The Living End
December 20th 2007 23:15
Australian rockabilly band from Melbourne - The Living End - launched their careers as Runaway Boys more than a decade ago. Armed with bunch of original tunes, they renamed themselves to what we know them as to this day; racking up a quintuple-platinum album, two platinum and five gold records and three ARIA awards in the process.
The Living End are Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan.
The band released their self-titled debut album in 1998 to critical acclaim. The record spawned six singles including the hit song "Prisoner of Society", the best selling Australian single of the 90s, spending a record-breaking 47 weeks on the ARIA Top 50.
Buoyed by the incredible success of their debut album, the trio's sophomore album 'Roll On' was released in 2000 and featured a more polished sound than its predecessor. The album was officially accredited 2x Platinum status in Australia.
In late 2003, 'Modern ARTillery' was released as the band's third album and first with new drummer Andy Strachan. Spawning three hit singles and peaking at No.3 on the music charts, the album officially went platinum in 2007.
The band's most recent album was State of Emergency in 2006 and has already achieved 2x Platinum status. Debuting at No.1 on the ARIA music chart (the first time the band achieved this feat since their debut album), the album spawned four singles, "What's on Your Radio", "Wake Up", "Long Live the Weekend" and "Nothing Lasts Forever".
The Living End are currently in the studio recording for their fifth album which is slated for release in mid-late 2008.
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