Massappeal

Massappeal
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Hardcore punk
Years active 1985 (1985)–1994 (1994)
Labels
  • Waterfront
  • Survival/Sony
  • Shagpile/Shock
Past members
  • Brett Curotta
  • Darren Gilmour
  • Kevin McCrear
  • Randy Reimann
  • Alex Nikolzew (a.k.a. Tubby Wadsworth)
  • Sean Fonti
  • David Ross
  • Peter Allen
  • Adrielle
  • Ashley Chatto
  • James

Massappeal were an Australian hardcore punk band formed in early 1985 by founding mainstays, Brett Curotta on guitar and Randy Reimann on lead vocals. They issued three studio albums, Jazz (1989), The Mechanic (1992) and Nommo Anagonno (1994), before disbanding late in 1994.

History

Massappeal were a pioneering Sydney-based hardcore punk band formed in early 1985 by Brett Curotta on guitar (ex-Bedspreads), Darren Gilmour on drums (ex-Rocks, Climate of Fear), Kevin McCrear on bass guitar and Randy Reimann on lead vocals.[1][2] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, they "mixed breakneck punk tempos with unrelenting heavy metal guitar riffs to arrive at a potent and rough-hewn sound."[1]

The band learned about hardcore in the US and UK via tape trading and by reading zines. The band's first gig was on Mardi-Gras night in 1985 in Sydney. They first made their music available-a live taping-on a compilation tape for a fanzine entitled Zit. Waterfront Records asked the band to record a demo in May 1986 and an album, Nobody Likes a Thinker, which was released in December 1986. It was reviewed positively in Australian music magazines and daily newspapers. The album garnered the number 1 spot on the Australian indie charts. The band toured Australia, first with another Australian band, and later with the US band DRI. Darren left the band in 1987 and Tubby(Alex) Wadsworth, a drummer from the metal scene, took over on drums.

Members

  • Brett Curotta (guitar)
  • Darren Gilmour
  • Kevin McCrear (bass guitar)
  • Randy Reimann (vocals)
  • Alex Nikolzew (a.k.a. Tubby Wadsworth)
  • Sean Fonti
  • David Ross
  • Peter Allen
  • Adrielle
  • Ashley Chatto
  • James

References

  1. 1 2 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Massappeal'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004.
  2. ↑ Reimann, Randy. "Massapeal: The story of the Australian hardcore band". Nobody Likes a Thinker. Relapse Records. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2017 – via Deaf Sparrow.
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