Early Years
Runciman began his musical career in the 1980s at the end of the British punk rock explosion, playing guitar for bands in Edinburgh. He used influences from The Banshees to Def Jam, and Stravinsky to P-Funk. Runciman's unconventional playing style drew attention from local notable punk rock band, The Exploited. In 1991, Runciman joined The Exploited as guitarist (under the moniker "Fraz"), and went on to tour Europe and South America with the band. He was also featured as "the human bone" on the band's Buenos Aires 93 concert video tape. Runciman co-wrote and recorded the The Exploited's Beat the Bastards LP; however, Runciman left the band (for unknown reasons) in 1995, just prior to the LP's release in 1996, and thus he was not included in the album credits.
In 1995, Runciman relocated to Montreal to play in the Canadian band Bootsauce. After the band broke-up in 1996, he decided to remain in Canada and moved to Winnipeg.
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