Dispossessed was an Australian metal band[1][2] formed in 2015.[3] They sing in a mixture of English and Gumbaynggirr.[4] They have been described as "the most uncompromising, unapologetic and important band in Australia."[5] The band played their final show in November 2019 in Doonside, New South Wales.
Dispossessed | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney |
| Genres | Metal |
| Years active | 2015–2019 |
| Past members | Harry Bonifacio Serwah Attafuah Jacob Cummins Jarrod Smith Marcus Whale Lauren Guerrera Birrugan Dunn-Velasco |
Band members edit
- Final line-up
- Serwah Attafuah (guitar)
- Harry Bonifacio Baughan (vocals)
- Jacob Cummins (guitar)
- Jarrod Smith (drums)
- Former members
- Birrugan Dunn-Velasco (vocals, guitar)
- Lauren Guerrera (bass)
- Marcus Whale (noise, electronics)
Discography edit
- Insurgency (2016)
- Warpath Never Ended (2019)
References edit
- ^ Hennessy, Kate (6 July 2016), "Music you missed: 10 Australian underground releases from Deep Heat to Dispossessed", The Guardian
- ^ C, Shanna (29 May 2016), "Meet The Radical, Indigenous Metal Band Out To Destroy The Status Quo", Vibe
- ^ Marlow, Karina (6 July 2016), "Lyrical activism with Indigenous metal band 'Dispossessed'", SBS
- ^ McClintock, Alex (5 July 2016), "Their genre is angry: the post-colonial death metal of Dispossessed", AWAYE! Radio National.
- ^ Hernandez, Triana (2 July 2016), "Dispossessed Are the Most Uncompromising, Unapologetic and Important Band in Australia", VICE Magazine