fulham Fallout' and it received five star reviews upon its release in October 2020, the band chose the atmospheric and plaintive sound of 'The Boys in The Corner' for their next release in March 2021 ……………. The story continues.