Camden Town's weekly mashup club-night of the best indie / rock / alternative, every Friday at The Underworld, with spirit & mixer, Skull Shots and other drinks deals plus special guest DJs. Purchase tickets for guaranteed entry!

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The Underworld

CLM Productions Ltd

Blackout Club

Foals - My Number

London

TWO LEGENDARY HEAVY ROCK ACTS UNITE FOR UK AND IRISH DATES!

GIRLSCHOOL
Girlschool are a British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1970s and frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active after more than 40 years.

Originally formed in 1975 from a school band called Painted Lady, Girlschool enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the UK in the early 1980s with three albums of 'punk-tinged metal' and a few singles.
They maintain a worldwide cult following and are an inspiration for many female rock musicians.

ALCATRAZZ
Alcatrazz is very pleased to welcome well-known vocalist Doogie White to the fold for all live 2021 shows.

With neo-classical "Shred Lord" Joe Stump on guitar, founding members Jimmy Waldo (Keys) and Gary Shea (Bass), plus the addition of Doogie White, Alcatrazz is offering a high energy 100% LIVE metal show covering the Alcatrazz classics plus selections from Doogie's own work as a member of the Michael Schenker Fest and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
This is a metal supergroup in the true sense of the word.

Alcatrazz's latest album "Born Innocent" was critically acclaimed and sold extremely well around the world in 2020.
Now with a renewed sense of purpose and finally all members pulling in the musical same direction the band are ready to finally establish themselves as a potent force in the hard rock and heavy metal world.


The Band:
Doogie White (Ex Rainbow, Ex Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker Fest)
Joe Stump (Holy Hell, Reign Of Terror)
Jimmy Waldo
Gary Shea
Mark Benquechea

Join us for the After Party at The Underworld from 11pm to 3am, tickets: www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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GIRLSCHOOL // ALCATRAZZ

Alcatrazz - Island in the Sun

Girlschool - Race with the Devil

Alcatrazz

Girlschool

Tytan

Gigs

Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Muse, Paramore... Camden Rocks are back to bring all the best tunes to Camden Town's iconic The Underworld, weekly. It's not every day a club night spins indie-rock icons over electronics. Purchase tickets for guaranteed entry!

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Camden Rocks Club

Thrash Metal legends Acid Reign return to The Underworld to kick off 2023 with a bang, after a fairly quiet, by their standards 2022; with Helgrind, Enquire Within and Tempashot in tow, making it a thrash line up not to be missed.

"It's been a while since we played our spiritual home The Underworld and we cannot wait to come back!" says lead singer H. "Be prepared for the best after Xmas party ever!"

Join us for the after party at Camden Rocks Club from 11pm to 3am, tickets on sale: theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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ACID REIGN

Enquire Within

Helgrind

Tempashot

The Greek godfathers of stoner rock, NIGHTSTALKER are set to play three exclusive UK dates in February 2023 in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of their hit album ‘Dead Rock Commandos’. The album which induced the birth of the Greek rock anthem ‘Children of the Sun’ and has the seal of approval of Black Flag legend Henry Rollins, is being celebrated across the UK with dates in Sheffield, London and Edinburgh. This much anticipated tour includes dates rescheduled from Nightstalker's 2022 tour which had to be moved due to covid.

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NIGHTSTALKER

Nightstalker - Voodoo U Do

Gramma Vedetta

Nightstalker

Stonus

Critical consensus being that they’ve raised themselves to another level with this release. Signed to Explorer1 - a new Hollywood based full service music company - the band are ready to make their music resonate across the pond as well as in the UK, Europe and beyond. The new album ‘Simulation Game’ is the follow up to their 2016 album ‘Make Way For The King’ boasting the talent of new vocalist and front man Nik Taylor-Stoakes. ‘Simulation Game’ consists of 10 tracks produced/mixed by Tony Newton (Iron Maiden, British Lion, Airrace) and mastered by Ade Emsley (Iron Maiden, Steve Harris). Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris commented: “I’ve been keeping an eye on Voodoo Six for a while now and they’ve produced a cracking new album with real promise. It’s great to support true British up and coming talent.” The new album was recorded & mixed at Harris’ Barnyard Studio. Voodoo Six have always been renowned as a formidable live force, notably as special guests of Iron Maiden, UFO, Extreme as well as headlining shows throughout the UK & Europe. The band has also performed four times at the Download Festival and twice at Sonisphere. Voodoo Six specialise in a delivering driving, contemporary rock with an undercurrent of blues and cut through with killer riffs. Classic Rock Magazine approve, “groove, pace, power, insistent songs and some stunning musicianship.”

Join us for the after party from 11pm to 3am at Blackout Club, tickets on sale at: theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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VOODOO SIX

Falling Knives

Voodoo & Serano - This Is Acid

Royal Bliss

Scarlet Rebels

Voodoo Six

Camden Rocks Festival takeover Blackout Club! Join us for Camden Town's weekly mashup club-night spinning the best indie / rock / alternative tunes, every Friday at the iconic Underworld. Purchase tickets for guaranteed entry!

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Camden Rocks Festival

Blackout Club - Camden Rocks Takeover

Dendera are a melodic metal band from the south of the UK, in 2013 Dendera released their debut full length album “The Killing Floor”, full of explosive drums, massive riffs and epic vocals. The album was very well received by magazines “Powerplay” and “Fireworks” and the band were tipped as a band to watch by Terrorizer magazine.
2015 saw the band release their follow up album “Pillars of Creation” the album was very well received by many publications and helped the band secure UK tours with bands like Queensryche and Fozzy. “Pillars Of Creation” is an excellent album and a strong follow up to “The Killing Floor”. It is an album that urges you to hit repeat after every listen. With this album DENDERA have been successful in further developing their own sound and identity, and are improving with each release. The band already have an ever-growing fan base. With this release and their continuous bouts of touring, hopefully this will propel them further ahead of their peers within the Heavy Metal scene! 9/10” (Metalgodstv.com)
Dendera in 2017 released their EP “Blood Red Sky”. The EP showed a new aggressive side to Dendera’s style of heavy metal and really helped the band find the sound that people now associate with them.
The EP helped Dendera secure a 23 date European tour with Gloryhammer and Civil War in January 2018 as well as festival performances at Bloodstock and Hard Rock Hell. Dendera have since shared the stage with bands like – Alestorm, Skindred, Saxon, Sepultura, Soulfly and many others.
Winter 2020 saw the release of "Part Two: Reborn Into Darkness", the follow-up EP taking the band down a darker heavier path. Featuring guest vocals from CJ McMahon (Thy Art Is Murder), Tom Barber (Chelsea Grin) and guest guitar solo from Sabaton's Tommy Johannson.
2022 / 23 will see Dendera releasing more new material!

Join us for the After Party at The Underworld from 11pm to 3am, tickets: www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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DENDERA 

Reborn

Dendera - Claim Our Throne

Dendera

Primitai

Slave Steel

Call Me Karizma is the voice of the unheard and outcasts. Having been newly signed to Thriller Records  (a new label founded  by  Bob Becker, the mastermind and founder of world-renowned alternative rock label Fearless Records) and blending influences of rock, hip-hop, pop, and punk, Karizma does not shy away from storytelling, covering topics on mental health,  politics, and relationships. In late 2020 he released his first album  'To Hell With Hollywood'  as an independent artist. Without a manager or record label, he charted on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Charts. Karizma recently wrapped up touring in support of his latest EP, 'Bleached Serpent'

After Party at The Underworld's Blackout Club from 11pm to 3am, tickets on sale soon.

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CALL ME KARIZMA

Call Me Karizma

Letdown

ILLUSION formed in 1992 in Gdańsk by Tomasz "Lipa" Lipnicki (vocals, guitar), Jurek "Jerry" Rutkowski (guitar), Paweł Herbasch (drums), soon to be joined by Jarek

Smigiel (bass). In 1993, ILLUSION won the Marlboro competition ROCK-IN, an event at the Jarocin Festival and The Art Festival in Żarnowiec and they performed in Switzerland at the Gampel Festival. In the 90s ILLUSION released five albums, and their powerful songs "Knife", "Vendetta" and "Cierń" quickly became, and continue to be, fan-favourites. ILLUSION were nominated for a Fryderyk Award, and three of their records went Gold at a time, when that required sales of at least 100,000 copies.

ILLUSION unexpectedly went on hiatus. On November 14, 1999 they used "Kwadratowa" in Gdańsk to perform their farewell concert. In those two-and-a-half hours, fans heard all their best tracks, and then each of the boys went their own way.

Until... In December 2008, they remembered each other and played another concert at Wrocław's Centennial Hall. The band once again retired from playing live for the next three years. In 2011, ILLUSION surprised fans with the new album "The Best". In the autumn of that year, three concerts were booked: Ergo Arena in Sopot and Gdańsk, Torwar in Warsaw and at the Katowice “saucer”. In 2012, a double DVD was released with a recording of the Ergo Arena concert.

In 2012, something happened after all those years that only the greatest optimists would have believed: Pawel, Jerry and Jarek met and proposed working on new material. Tomek, busy with LIPALI at the time, connected with the guys in spring 2013, and they finished the job.

In May 2014, they presented the world with their first studio album in 16 years, "Opowieści", and announced a tour promoting the new album.

At the special request of fans, the album was also released on vinyl, limited to 300 copies. Concerts in larger and larger venues - ILLUSION are back!

TOMASZ "LIPA" LIPNICKI

(vocals, guitar)

Music is in his blood - he picked up the guitar as a twelve-year-old. At the turn of the 80s and 90s he was associated with SHE, on-loan

for vocals to SKAWALKER. Since 2000, the leader of LIPALI. In 2003, Tomasz joined Acid Drinkers for a while. A rebel with charisma. His hard heart softens at the sight of abandoned animals, who he has been helping for years. He also does not forget about people – he is always willing to get involved with numerous charity projects. He always focuses on honesty.

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ILLUSION

Mentality Cave

Swedish heavy metal lords Dream Evil revisit the shores of Great Britain to tour on the Isles for the first time since 2012! In March 2022, Dream Evil will return for a run of exclusive shows, joined by Shrapnel and Svet Kant.

Join us for the After Party at The Underworld from 11pm to 3am, tickets: www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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DREAM EVIL

Dream Evil - The Chosen Ones

Dream Evil

SHRAPNEL

Svet Kant

**BLAZE BAYLEY**

Metal Hall of Fame inductee BLAZE BAYLEY is a singer/songwriter born 29th May 1963 in Birmingham, England. Having started his professional career in WOLFSBANE (1984), he was elevated to global heights when he joined IRON MAIDEN with whom he released two albums ("X-Factor" and "Virtual XI") and toured worldwide between 1994 and 1999. After leaving IRON MAIDEN, Blaze embarked on a solo career, during which he has released eleven full-length studio albums, plus live albums, live DVDs and compilations. He's also enjoyed an enviable reputation as one of the hardest working artists touring around, with a very special connection to his fans.

In 2015 Blaze celebrated the 15th anniversary of his first solo release "Silicon Messiah" and then saw a significant worldwide resurgence of interest in his career, not least with the release of the "Infinite Entanglement" trilogy during the period 2016 to 2018. This was followed up with two live offerings - the albums and DVDs "Live In France" and "Live In Czech" (2019 and 2020 respectively). During these recent years Blaze has toured widely in the UK, Europe, North America and Latin America. He’s become particularly recognised for his unmistakable high energy, no-nonsense, live performances.

Blaze joined DISTURBED onstage at the 2016 Download Festival for a rendition of ‘Baba O’Riley’ by THE WHO.

During the period 2014 to present date, Blaze has worked with a settled line-up for his backing band, from British melodic metal band ABSOLVA - Christopher Appleton (lead guitar), Martin Mcnee (drums) and Karl Schramm (bass) whilst Luke Appleton (rhythm/lead guitar) of ABSOLVA was added from 2021 His band have received critical acclaim for outstanding performances, including Sweden Rock Festival, Rock the Coast (Spain), and Headbangers Open Air (Germany).

In 2021, alongside co-writer/producer Christopher Appleton, Blaze released a new full-length studio album ‘WAR WITHIN ME’. This was roundly praised & many fans have held it up as his best work yet.

Following the pandemic Blaze has successfully returned to touring life, inspired by his fans & successfully completing European tours, UK tours & a host of festival appearances in the summer of 2022. **ABSOLVA**

ABSOLVA is a uniquely explosive British melodic heavy metal band, who in 2022, celebrated their 10th anniversary. Fronted by Chris Appleton, a guitarist carrying the spirit and feel of blues-era GARY MOORE into the metal arena, throwing the thrills and tricks suggestive of a new JOE SATRIANI, whilst projecting his melodic vocals and personality as a masterful & energetic frontman.

Accompanied by brother Luke Appleton, who is an imposing and powerful rhythm guitar player, going on to complement his older brother with some electrifying lead playing and backing vocals. This results in the delightful impact of twin harmony guitars reminiscent of THIN LIZZY at their best.

On drums it’s as if John Bonham decided to put his spirit into the consciousness of Bill Ward, a true heavy rock drummer in the metal genre. Martin Mcnee, often called ‘The Machine’, is the embodiment of the archetypal powerhouse rock/metal drummer, skilfully combining the technical gift with groove and feel.

Completing the bedrock rhythm section is the granite-like toughness of Karl Schramm’s bass playing, very much his own man, but with an undeniable nod to his biggest influence – Steve Harris, the bass playing legend of British metal heroes IRON MAIDEN.

To accompany the outstanding musicianship and performances, Absolva has an enviable catalogue with six studio albums and 2 live, containing riffs, melodies, fretboard theatrics, with the most treasured gift of truly memorable songs.

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BLAZE BAYLEY

Virus

Absolva

Blaze Bayley

Keyboardist / songwriter and co-founder of the original Rhapsody, Alex Staropoli, is no stranger to change. From the band's evolution into Rhapsody Of Fire in 2006, to parting ways with guitarist / co-founder Luca Turilli in 2011, to bringing aboard new singer Giacomo Voli in 2016, Staropoli has stood strong and forged ahead even though it looked from the outside like everything was falling apart. With each new change, Rhapsody Of Fire defied the odds and succeeded in winning over fans and critics alike with each consecutive album. Perhaps the greatest test came in the form of the band's 12th studio album, The Eighth Mountain - released in 2019 - which featured the first saga in the band's history not written by Turilli, and Voli's first recorded work as Rhapsody Of Fire's frontman.

It was a rousing symphonic metal success, solidifying the foundation for Glory For Salvation.

"It's a shock for everybody when a band loses their singer, but most people are very happy with the outcome because we've moved on to create a new and exciting situation," Staropoli says of working with Voli on The Eighth Mountain and Glory For Salvation. "Even though we respect and honor our past, it's still the past. We've gained some new fans and things are very positive. Giacomo is a great person to work with. We can be very serious and professional but we also have fun working together."

Adjusting to the new dynamic within Rhapsody Of Fire was not easy at first, due to the fact Staropoli was responsible for writing all the new material by himself. The new situation was as well very exciting for him, and Staropoli admits it helped him grow even more as a composer and as a musician in general. He considers it a blessing in the end, and the lessons he learned making The Eighth Mountain helped to build Glory For Salvation into the epic production it is. While Staropoli wrote some of the music entirely on his own, he credits guitarist Roby De Micheli - who has been with Rhapsody Of Fire for a decade now - for creating riffs and sections that influenced the making entire songs.

"I never have a precise plan," says Staropoli, "but I have ideas that I want to express and imagine trying to present them live. It always depends, but I generally like to start with the guitar parts because I want to create a solid base for a metal album. Most of the final orchestrations come at the end.

Glory For Salvation would not be a Rhapsody Of Fire album if it wasn't rooted in a concept, thus it acts as the second chapter of The Nephilim's Empire Saga, which began with The Eighth Mountain. The saga centers on the argument of redemption and the valor of life. The hero is aware of his mistakes, wants to remedy them in order to seek redemption, and to fight for what is right. Taking things a step into the real world, Staropoli feels the saga can be viewed as the development of an individual; a development that will bring a person to the highest point, which is the complete realization of who he or she truly is. The concept was developed by Roby De Micheli and Staropoli, with the lyrics written by Giacomo Voli and being the very last element added to the musical compositions.

"Knowing the story, how the saga evolves and those various moments, I try to compose music that will fit the story as much as I can," says Staropoli, "but I don't want to do that too much. I don't want to make a 100% full concept album. I want something that gives me more musical freedom, which is why the lyrics come at the end. So when I make a demo it has everything including the vocal melody, so based on that Giacomo is working with the lyrics on top of my vocal melodies. Things might change a bit here and there of course, but the lyrics are always the last thing to be added."

Thirteen albums, three EPs and two live albums over 24 years and Staropoli shows no signs of slowing down. In many ways he is just getting started with Rhapsody Of Fire, with Glory For Salvation being the all important next step. Music has always been his passion and this new album is most certainly not "business as usual." When asked what keeps Rhapsody Of Fire exciting for him so deep into his career, Staropoli credits his love for music and his work as a producer, his bandmates and Glory For Salvation mixing engineer Sebastian "Seeb" Levermann (Orden Ogan) for keeping the spark alive.

"It's the environment that plays a big part in that. Knowing I have a band that can express this music on stage, it gives me a solid background and a solid base where I can compose with confidence. Also the fact that I know what I'm composing for Glory For Salvation is a bit more complex than usual, and it is in the hands of a mixing engineer that can make things sound the way I hear them in my head. And the way this album sounds, it's absolutely mind-blowing."

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE

Rhapsody of Fire - The Legend Goes On

Nightmare 

Rhapsody Of Fire

Australia’s Yours Truly are 2022’s must-watch in the alternative scene. Huge international touring credits, media and radio trailblazing and a burgeoning brood of fans are just some of the successes that back this band, but it’s the knack for punchy songwriting and performance deep in their DNA that makes this four-piece really tick.

From their hometown in Sydney, Yours Truly first broke out with their 2019 EP ‘Afterglow’ (hear its standout singles ‘Circles’ and ‘High Hopes’) and went on to spend the rest of the year gracing stages including Download UK, Riot Fest and Good Things and supporting rock heroes including Sum 41 and State Champs on their international quests. In 2020 the band followed with their full-length ‘Self Care’, which saw the band awarded a laundry list of accolades including triple j’s Feature Album and Tone Deaf’s Record Of The Week, alongside band nominations for Rolling Stone’s ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best International Breakthrough Band’ at the UK Heavy Awards.

Following the arrival of their urgent, pulsing and frustration-filled single 'Walk Over My Grave' in the latter half of 2021, 2022 finds the group stepping into a new era with the unveiling of ‘Lights On’. Short, sharp and instantly memorable, Yours Truly continue to knock it out of the park ahead of more new music this year.

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YOURS TRULY

High Hopes

Yours Truly - High Hopes

Lizzy Farrall

Yours Truly

White Wizzard ….the new wave of traditional heavy metal legends are back and releasing a new album in 2023 entitled “Pay the Fiddler” this will be their 6th album. 
  Main man and songwriter Jon Leon continues to progress the band as they enter their 15th year. The band will have an awesome set of classics as well as some new songs to unleash. 
   Mixing classic and modern elements with a proven track record of strong catchy songs and progressive epics….the band continues to strive to have the balance and depth to keep growing and getting better with age.  
Don’t miss this epic show. It’s going to be a fun night!! 

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WHITE WIZZARD

White Wizzard

Undisputed kings of black metal DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT (DE) return to London for a UK exclusive show at The Underworld Camden. Alongside the german cult, the unholy alliance forged in decay and named DARVAZA (NO/IT). Support comes from London's uncompromising force NAHEMIA (UK) and TRIVAX

No gimmicks, no bullshit; just pure Black Metal Devotion

Join us for the after party at Blackout Club from 11pm to 3am, tickets: theunderworldcamden.co.uk

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DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - A Beseechment Twofold

DARVAZA

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult

NahemiA

Trivax

Polish Hip Hop/Dance

When Mr. Polska (Dominik Włodzimierz Czajka) was only 3 years old, he emigrated from Poland to Utrecht. Inspired by a handful of artists he transformed his rap-dream into reality and bought a washing machine for his mother of his first earned money. In the same year his debut EP ‘De Boswachter’ dropped.

Polska was the frontman of label and rap collective ‘Nouveau Riche’. His first album ‘Waardevolle Gezelligheid’ dropped in 2011, contained hits such as ‘Soldaatje’ with Ronnie flex and ‘Allermooiste Feestje’ with Yellow Claw. In 2014, he is able to show his congenital love for nature as a candidate of Expedition Robinson, a popular dutch reality survival gameshow. He became one of the viewers favorites. One year later appears ‘$NOLLER’, his second album that features the golden record ‘Ravotten’. 3voor12 named Mr. Polska’s show at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 as one of the best shows of the festival. In 2015 Polska did shows at Pinkpop and Lowlands, together with Major Lazor.

His viral and global aura delivered him some international collaborations with Diplo’s ‘Mad Decent’ and ‘Riff Raff’. New big hits as ‘Niemand’ with Ronnie Flex (25 million streams) and ‘Samen’ with Teske (9 million streams) follow. In 2018, his project ‘De Sloper’, that he released at Noah’s Ark is more musical and personal than ever before. In 2019, he scored a number 1 hit in his fatherland also. Together with the Polish artist ‘Malik Montana’ he became nr. 1 trending in YouTube Poland within a week.

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MR. POLSKA

Mr. Polska

70’s Icon and Ex-Runaways singer Cherie Currie has released her latest solo project which features a bevy of rocks finest on the new album, Blvds of Splendor. The album is available digitally today via Blackheart Records HERE and features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, Slash and Duff from Guns N’ Roses, as well as Juliette Lewis, Brody Dalle, The Veronicas and drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), who also produced the set.  “Cherie’s voice tells it all, she is the real deal. And now more than ever that voice tells the story of where’s she’s been in her life. This record is about who Cherie Currie is now. We’ve waited a long time to hear this icon of Rock N’ Roll do what she does best. I’m very proud to be a part of this album by one of the best female singers of all time.” said Matt.


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CHERIE CURRIE

Cherie Currie - Rock & Roll Oblivion

Cherie Currie - For Your Eyes Only

Blue Ruin

Cherie Currie

A party-hearty fusion of middle-finger punk attitude and unapologetic hard rock guitar raunch, Dune Rats are part of a long tradition of snotty, good-time, punk-adjacent bands from Australia. Playing fast and loud like their forebears, and celebrating good-natured bad behavior of all sorts, on 2017's The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit, Dune Rats threw in a playful tunefulness that kept the songs punchy and engaging, as well as a broad sense of humor as effective as it is immature. It became a major hit in their homeland, and a listen to 2020's Hurry Up and Wait or 2022's Real Rare Whale confirmed that success wasn't about to change them.

Dune Rats formed in Brisbane, Australia during 2011 when two stoner buds, guitarist/vocalist Danny Beausa and drummer BC Michaels, decided to make a bunch of lunkheaded punk noise together. They performed shows with various friends roped in to play bass and released a couple of EPs, Sexy Beach and Social Atoms, during their first year together. They continued a steady stream of live shows and singles over the next two years, releasing "Fuck It" in 2012 and "Red Light Green Light" in 2013, while the Smile EP also came out that year. By this point, Brett Jansch, a member of fellow Brisbane group Bleeding Knees Club, had become a fixture on bass. Dune Rats recorded their self-titled debut album in 2014, releasing it on their own Ratbag Records imprint. The stripped-down, party-time punk sound connected with fans in Australia, leading to the band getting slots at prime festivals, including Laneway in 2015. Their second album, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit, was produced by FIDLAR's Zac Carper and opted for the same no-nonsense, all-fun approach. It was released on Ragbag in early 2017. For album number three, Dune Rats traveled to California to record with producer John Feldmann, best known for his work with Blink-182 and 5 Seconds Of Summer. 2020's Hurry Up and Wait was cleaner and more precise than their earlier releases, but no less frantic or funny. It was released on Ragbag in early 2017, and debuted on the Australian album charts at Number One, as well as scoring a nomination as Best Rock Album from the Australian Recording Industry Association's ARIA Awards. For album number three, Dune Rats traveled to California to record two songs with producer John Feldmann, best known for his work with Blink-182 and 5 Seconds Of Summer. January 2020's Hurry Up and Wait – which featured the Feldmann tracks as well as nine self-produced tunes – was cleaner and more precise than their earlier releases, but no less frantic or funny. It also rose to the top of the Australian charts, and they set out on a tour that ended with a sold-out show in Melbourne on March 7, 2020. Their timing was excellent, as the COVID-19 pandemic put Australia into lockdown just a week later. Touring was put on hold, and after taking a break for a few weeks, they headed to Eden, a small fishing community in New South Wales, where they isolated together and worked on songs. Determined to make an album that was typical rowdy fun in the Dune Rats tradition and not a typical introspective "lockdown album," the guys delivered Real Rare Whale, which included the single "What a Memorable Night," a tribute to alcohol-related short-term memory loss. The LP was released by Ragbag, with distribution from BMG, on July 29, 2022. ~ Tim Sendra & Mark Deming, Rovi

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DUNE RATS

Scott Green

Beddy Rays

Dune Rats

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