VOLATILE

Kane (vocals, keyboards, programming); Demon Frog (bass); Shane (guitar); Nigel Nofriends (drum machine)

Spectacularly non-PC noise/grind/death outfit from Sydney whose live show encompassed bad disco-dancing, indoor BBQs and dangerous experiments with exploding mannequins. Formed from Vomit by Kane and Frog where Kane was originally the drummer, the band went through some personnel reshuffles before settling into the line-up above after the release of the first EP. With sick and depraved lyrics, a genuine drunken yobbo attitude and an entertaining live show, Volatile was confronting and extreme. The band's album Get off the Road ya Farkin' Poofta Bastard!!!! was delayed due to problems getting the album pressed as several CD plants refused it on the basis of the artwork, and eventually Volatile was forced to fund its release themselves after the sudden disappearance of their label. The band later issued the "Barbecues and Gore" cassette of songs left off the album and another full-length release in late 2001. Volatile appeared at Metal for the Brain in 2000 as a last minute replacement for The Wolves and played there again in 2001. Shane later joined Bludgeoner and Volatile played its last show in February 2003.

Discography:

Bluez, Booze and BBQs (self release) 2001

Kane (vocals, keyboards, programming, samples)
Demon Frog (bass, vocals)
Shane (guitar, vocals)
  1. Bluez, Booze and BBQs
  2. Great Value
  3. Farkin' Oath, Fair Dinkum, Geta Load, You're Kiddin'
  4. Drunk ya Beer, Fucked ya Girlfriend
  5. Dead Root, Dead Right, Deadset, Piss Off
  6. Shit All Over You
  7. Elvis the Pelvis
  8. The Overwhelming Feeling of Burning Daisies With a Magnifying Glass
  9. Fat Chix
  10. Dirty Stinkin' 'ippy
  11. Nappy Neck
  12. Thrill Kill
  13. Starvin' ya Neck Out
  14. Gash Action
  15. Ronald McFuckknuckle
  16. Achmed the Fuckhead (with a Towel on ya Head)
  17. Ocker
  18. Beer, Sluts and Mangled Corpses
  19. Time Esky
  20. White Negroid
  21. All About Nothin'

Get Off the Road ya Farkin' Poofta Bastard! (self release) 1999

Kane (vocals, keyboards, programming, samples)
Demon Frog (bass, vocals)
Shane (guitar)
  1. Eating Dead Sheila's Cunt
  2. Driller Killer
  3. Lying in Wait
  4. Annoying Shit
  5. Blood Seeps
  6. Gay Mardi Gras Massacre
  7. Pooey Pants
  8. Constable Kickarse
  9. Bitch Slappin'
  10. Flemmo Markets
  11. Gook Off
  12. Grease Lightning
  13. Sod Off
  14. Pissed Cunt
  15. Dimension
  16. Monga
  17. 666
  18. Monga's Revenge

Quarantine (EP) (Warhead) 1996

Kane (vocals)
Demon Frog (bass, vocals)
M.S. Idris (guitar)
Pedro (drums)
  1. Escape Reality
  2. Bleed For Me
  3. Scientific Experiment
  4. Scarred
  5. Quarantine
  6. Horror Hospital
  7. Dust
  8. Friction Rash

Compilation track: Scientific Experiment -- Warhead Vol. 1 (Warhead) 1995

Compilation track: Bleed For Me -- Call It Whatever You Want (Snapshot) 199?

Compilation tracks: Driller Killer; Gay Mardi Gras Massacre; Gook Off -- SOD No. 10 (SOD/Warhead) (USA) 1998

Compilation track: Driller Killer -- A.I.R. Vol 2 (A.I.R.) 1998

Compilation track: Beer, Sluts and Mangled Corpses -- Under the Southern Cross (Chatterbox) 19998

Related entries: Bludgeoner, Exhibit A.

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