LOUD PIPES WAS FORMED BY FREDDIE EUGENE AND NANDOR CONDOR IN THE BEGINNING OF 1994. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER CARL LEEN AND PETER STARWIND JOINED THE BAND. IN DECEMBER OF 1994 THEY RECORDED THEIR FIRST DEMO-TAPE WHICH LATER ON WAS RELEASED BY BURN RECORDZ AS THE MINI- CD DRUNK FOREVER. IN NOVEMBER 1995 THEY RECORDED THEIR SECOND DEMO TAPE WHICH NEVER WAS RELEASED EXCEPT A FEW SONGS ON DIFFERENT COMPILATION ALBUMS.
IN 1997 LOUDPIPES GOT SIGNED TO KRON-H AND RECORDED THEIR FIRST FULL LENGTH ALBUM; THE DOWNHILL BLUES.DURING THESE DAY'S THEY ALSO SHOT A VIDEO FOR THE SONG MORPHINE TRIP.