The Living End

The Living End are an Australian rock band that has its roots in rockabilly and Punkabilly area. To date, she has released five studio albums in Australia, with two No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts were. In addition, the band has gained notoriety in the United States, Japan and Europe.

  • 4.1 albums
  • 4.2 EPs
  • 4.3 Singles

Band History

The Living End was founded in 1994 after the singer and guitarist Chris Cheney and bassist Scott Owen were introduced to each of their older siblings at the Wheelers Hill Secondary College in Melbourne. Cheney was obsessed with 80s rockabilly group the Stray Cats. Owen decided to learn bass instead of piano and already they began performances under the name "Runaway Boys" how to play the eponymous album by Stray Cats. The band had a number of drummers until they agreed on Joe Piripitzi.

The Living End had their first major success in 1995, after a T-shirt and a demo tape to Billie Joe Armstrong (with its label Adeline Records are since 2006) had sent. They got a place as a support act at the next Green Day tour of Australia. After the tour, the band went into the studio. There they produced their debut EP Hellbound which received moderate support from the radio stations.

In November 1995, the band went back into the studio. This time they produced their second EP It's for Your Own Good which they released seven months later. The Song From Here On In was played by many radio stations. Soon after the release of the second EP left drummer Joe Piritzi the band and was replaced by Travis Dempsey, who soon also played with the band at major festivals such as Pushover or Falls Festival. After they toured one years by Australia, the band decided to go back into the studio to play something new on their now very popular shows. The result was the double single Prisoner of Society / Second Solution. The inspiration for their new song The Living End won at a recent Australian punk band, which is known as the "Filling The Void".

Breakthrough

Prisoner of Society quickly became a national hit. The band signed a recording contract with the company "Modular Recordings" for their debut album to be published, which carries the band's name. Single and Album conquered the Australian charts for months. The Living End is the best selling rock album in Australian music history and has received up to now five times platinum. By invitation of the Toten Hosen they came in December 1998 for the first time to Germany, in 1999 they played with the Warped Tour again in Europe and North America.

The album Roll On, which was released in 2000 was a little more creative, but it did not reach the success of the first album. Cheney later stated that he wanted to prove to the critics that The Living End not just a band is defined by their hit Prisoner of Society. The album showed this by combined it with other styles of their previous fast paced rockabilly music. The Living End were compared for the album by some critics with The Clash, who had their breakthrough with London Calling. In the course of the album release, they played again at major festivals in Europe and North America. In the autumn of the same year Chris Cheney was in a car accident on the Great Ocean Road, which the band had to take a year off. When it came to the accident, he was on his way to a friend who plays in the Australian band Bodyjar.

In 2003, after Chris 's condition had improved, Andy Strachan took over the position as drummer, because Travis Dempsey long tours was too tiring. In this new lineup released The Living End singles One Said To The Other and Who's Gonna Save Us? . This was followed by a great tour and the release of their third studio album, MODERN ARTillery.

End of 2004, the band released a single collection as a DVD which contains all their music videos, excerpts of various live performances, as well as in-depth interviews.

Chris Cheney and Scott Owen got the " Jack Award" in 2004 and 2005 in the category Best Guitarist and Best Bassist.

State of Emergency

The fourth album is called Living End State of Emergency. It was recorded in Byron Bay after the band on the " Splendour in the Grass " had played the festival. The recordings were made ​​in December 2005. The finished album was released on February 4, 2006, shot straight to number one in the " ARIA Albums Charts ".

The single " What's on Your Radio? " Was released on 20 November 2005 and came in at number 9 in the ARIA singles chart. The second single "Wake Up " was released on November 20, 2005, came in at number five. The third single from the album " Long Live the Weekend " was released on 20 May 2006. 2006 won The Living End beyond four " Jack Awards'. The album was released in the USA on 11 July 2006. In Germany, the album has been available since September 2007.

On 22 July 2008, the fifth studio album "White Noise" in Australia and a few days later published in Japan. Right away it could take second place in the official Australian album charts in November it was awarded the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album of the Year. As part of the release of the album the band in 2009 engaged again more in Europe: After a first tour in April with the main European cities they played in the summer at various open air festivals, including the Southside Festival, Hurricane Festival and the Reading Festival in England. For November, a further tour is scheduled.

Collaborations

The Living End have made many recordings with many popular bands and artists. In 2005, The Living End took a version of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke 's "Resurrection Shuffle" with Jimmy Barnes on his duet album for "Double Happiness". The Living End also be heard on the album " Barricades & Brick Walls" of Australian country and western musician Kasey Chambers. They also contributed to the album, " Crossfire " at. Frontman and guitarist Chris Cheney was also a member of the " supergroup " " The Wrights " which is a cover of Stevie Wright 's Song " ," published after " Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3 Evie part 1 " at the 2004 Australian Music Industry 's " ARIA Awards " were playing. Cheney also played guitar and contributed to the vocals on the " Private School Kid" on the debut solo album by Sarah McLeod's ( formerly of "The Super Jesus ").

Others

  • The band's name comes from the movie " Rock Around the Clock."
  • The Living End hold the record on the Australian radio station Triple J's " Hottest 100 ". The band is represented every year since 1997 in the charts.
  • Chris Cheney appeared at a concert by Green Day on 17 December 2005 at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne, where he played with them Sonny Curtis I Fought the Law, (although the revised version of "The Clash " was played ).
  • The Living End in 2009 and 2013 at some concerts opening band Die Toten Hosen.

Discography

Albums

EPs

( Items are not included on the albums )

Singles

  • 2004 - From Here on In: The DVD 1997-2004
  • 2006 - How to make an album and influence people (Limited bonus DVD to the album State of Emergency)
Pop-Punk Singing Bass guitar Rock music Byron Bay, New South Wales Stevie Wright (Australian singer)
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