Gyroscope are an Australian rock band from Perth, which formed in 1997 as Gyroscope Sunday. The members are Daniel Sanders as lead vocalist and on guitar, Zoran Trivic on guitar and backing vocals, Brad Campbell on bass guitar and backing vocals and Rob Nassif on drums. As of 2014 the group has released four studio albums on major labels.
Gyroscope at Metro City, Perth, June 2010
Gyroscope's Daniel Sanders on guitar and lead vocals, The Star, Sydney, March 2012
Rob Nassif on drums, March 2012
Zoran Trivic on guitar, March 2012
The Living End is an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. They have released eight studio albums, two of which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: The Living End and State of Emergency. They have also achieved chart success in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Left to right: Chris Cheney, Andy Strachan, Scott Owen in Germany, 2009
Chris Cheney performing in 2009. He founded the band in 1994 as their singer-songwriter and lead guitarist. In September 2001, he had been injured in a car accident and was hospitalised for two months. In October 2006, he told other group members that he wanted to quit as he had writer's block; however, he returned to songwriting and performing with the band by April 2007.
Scott Owen during The Living End's 2007 United Kingdom tour. He co-founded the group with Cheney in 1994 and cites Lee Rocker of Stray Cats as his main influence: Owen mimicked Rocker's right hand movements on the upright bass when he first learned how to play.
Andy Strachan behind his kit in 2008. He joined in April 2002 by replacing previous drummer Travis Demsey. In 2006, Strachan won the Jack Award for Best Drummer. In November 2007, he reflected on the group's ambition, "we have no qualms about going back [overseas] and living on a bus for months at a time ... I think we still have a really good shot of it over there. We just have to get to the next level. It's about having the right song at the right time".
