- The Blacklist
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Blacklist
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Melbourne ,Australia
Genre = Beer MetalNWOBHM
Black Garage Metal
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = International TrashSpooky Records
Drug Bust Records
Current_members = Ian Scott
Ben O'Dowd
Karl Shanley
Craig Bailey
Todd Trevor
Nic GemmillThe Blacklist is an Australian hard and fast beer metal band formed in
Melbourne in late 2001. The band features former members of the Sex Bombs, the Spoilers, the Demolitions and Warped, and play music in a similar vein toMotörhead , the Hookers,Venom andZeke .Shortly after their debut album "Electric & Evil" was released, the Blacklist added a third guitarist to their line-up.
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Biography
Formed in late 2001 by ex-members of the Spoilers and the Sex Bombs, the Blacklist went into the studio in January 2002 to record their debut EP "Attacks" (International Trash) without having performed live.
The Blacklist’s debut album, "Electric and Evil" (Spooky Records), was recorded in September 2003 but was not released until late 2004.
The band undertook an extensive European tour in April/May 2005 that saw them cover
the Netherlands ,Belgium ,France ,Germany andSlovenia .The Blacklist completed work on their second album, "Total Blacklist" (Drug Bust Records), in 2007. The album was released in April 2008.
Discography
*"Attacks" (2002, International Trash)
*"Electric and Evil" (2004, Spooky Records)
*"Total Blacklist" (2008, Drug Bust Records)Members
*Goodtime Gemmill - Throat
*Ion Scatt the 1st - Axe
*Hott Todd of Thunder - Axe
*Man Manly - Axe
*T-Bone Endowd - Bass
*Dr No - DrumsExternal links
* [http://electricandevil.com/ Offical Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thetrueblacklist The Blacklist] atMySpace
* [http://www.spookyrecords.com/index.html Spooky Records]
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