Massive Appendage
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Massive Appendage | |
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| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Years active | 1986–1990 |
| Labels | Original |
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| Spinoff of | Kings Cross |
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Massive Appendage were an Australian heavy metal band, which formed in 1986. The core members are three brothers Darren (p.k.a. Jed Starr) on guitar and vocals, Matt (p.k.a. Big Bird) on guitar and vocals and Shawn McCormack (p.k.a. Snuff Beastley) on bass guitar. Darren and one or both brothers were also members of hard rockers Kings Cross, punk rockers Festers Fanatics and funk rockers Starworld. Massive Appendage released a sole studio album, The Severed Erection, and disbanded in 1990.
1986–1990: Massive Appendage[edit]
Massive Appendage, a heavy metal band, were formed in Sydney in 1986 by Darren McCormack (p.k.a. Jed Starr) on guitar and vocals, his brothers Matt McCormack (p.k.a. Big Bird) on guitar and vocals and Shawn McCormack (p.k.a. Snuff Beastley) on bass guitar as well as Steve Brown (p.k.a. Venom Brown) on drums.[1] Simon Cooper (p.k.a. Oxx) replaced Brown in 1989 and they released a self-financed album The Severed Erection later that year.[1][2][3] Its cover art, painted by Kriss Hades of Sadistik Exekution, caused controversy due to its "vivid depiction of sexual ecstasy and drug paraphernalia".[1] Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described their sound, "characterised by heavy riffs set in counterpoint to vocal harmonies and melodic guitar lines."[1] The group disbanded in 1990.
Related bands[edit]
1980s: Kings Cross[edit]
Kings Cross were a hard rock band formed in the early 1980s in Los Angeles by Darren, Matt and Shawn McCormack.[1] This version released a self-titled extended play in 1984 and ended when the McCormack family returned to Australia. Kings Cross reformed in Sydney with Darren and Shawn joined by Alex Nikolzew (p.k.a. Tubby Wadsworth) on drums and vocals and Marc "Cat Weazle" Welsh on guitar. They released an album, Psychedelic World, in 1989.[1]
Festers Fanatics[edit]
Festers Fanatics, a punk rock band, was formed in Sydney in 1987 by Jedd Starr, Snuff Beastley, Tubby Wadsworth with Fester (Aldo Rubernik) on vocals. Marc Welsh joined on guitar and Oxx and Squire Anderson (bass) replaced Wadsworth and Beastley. The band released two albums What Choice Do We Have? and Fester Fanatics' Greatest Cocktail Party Hits and broke up in 1990. An EP, Great Aussie Demo, was released in 1988.[1][4]
Starworld[edit]
Starworld was formed in 1992 by Jed Starr, Big Bird, Venom Brown and Anthony Ragg (bass, ex Kings of the Sun). in 1993 Marc Welsh took over from Ragg. They released an EP called Starworld '93 in 1993.[1] In 1993 Brown and Ragg both joined Nick Barker's new band Barker.
Other bands[edit]
Wadsworth and Starr joined Killing Time in Melbourne in 1989 and 1990 respectively. Together they released two EPS before Wadsworh left in 1991. The band released a single before Starr left in early 1992. Killing Time later changed their name to Mantissa and continued on until disbanding in 1996.
Starr was a member of Jon Stevens's backing band, co-writing and appearing on his 1993 album Are U Satisfied along with Nick Barker.
Discography[edit]
Kings Cross
- Kings Cross EP (1984)
- Psychedelic World (1989) – Original
Massive Appendage
- The Severed Erection (1989) – Original
Fester Fanatics
- What Choice Do We Have? (1988) – Original
- Great Aussie Demo EP (1988) – Original
- Fester Fanatics' Greatest Cocktail Party Hits (1989) – Original
Starworld
- Starworld '93 (1993)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Massive Appendage'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Adams, J.J. (1989), "Massive Appendage", Hot Metal Magazine, no. 8
- ^ Coolidge, Danger (1 November 2008), "Unbelievably Unforgotten Albums #1", Unbelievably Bad, no. 1
- ^ Birdie (2 March 2011), "Fester Fest", Beat Magazine