MusicJournoPerish The Thought
August 1st 2006 07:11
Perish The Thought
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Common Bond from 'When Worlds Collide'.
Perish The Thought are a melodic hardcore band originating from Sutherland Shire, Sydney. They formed in 2001, and as you can see in the above photo, they cite The Village People as a major influence, as well as hardcore and punk bands such as Mid Youth Crisis, Avail, Hot Water Music, Face to Face, Mindsnare and Propagandhi.
The band originally came together as a four-piece after a previous band, Strength in Numbers (which some of the members came from), broke up. They recorded a demo and gained some good support slots, after which guitarist Mitch decided to leave the band. When it came time to replace him it was decided to have two guitarists rather than one. Both these guitarists have since left (a year or two later) and been replaced (with Mitch returning to the fold).
The band formed their own record label, Common Bond Records (which I think has since been sold on to someone else), on which they could release their own music. So far they have only released splits and songs on compilations but they are currently in the midst of putting together their first solo effort, an EP slated for release later this year, which will also feature assorted footage of the band.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Dan Wecksler - Guitar
Matt Gibbons - Bass
Ryan Willmott - Vocals
Mitch Pike - Guitar
Ryan Dodson - Drums
Dan has also played in Ballpark and Irrelevant. Previous guitarist Chris Bischoff also played in Veto, Slug 7, Restraint and Means To An End/Omerata (who recently called it a day). David Virgilio (the band's other previous guitarist) had also played drums in Not For You, Ceasefire, Restraint and Project Always.
The band has toured to both Melbourne and Brisbane a few times, and has played with well-renowned bands such as Ensign, Champion, Parkway Drive, Terror, Sommerset, The Hope Conspiracy, I Killed the Prom Queen, Against, Pilot to Gunner, Shai Hulud, Miles Away, Mindsnare and The Nation Blue.
DISCOGRAPHY
Hope Wears Thin (2001) DEMO
Split (2002/2003) EP, split w/ Means to an End
State of Affairs (2004) ALBUM 5-way split w/ Miles Away, The Amity Affliction, High End Audio and Away From Now
Perish The Thought myspace - go here to hear more recent tracks
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