Defryme
| Defryme | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | funk, metal, rock, pop |
| Labels | R Dog, BMG, Epic Theatre |
| Members |
Quinn Gardener-Kane (vocals) Robert Dexter (guitar) Michael Richardson (bass) Geoff Mison (drums) |
| Past members |
John Hall (drums) Glen Millen (keyboards) Grant Miller (drums) Frank Bajsar (sax) Jade Burton (vocals) |
Defryme are an Australian funk metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. They formed in 1989 in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston.[1] Their album Purekiller reached #4 on the Australian ARIA album charts in June 1994.[2] They had four charting singles in Australia, "God Inside A Man" (#51[3]), "Pure Killer" (#70[3]), their cover of L.L. Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" (#38[3]), and "Sanity" (#70[3]). Defryme reformed in 2010 with the release of the single 'Sup?' and a handful of shows. Defryme re-emerged in 2014 with a string of live shows in Melbourne and Sydney performing the classic "Purekiller" album in entirety and released another single "Audrey". Defryme also recorded a number of songs for "Guitar Gods LIVE @ Pony Music" - a series of Live in the Studio videos filmed for Guitar Gods and Masterpieces TV show.
Discography
- Stylo Curiae (1992) - R Dog
- "Therapy" (1992) - R Dog
- "God Inside A Man" (1993) - BMG
- "Pure Killer" (1993) - BMG
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1994) - BMG
- Purekiller (1994) - BMG[4]
- "Sanity" (single) (1994) - BMG
- "Sup'" (single) (2010) - Epic Theatre (Released digitally through Defryme website)
- "Audrey" (2011) [5]
- "Audrey" Single Release (2014) iTunes, Google Play etc
- "Sup'" Single Release (2014) iTunes, Google Play etc
References
- ↑ "Prime time for Defryme". Billboard. 12 Nov 1994. p. 74. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com > Defryme — Purekiller (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Defryme". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Pure Killer" (single): "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 20 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- "Sanity": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 25 Sep 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Rolling Stone
March 1994 - ↑ "Index of /". guitargodsandmasterpieces.com.
