King Parrot
| King Parrot | |
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 King Parrot live in Dresden |
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| General information | |
| origin |
Melbourne , Australia
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| Genre (s) | Grindcore , Sludge , Hardcore Punk |
| founding | 2010 |
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| Current occupation | |
| Matthew "Youngy" Young | |
| Ari "Mt. White “White | |
guitar |
Andrew "Squiz" Livingstone-Squires (since 2012) |
| Matthew "Slatts" Slattery | |
| Todd "Toddy" Hansen (since 2014) | |
| former members | |
guitar |
Ed Bourke-Lacey (until 2012) |
Drums |
Mat Rizzo (until 2012) |
Drums |
Matt "Skitz" Sanders (2012-2014) |
King Parrot is an Australian grindcore and sludge metal band.
Band history
King Parrot was founded in 2010 by Matthew Young (vocals), Ari White (guitar), Ed Bourke-Lacey (guitar), Matthew Slattery (bass) and Mat Rizzo (drums). In 2011 the extended play The Stench of Hardcore Pub Trash was released . The band then recorded their debut album, Bite Your Head Off , which was self-released in 2012. It was re-released worldwide by Candlelight Records in 2013 . In 2012, the two founding members Rizzo and Bourke-Lacey left. For Rizzo came Matt Sanders, who had already played execution in Damaged and Sadistics . Andrew Livingstone-Squires joined the band as the second guitarist.
In 2013 the band played as support for Obituary , Carcass and Thy Art Is Murder in Australia. King Parrot then performed at the Soundwave Festival , the Hammersonic Jakarta International Metal Festival in Indonesia and the South by Southwest 2014. While on tour in the USA, the band signed a management deal with Extreme Management Group and was interviewed by Phil Anselmo for his YouTube channel Housecore Records. Anselmo also starred in her music video for Like a Rat .
In June 2014 Sanders left the band and was replaced by Todd Hansen (ex- The Berzerker and ex- Headkase ). In 2015 her second album Dead Set was released on the Australian label EVP Recordings, which reached number 21 in the Australian charts. For the album, the group was nominated for an ARIA Award for "Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album". The British Metal Hammer also nominated the band for their Golden Gods Award as "Best New Band".
Discography
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- 2011: The Stench of Hardcore Pub Trash (EP, self-published)
- 2012: Bite Your Head Off (album, self-published; 2013: Candlelight Records)
- 2012: Shit on the Liver / Genetic Lego (Split with Frankenbok , Von Grimm Records )
- 2015: Dead Set (Album, EVP Recordings)
- 2017: Ugly Produce (Album, EVP Recordings)
Web links
- Official presence on Facebook
- King Parrot at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Philip Anselmo Stars in Gritty Music Video for King Parrot's 'Like a Rat'. Loudwire.com, March 20, 2015, accessed March 24, 2016 .
- ^ King Parrot announce new drummer. Killyourstereo.com, June 17, 2014, accessed March 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Nominees. ARIA Awards , accessed March 24, 2016 .
- ↑ 2015 Metal Hammer 'Golden Gods Awards' Winners Revealed. theprp.com, accessed March 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Charts AU