Bodyjar

Bodyjar is an Australian Poppunk and punk rock band from Melbourne, which was founded in 1991 under the name of Damnation and dissolved again in 2009. Since 2012, the band is active again.

History

The band was founded in 1991 under the name of Damnation and here was composed of guitarist and vocalist Cameron Baines, the guitarist Ben Petterson, bassist Grant Relf, and drummer Charles Zerafa. The band recorded some demos and changed its name to helium. In 1994, the group then changed its name to Bodyjar and signed a contract with shagpile Records. The band recorded the EP Time to Grow Up, followed the debut album Take a Look Inside. In the same year Charles Zerafa stepped out of the band and was replaced by drummer Ross Hetherington.

In subsequent years, the band held several concerts and increased its notoriety in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada and the United States. In 1996, the band put the album rimshot! completed and published a year later, the EP Strange Harvest. The album No Touch Red followed in 1998. During the same year, the band also held concerts together with NOFX, The Offspring, Blink 182, Face to Face and Spiderbait.

In 1999, guitarist Ben Petterson left the band and was replaced by Tom Read. In 2000 the band signed a contract with EMI and the label released the album How It Works. The next album was followed with Plastic Skies in 2002. Two years later left the band and drummer Hetherington was replaced by Shane Wakker. In 2005, the group veroffentlichte the album Bodyjar on Shock Records. In 2009, the band broke up. In 2012, the band reunited and played in the same year a reunion tour. They also played in early 2013 concerts along with Descendents. In September 2013 was also announced that the band was planning the release of a new album, which should bear the name of a role model. In addition, a music video was released for the song Fairy Tales. The album was released in the same year at the label, We Are Unified.

Style

The band plays punk music, can be heard at the influences from pop music. The songs of the band are referred to as " radio friendly " characterized.

Discography

  • You Can not Hold Me Down (Album, 1993, self-released )
  • Time to Grow Up (EP, 1994, shagpile Records)
  • Take a Look Inside (Album, 1994, shagpile Records)
  • Rimshot! ' (Album, 1996, shagpile Records)
  • Strange Harvest (EP, 1997, shagpile Records)
  • No Touch Red (Album, 1998 shagpile Records)
  • Singles & Stuff ( compilation, 1999 shagpile Records)
  • How It Works ( album, 2000, EMI)
  • You Got Me a Girls Bike You Idiot! (EP, 2001, EMI )
  • Plastic Skies (Album, 2002, EMI )
  • Jarchives: 10 Years of Bodyjar ( Compilation, 2003, EMI )
  • Bodyjar ( album, 2005 Shock Records )
  • You'll Never Kill All the Ants (EP, 2006, Shock Records )
  • Is It Alive ( live album, 2007 Shock Records )
  • Role Model ( album, 2013, We Are Unified )
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