Venom P. Stinger
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Venom P. Stinger was an Australian post-punk/noise rock band known for its abrasive sound and influential underground status in the 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venom P. Stinger canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian band
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early 1990s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1985 ⓘ |
| album |
Meet My Friend Venom
ⓘ
Tear Bucketer ⓘ What's Yours Is Mine ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Dirty Three
ⓘ
Sick Things ⓘ The Moodists ⓘ |
| basedIn | Melbourne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Meet My Friend Venom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | early 1990s ⓘ |
| EP |
Waiting Room
ⓘ
Walking About ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Melbourne ⓘ |
| genre |
noise rock
ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
noise rock
ⓘ
post-rock via members' later work ⓘ |
| influencedScene | Australian underground rock ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abrasive sound
ⓘ
influential underground status ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as an important precursor to later Australian experimental rock bands ⓘ |
| member |
Alan Secher-Jensen
ⓘ
Dugald Mackenzie ⓘ Jim White ⓘ Mick Turner ⓘ |
| memberRole |
Alan Secher-Jensen – bass guitar
ⓘ
Dugald Mackenzie – vocals ⓘ Jim White – drums ⓘ Mick Turner – guitar ⓘ |
| notableFor | cult following rather than mainstream success ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Aberrant Records
ⓘ
Au Go Go Records ⓘ Homestead Records ⓘ |
| reissue | Meet My Friend Venom reissued in later compilations ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
aggressive rhythms
ⓘ
disjointed song structures ⓘ raw production ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.