Founded: 2008
Location: Australia
DZ Deathrays (previously Denzel then DZ) are an Australian dance-punk trio from Brisbane, Queensland. Composed of Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar), Lachlan Ewbank (lead guitar/vocals) and Simon Ridley (drums), they put out two EPs before releasing their debut album, Bloodstreams, in April 2012. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012. To date they have released six studio albums: Bloodstreams , Black Rat, Bloody Lovely, Positive Rising: Part 1, Positive Rising: Part 2 and R.I.F.F
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DZ Deathrays will perform 'Black Rat' in its entirety and release an exclusive anniversary white vinyl repress limited to just 300 copies worldwide.
The energetic lineup included You Am I performing their Spinal Tap tribute show, DZ Deathrays, Cry Club and a DJ set from Eleven & Denim.
Hawk himself will lead an epic live skate demo, while acts like Bodyjar, Alex Lahey and Teenage Joans will deliver the soundtrack.
A faultless gig with energy and chaos generated by DZ Deathrays fueled the entire show on 11 August.
After going all out with a double concept album, DZ Deathrays threw it back to basics for their insta-classic sixth album, R.I.F.F.
“It’s weird you can have fun saying that we have royally f*cked up..."
Now, the question is, what kind of bands will feature on the record label?
People's Choice Voting for this year's awards has officially begun.
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Each week we track down the best new music and curate it into our 'Hit List' playlist for all our readers to enjoy. Today, we've selected our top picks of the week to celebrate the songs that stood out in the crowd.