Shakeout began in 1992 when brothers Marty, Paul and Rich Scoulding broke up their previous band and were joined by Shane Hubbard on drums.

Rich and Marty had been around both the traditional rockin' and psychobilly scenes for years having been regulars at the legendary Klub Foot and the Hemsby Rock'n'Roll Weekenders. Paul was only about 15 with a really open mind and Shane had come from an Indie Rock background. All this made the guys decide that while they wanted their sound to be based on the classic styles of bands like The Ricochets, Guana Batz and Restless, they would be open to influences from any area of music . Punk, Pop, Ska, Country, Blues - they all appear somewhere in Shakeouts repertoire. Gigs in the Norwich area became regular as did shows in London and at the Charlotte in Leicester with supports to the biggest bands around - King Kurt, Meteors, Guana Batz, L.T.Texans, Restless etc. Soon the Big Rumble beckoned and Shakeout were asked to play at 4 of them. At one of these Tokyo's Planet records approached the band and the result was their 1995 debut album 'Dissonance'. When it was time to record again it was Germany's Crazy Love Records who released 'Top of the World' in 1997. This allowed an appearance at the Berlin Wildcat Weekend which was Shakeouts second show outside the UK following a set at the Apremont Festival in France. By the end of 1998 Rich and Marty had decided to call it a day, but with increased interest in the band on various websites it was agreed in 1996 that it would be a blast to reunite and play again. So that's about it, except to say that you can catch up with Shakeout at www.shakeoutpsycho.co.uk