Australian punk rock groups

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Chapters: The Living End, Lime Spiders, Radio Birdman, Frenzal Rhomb, The Saints, Closure in Moscow, Vampire Lovers, Punk rock in Australia, The Sports, The Go Set, The Death Set, Thought Criminals, 28 Days, Something with Numbers, Feedtime, Last Words, The Hot Lies, Johnny Dole & The Scabs, Screaming Tribesmen, The Leftovers, The Visitors, New Christs, Cosmic Psychos, Calling All Cars, Fun Things, Mach Pelican, Yidcore, New Race, Exploding White Mice, Mutiny, The Black Assassins, The Victims, The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time, Fireballs, Area-7, No, The Survivors, Fido, Roaring Jack, Batfoot, Toys Went Berserk, The Angie Pepper Band, Kaktus Mantras, Baseball, Sforzando, The Chosen Few. Excerpt: The Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals) and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in the late 1990s after the release of their double A-side single, Second Solution / Prisoner of Society. They have released six studio albums and one singles compilation in Australia; three of which have reached the #1 spot on the Australian Albums Chart. They have also gained notable success in the United States and Europe. The band are annually adding to their collection of Jack Awards, consistently winning awards for Best Drummer, Best Male Performer, and Best Band. The Living End were formed in 1994 by Chris Cheney and Scott Owen, who met through their older sisters while attending Wheelers Hill Secondary College in Melbourne. Cheney was a big fan of rockabilly group Stray Cats and this prompted Scott Owen, who originally played piano, to switch to double bass. He was taught by Maddie O'Reiden, a classical upright bass tutor. The pair formed a cover band, Runaway Boys, named after a song from the Stray Cats' debut album. The band played in Melbourne's rockabilly music scene. While Cheney and Owen persevered, the band went through several drummers while still in school. However, by 1994 Chris and Scott were writing their own material and they decided to change their name to The Living End, a reference to the film Rock Around the Clock. The group went through a procession of drummers, including Alex Sarris, before settling on Joe Piripitzi. Sarris played for several months, but was unable to remain in the band, as a result of irreconsilible creative differences with frontman Cheney. However, Cheney considered Joe an ideal drummer because of his charismatic appearance. The Living End got their first big break in 1995 when, after sending a t-shirt and a demo tape to Billie Joe Armstrong, they landed a support slot in Green Day's upcoming Au