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Artist
Daredevil
12+ albums
Stoner Rockhardcorethrash metalhard rocktechno
about
In mid 1998 the live music scene in Sydney, Australia sucked!! Rock bands were replaced by indie noodling and angst ridden grunge burnouts who would never admit to loving rock moves or monster lickage. The fools. It was around this time Troy Scerri, Charlie O'Neill and Dave Tomley began to assemble a band with a desire to play the kind of music they listened to at home, but found it impossible to find on the live circuit. They recruited the brutal Mark Mills and doom lord Jason Breitfuss and =DAREDEVIL= evolved. More like devolved with a starting point heavily influenced by The Stooges, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy and Rose Tattoo. The band knew rock was alive and well elsewhere with bands like C.O.C, The Hellacopters and Spiritual Beggars providing more motivation to kick Sydney's sleepy head in. Gigging proved a challenge early on with venues being cautious over the bands huge volume but a support slot with Monster Magnet boosted the bands profile ensuring a growing fan base. Recording tracks for their debut EP on Chatterbox records was spread over a 5 month period marking the start of the bands "slow as fuck" approach. Featuring 6 tracks the 3rd Degree Burnout EP was an acclaimed example of the bands live sound. The blend of AC/DC and Black Sabbath made for an awesome groove and the band continued to define it's sound. The support slot with Monster Magnet proved so successful that further supports with Fu Manchu and Nebula were offered. As the band began the slow preparati
