Japunga

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Name = Japunga


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Origin = Brisbane, Australia
Genre = Hard Rock / Metal
Years_active = 2001 – present
Label = Modern Music / Sony BMG
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Current_members = Jef Carter - Vocals/Guitar
Luke Lawrence - Bass
Micheal Duckworkth - Drums
Nathan Bruen - Lead Guitar
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Japunga is a hard rock/metal band from Brisbane, Australia formed in 2001 and built on the life experiences of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jef Carter. The inspiration for the title track of "Light at Days End" came after Jef Carter underwent emergency surgery after narrowly surviving a knife attack.

Japunga released an EP titled "beginnings" in 2001, followed by their second studio album "Light at Days End", which received considerable airplay on Australian radio stations such as Triple J and Triple M, and reached No. 6 on the A.I.R Charts. The band released the highly anticipated "Souls Conflicting" in November 2005."Souls Conflicting" received mixed reviews through out the Country. Mainly due to the sudden change to a softer vocal due to jef's struggle with Depression.

Performances

Japunga have played gigs and festivals including:

*BIG DAY OUT GOLD COAST 04 and 06
*CRUSTY DEMONS OF DIRT WORLD RECORD TOUR
*OVERCRANKED (main Stage)
*THE ARENA
*THE TIVOLI
*HI FI BAR
*Da Big Gig Le Rox Adelaide
*Market Day (Main-Stage)
*Rocket Festival (Main-Stage)
*OZ Fest (Main-Stage)
*The Annandale
*Bar Broadway
*The Gershwin Room St Kilda.
*Metal for the brain

They have also toured and played shows with bands including Slipknot, Hatebreed, Trivium, Mudvayne, Sepultura, The Used, Machine Head, The Butterfly Effect, Devolved, Suns Owl (Japan), and Cog.

Discography

* "Beginnings"
* "Souls Conflicting"
* "Light at Days End" ("L.A.D.E")

External links

* [http://www.japunga.com/ Japunga web site]