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The place: Melbourne, Australia.
The story: It was in this year that two of Melbournes finest, punk rock
exponents the Spoilers and trashy rocknroll specialists the Sex Bombs
played their last shows. After many years of fuckin shit up, it was time
to call it a day......or was it?
Unhappy with the state of the local scene and rocknroll in general,
T-Bone OFury (bass), the Jackal (axe), Ion Scatt the 1st (axe) and Skull
Crak (skins) started belting out some tunes together. After a couple of
months spent fuckin around and killin some time, T-Bone put in a call to
an old mate, Goodtime Gemmill who was working in a slaughter house in
country Victoria, to come try out on vocals. After one quick run through
of the Motorhead classic Bomber, the Blacklist had their line-up set in
stone.
Never a band to do things the conventional way, the Blacklist went into
the studio in January 2002 to record their debut EP Attacks without
having played a single show together. After the completion of Attacks,
the live assault commenced in the middle of "great new rock revival".
The early days left many an audience member standing well clear of the
stage. Amidst a climate of fashionable, paint by numbers rocknroll, nice
clothes and retro haircuts, the Blacklist decimated audiences whilst
supporting such bands as NZs The D4, The Casanovas and even Australias
very own Beatles/Oasis cover band Jet!!! It was during this time that
the Blacklist refined and defined their sound. The band moved away from
the original punk rock style they began with and gravitated towards the
blazing trail already forged by past and present greats such as Venom,
Motorhead, the Hookers and Zeke.
After a year or so of solid gigging around Melbourne, the Blacklist went
back into the studio to work on their debut album, 2004s "Electric And
Evil", released on Spooky Records. Recorded in September 2003, it wasnt
until September 2004 that "Electric And Evil" finally HIT the shelves
and the collective faces of audiences around the world.
Gigging on the back of "Electric And Evil", the band felt as if
something was lacking from their sound. After much discussion and many
more beers, the answer hit like a bolt of lightning!!!!! The Blacklist
NEEDED a third axeman!!!! Scouring the gutters of Melbourne, the band
came across the one and only Hott Todd Of Thunder. After the demise of
Todds previous band, Melbourne scuzz rock legends Warped, Todd Of
Thunder happily accepted the Blacklists offer of a one-way ticket on the
triple axe attack suicide machine!!!!!! Slotting effortlessly into the
line-up, the Blacklist debuted the triple axe attack with UK punk
legends the Anti-Nowhere League, leaving many a punk scratching their
Mohawked head. "We just werent ready for something so fuckin loud and
that fuckin hard" one old school punk remarked.
Part animal, Part machine: All hail the kings of brutally tough
rocknroll and prepare to RIDE THAT MOTHERFUCKIN SNAKE TO VALHALLA!!!!!!!
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"With their short, sharp, scorching and punishing punk rock-n-roll The Blacklist
are a rare breed. While others inspire listeners to develop new air guitar moves
or new ways to shake their hips, this band make their attack on where it hurts
and can't be ignored for that".
- Simon Li (I94 Bar – Sydney)
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