I have a rise to power,its pretty awesome stuff whilst to being exactly my thing. Art of war (i think thats its name) off their newest album is f'in sweet.

How about an upload? :)

If you mean that song, sorry man, i taped it off the radio lol. I only have dial up too, otherwise i'd find it and put it up.

F[size=2]u[/size]ckin' Dungeon! Saw them supporting Megadeth \m/

Shame about the line-up change :(

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]Shame about the line-up change :([/QUOTE]

Well, I guess it's something Tim's used to by now. It also allows them to have a fresh sound with each release I suppose.

Should I bother continuing to do stuff for this thread, or let it die?

If so, Silverchair or John Butler Trio next?

I like to read all of this stuff, Greg, I just find it hard to say anything about it. :p For proof of this, see the ratio of the number of posts to the number of views. It's something like 11:1. Keep up the excellent work, and I'll bump it every once in a while. :-D

[size=1]I'd contribute, but you took the only Aussie band I know of on your first shot.[/size]

I'll do Silverchair Tomorrow. :)

I guess you can infer the pun in that... :p

nice Jason :p

I shall do JBT then :)

You should make individual threads out of some of these, Greg. I'm guessing they would get more exposure that way. You could take part in this grand trend of series, but do yours on Australian artists. Just a thought.

Riva- Congratubations on the starz.

I considered that when I made this thread. However, I'd seen numerous threads on good unknown artists float off into the depths of the R&M archives. I figured the thread my catch and stick around this way, but I was wrong. I might extend a few of my things and join the current R&M series trend one day.

[center][size=5][b][u]The John Butler Trio[/u][/b][/size][/center]

[b]The Band[/b]: Here's a list of the bands line-ups throughout it's history.

[b]0 - 1998[/b]
John Butler (guitar/vocals)
[b]1998 – 2001 April[/b]
John Butler, Jason McGann (drums), Gavin Shoesmith (bass)
[b]April 2001 – March 2002[/b]
John Butler, Jason McGann (drums), Rory Quirk (bass)
[b]April 2002 – November 2002[/b]
John Butler, Jason McGann (drums), Andrew Fry (bass)
[b]August 2003 – Current[/b]
John Butler, Michael Barker (drums), Shannon Birchall (bass)


The John Butler Trio are undoubtedly Australias most successful Blues/Roots/Folk Rock group since... well, ever I guess. It all began when John became a humble busker on the streets of Fremantle, Western Australia. From there he moved into the local venues, taking advantage of Open Mic Nights and eventually picked up a regular gig at a bar owned by Phil Stevens, the man who would become JBT's manager. Eventually he had a collection of songs ready for the studio, and finding Jason McGann (drums) and Gavin Shoesmith (bass) to join him during recordings, things went ahead. After [i]John Butler[/i] was released, a small amount of touring followed, which eventually led to them becoming [b]The John Butler Trio[/b].

It was two years before the group released their next piece of work, the [i]JBT EP[/i]. Shorter, and more listener friendly songs allowed the for the Trio's first taste of radio play. The group capitalised on this with, increasing their fanbase with a number of small tours, and released their second full length album on April the 18th, 2001. It was entitled [i]Three[/i], and featured the longer length styled songs of their first release. The album went platinum. Extensive touring then followed, and a 2 disc Live album, [i]Living 2001-2002[/i], was released on the 10th of February, 2003. The recordings on that album were taken from a number of different shows during that period of time, and showcased John's live abilities nicely.

However, the extensive touring had taken it's toll on John, and saw him disband the Trio in November/December, 2002. Over a nine month period, he recharged, had his first with his wife, and wrote most of the material that would be heard on the upcoming album. August 2003, saw the reformation of the group, with two new members in Michael Barker (drums) and Shannon Birchall (bass).

On Decemeber 1st came the release of the incredibly catchy tune, [i]Zebra[/i], and built up a huge anticipation for the release of the new album. 3 months later, the fans got what they wanted, with the release of [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i]. It is undoubtably the group's most popular album, debuting on the Australian charts at #1, and was double platinum after 10 weeks. Of course, the next move was to try and have this success overseas, particularly in the States. Everything The John Butler Trio had achieved at this point had been done through their own independant releases, and the aim was to stay independant. However, after turning town many contract offers, John signed with Lava Records, after a second amazing appearance at the South by Southwest music conference in Texas. The decision ultimately came after Lava agreed to give John the same type of artistic and business freedom he’s enjoyed thus far in his career.

[b]Discography[/b]:
1998 - John Butler
2000 - JBT Ep
2002 - Three
2003 - Living 2001-2002
2004 - Zebra CD single
2004 - Zebra 12” Vinyl – Limited to 1500 copies
2004 - [url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=2969]Sunrise Over Sea[/url]

[i]There is also an instumental release entitled [b]Searching For Heritage[/b], which I have a downloaded copy of but haven't found much else on it[/i]

[b]Uploads[/b]:
[url=hxxp://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1CGJG98MKNCI40YHNNJMPWYDPG]Colours[/url] - [i]John Butler[/i]
[url=hxxp://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=03JRMN0Y9J5NZ3964EPGKE563P]Pickapart[/url] - [i]JBT EP[/i]
[url=hxxp://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1Z2J23V9I5PC81IIQXWGV96DLT]Betterman[/url] - [i]Three[/i]
[url=hxxp://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1HM00LS0F8MR738ISD7QAE2QQC]Attitude[/url] - [i]Three[/i]
[url=hxxp://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0IP2UV98WZ5ZJ34YE6EPP5Z5RK]Treat Yo Mama[/url] - [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i]
[url=hxxp://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=30ROOZSESKVA820UFWP4WZQY20]What You Want[/url] - [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i]
[url=hxxp://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1GI7WHU6HXNA92PRVSJRFTI0RW]Seeing Angels[/url] - [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i]

[size=1]Just change the hxxp to http, download, and enjoy :)[/size]


[url]http://www.johnbutlertrio.com[/url]

the only australian bands that i like are silverchair and who am i.... i guess theres no need to put mp3 samples since i guess most of you or not all of you has an album....

Very nice G Mac :)

John Butler rocks :thumb:

any metal heads ?, check out these great local bands:

pathogen
alarum

Hey sweet JBT FA - Hes an amazing guitarist, i wish he'd get more recognition around here. I said i was gonna do something on him here sometime when this thread started but i never really followed through, heh.

Like one of my frined says:

"I like John Butler - If he dosnt like anyone else in the band, he gets rid of 'em"

DVG.

Nice post on John Butler, G Mac mate, keep it up. Truly great trio and one of my favourite artists. His views on staying independent are great for music in general and the artistic freedom obtained by this is obvious in the originality displayed in his music.

I'll do Shihad tomorrow, I'm pretty tired. My **** YSI isn't working either! And to the guy that did 8 Foot, Justin HAS rejoined the band. Matt and Sam left to form their old band, Sinate. They're touring NZ in September, I can't wait. Breed The Pain material with Justin on vox = earsecks. ESPECIALLY Perpetual Torment and I Live My Death. I don't know who could possibly replace Sam Sheppard though. He's a great drummer for his style. Their BDO shows always went OFF! And afterwards I talked to Sam, both times I've been. I had an 8 Foot shirt on (home made, haha) and he was real stoked being completely toasted. He remembered me a WHOLE year after! He's the man.

[QUOTE=rata]the only australian bands that i like are silverchair and who am i.... i guess theres no need to put mp3 samples since i guess most of you or not all of you has an album....[/QUOTE]

*[I]You[/I] Am I

[QUOTE=Ulysses]Nice post on John Butler, G Mac mate, keep it up. Truly great trio and one of my favourite artists. His views on staying independent are great for music in general and the artistic freedom obtained by this is obvious in the originality displayed in his music.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I really like to see a band that does it's best not to be artistically bound by producers and record lables etc. I also recall reading somewhere, (I can't remember where or it'd be in the article), that John didn't particularly want to put Zebra on [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i], but his manager talked him into it. meh...

Also, with [b]The Myriad[/b] being an Brisbane band, is there anywhere I can find out about their gigs and etc? I know they don't have an official website. Are they even still around? The last they were mentioned in your article was just after 1998.

[QUOTE=AIC/EAZY-E]I'll do Shihad tomorrow, I'm pretty tired. My **** YSI isn't working either![/QUOTE]

I can help you out with the uploads if you can't get YSI working, or even if you just want to share the load.

I updated those links for you, Greg.

[QUOTE=G_Mac07]Yeah, I really like to see a band that does it's best not to be artistically bound by producers and record lables etc. I also recall reading somewhere, (I can't remember where or it'd be in the article), that John didn't particularly want to put Zebra on [i]Sunrise Over Sea[/i], but his manager talked him into it. meh...

Also, with [b]The Myriad[/b] being an Brisbane band, is there anywhere I can find out about their gigs and etc? I know they don't have an official website. Are they even still around? The last they were mentioned in your article was just after 1998.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, JBT were awesome when I saw them at Wave Aid, the general vibe in the band and especially in John Butler himself was great, the Wave Aid DVD is great to watch and I'm on the front cover, not bad. Anyway with [b] The Myriad [/b] I haven't been able to obtain any information on them other than that I discovered on the Prog Archives website. I also tried to find information on them off the internet but was unsuccesful. I have the book "Who's Who of Australian Rock" and there is some information in there but it is pretty brief.

[b]Myriad[/b]
Brisbane 1997; Influenced by art & progressive rock.
[b]Discography[/b]
CD: Sea of the Sinking Sun, 97.

I don't even know if they have disbanded or if they have released anything recently which is a bit frustrating.

I shall assume they have disbanded then. If you hear anything about them still being around, let me know :)

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]I updated those links for you, Greg.[/QUOTE]

:confused: Sorry, but which links?

The Skyhooks ones. Have you got your uber connection back?

I've never had an Uber Connection :upset:

And as for the connection where I can download as much as I want, we are currently being held up by issues surrounding heritage. It not looking good at the moment.

/is looking foward to [i]not[/i] living at college next year.

EDIT: /Reads your MNM thread and realises why the links have been updated :p
I'm surprised you got away with the http:// thing though. I thought mx was blacklisted or something.

Obviously no-one cares for Skyhooks... :(

Oh I care Jason. I've gotten my hands on more stuff by them since last time I talked about them, as I said in your MNM thread. :)

I remember Juke Box in Siberia was my favourite song in grade 1 or thereabouts. I have it on my computer

[size=7][color=Red]Deströyer 666[/color][/size]

[b]Whereabouts In AUS:[/b] Melbourne, Victoria (Have relocated to Holland :( )

[b]Formed:[/b] 1994
[b]Genre:[/b] Epic Blackened Thrash/Death
[b]Label:[/b] Season Of Mist

[b][u]Lineup:[/u][/b]

K.K. Warslut - Vocals, Guitar
Shrapnel - Guitar
Mersus – Drums

[b][u]Discography[/u][/b]

[i]Six Songs With The Devil[/i] [b]Demo, 1994[/b]
[i]Violence Is The Prince Of This World[/i] [b]EP, 1995[/b]
[i]Unchain The Wolves[/i] [b]Full-length, 1997[/b]
[i]Satanic Speed Metal[/i] [b]Single, 1998[/b]
[i]King Of Kings/Lord Of Wild[/i] [b]Single, 2000[/b]
[I]Phoenix Rising[/I] [b]Full-length, 2000[/b]
[I]Cold Steel...For An Iron Age[/I] [b]Full-length, 2002[/b]
[I]...Of Wolves, Women And War[/I] [b]EP, 2002[/b]
[I]Terror Abraxas[/I] [b]EP, 2003[/b]

D666 formed in 1994, though at first the band was a solo project of vocalist/guitarist K.K. Warslut. The band combines blackened death and thrash with epic elements ala later era Bathory. They also sport a proud sense of Australian heritage, what with song titles such as “Australian & Anti-Christ”. Lyrical themes are for the most part about war, hatred, and anti-Christianity. The band’s central location is now Holland, due to the record label change. But, this band is still Aussie-to-the-core. :thumb:

[b][u]Album Recommendations:[/u][/b]
ALL OF THEM, though I feel [I]Unchain The Wolves[/I] is their best.

[b][u]Uploads:[/u][/b]

[I]COPY & PASTE LINK, THEN CHANGE THE X’S IN THE “HTTP” PROTOCOL TO T’s.[/I]

[url=hxxp://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2Q7QZPT9FHGST2GBU1QJ7DUD7L]Genesis To Genocide[/url] [I]from “Unchain The Wolves”[/I]

[url= hxxp://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=20S1H5SU1ZXK72IOT7AM0MX8OX]I Am The Wargod[/url] [I]from “Phoenix Rising”[/I]

[url=hxxp://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3G45R0VMLQ3K21RGR6JALW252C]Black City, Black Fire[/url] [I]from “Cold Steel…For An Iron Age”[/i]

D666 absolutly f[size=2]u[/size]cking own.

The middle riff in Black City, Black Fire just SLAYS.