Founder members of The Slaughtermen were Rob Eastcott (piano), Mark Ferrie (bass guitar, vocals), Jans Friedenfelds (aka Johnny Crash, drums; ex-JAB, Models, Sacred Cowboys), Pierre Jaquinot (guitar), Peter Linden (pedal steel) and Ian Stephen (vocals, keyboards). Ferrie and Stephen were later joined by Andrew Pendlebury (ex-The Sports; lead guitar, vocals), Terry Doolan (ex-Sacred Cowboys; rhythm guitar, vocals), and Des Hefner (ex-The Birthday Party; drums, vocals). The band's first single, "God's Not Dead" b/w "Jesus Saves White Trash", was released on the Au Go Go label in 1986. This was followed by 1987's Still Lovin' You LP on the Cleopatra Records label, and 1988's Melbourne, Memphis and the Mansion in the Sky LP on the Agape label. The Slaughtermen gained a following playing revved up versions of southern gospel songs and barroom country classics at inner city rock venues in Sydney and Melbourne between 1985 and 1988.
The band enjoyed a year's residency at the Rising Sun Hotel in Melbourne which built a fairly even following of believers and sceptics. Singer Stephen, only added to the mystique and/or confusion by purchasing a twenty five dollar Reverendship from a religious organization from out of the back pages of the National Enquirer. A nationally broadcast hour-long live concert on Australia's ABC TV, cemented their unique place to this day, as Australia's first and only southern gospel group ( perhaps Steve Messer's Strange Country comes close but their material is fundamentally different), albeit twelve thousand miles from the original source of inspiration, America's Deep South.
"The Slaughtermen were, and still are, one of the most original bands ever to see the light of day in Australia." Mathew W. McPherson, Rolling Stone Australia
Pendlebury and Hefner left the band after the release of Melbourne, Memphis and a Mansion, and were replaced by Tony Thornton, (drums) and Martin Lubran (lead guitar and pedal steel).
After a lacklustre Sydney tour in 1988 the band ceased performing and released Jesus Can't Remember in April 1989 as a 12" EP.[1] Later in 1989, Stephen formed the Ian Stephen Band and released solo material.[1] In 1994 The Slaughtermen reconvened for a series of performances in Melbourne, and released a CD, Gospel Gold, on the Massive label in 1995. This 20 track disc featured live recordings of their gospel material culled from the Live Naturally album and various sound board recordings. In 1997, 2007 and 2009 the original members reformed for one-off concerts in Melbourne. In May 2012 The Slaughtermen announced performances in Melbourne for the coming August.
The Slaughtermen performed in August 2013 at the Caravan Club, Oakleigh, Victoria. Following the last song of the evening the band announced that it would no longer perform "Jesus Saves White Trash". The Slaughtermen performed twice in Sept 2014, in Melbourne, at Tago Mago in Thornbury and The Caravan Club in Oakleigh. The band once again revisited "Jesus Saves White Trash" due to many requests by the audience.
Membersedit
Rob Eastcott – piano (1984)
Mark Ferrie – bass, vocals (1984–1987, 1989, 1994–present )
Jans Freidenfelds – drums (1984)
Pierre Jaquinot – guitar (1984)
Peter Linden – pedal steel (1984)
Ian Stephen – vocals, piano, organ (1984–1989, 1994–present)
Andrew Pendlebury – guitar, vocals (1985–1987 1994–present )
Terry Doolan – guitar, vocals (1986–87, 1989, 1994–present)
Des Hefner – drums (1986–1988, 1994–present)
Martin Lubran – pedal steel, guitar (1989)
Tony Thornton – drums (1989)
Discographyedit
Singlesedit
"God's Not Dead"/"Jesus Saves White Trash" - Au Go Go (ANDA 046) (June 1986)
^Holmgren, Magnus. . Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 21 August 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
External linksedit
slaughtermen.net
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Slaughtermen band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Slaughtermen are an Australian post punk alternative southern gospel group formed in Melbourne in 1984 1 2 The SlaughtermenOriginMelbourne Victoria AustraliaGenresPost punkYears active1984 19891994 1995LabelsAu Go GoCleopatraAgapeMassivePast memberssee Members below Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFounder members of The Slaughtermen were Rob Eastcott piano Mark Ferrie bass guitar vocals Jans Friedenfelds aka Johnny Crash drums ex JAB Models Sacred Cowboys Pierre Jaquinot guitar Peter Linden pedal steel and Ian Stephen vocals keyboards Ferrie and Stephen were later joined by Andrew Pendlebury ex The Sports lead guitar vocals Terry Doolan ex Sacred Cowboys rhythm guitar vocals and Des Hefner ex The Birthday Party drums vocals The band s first single God s Not Dead b w Jesus Saves White Trash was released on the Au Go Go label in 1986 This was followed by 1987 s Still Lovin You LP on the Cleopatra Records label and 1988 s Melbourne Memphis and the Mansion in the Sky LP on the Agape label The Slaughtermen gained a following playing revved up versions of southern gospel songs and barroom country classics at inner city rock venues in Sydney and Melbourne between 1985 and 1988 The band enjoyed a year s residency at the Rising Sun Hotel in Melbourne which built a fairly even following of believers and sceptics Singer Stephen only added to the mystique and or confusion by purchasing a twenty five dollar Reverendship from a religious organization from out of the back pages of the National Enquirer A nationally broadcast hour long live concert on Australia s ABC TV cemented their unique place to this day as Australia s first and only southern gospel group perhaps Steve Messer s Strange Country comes close but their material is fundamentally different albeit twelve thousand miles from the original source of inspiration America s Deep South The Slaughtermen were and still are one of the most original bands ever to see the light of day in Australia Mathew W McPherson Rolling Stone Australia Pendlebury and Hefner left the band after the release of Melbourne Memphis and a Mansion and were replaced by Tony Thornton drums and Martin Lubran lead guitar and pedal steel After a lacklustre Sydney tour in 1988 the band ceased performing and released Jesus Can t Remember in April 1989 as a 12 EP 1 Later in 1989 Stephen formed the Ian Stephen Band and released solo material 1 In 1994 The Slaughtermen reconvened for a series of performances in Melbourne and released a CD Gospel Gold on the Massive label in 1995 This 20 track disc featured live recordings of their gospel material culled from the Live Naturally album and various sound board recordings In 1997 2007 and 2009 the original members reformed for one off concerts in Melbourne In May 2012 The Slaughtermen announced performances in Melbourne for the coming August The Slaughtermen performed in August 2013 at the Caravan Club Oakleigh Victoria Following the last song of the evening the band announced that it would no longer perform Jesus Saves White Trash The Slaughtermen performed twice in Sept 2014 in Melbourne at Tago Mago in Thornbury and The Caravan Club in Oakleigh The band once again revisited Jesus Saves White Trash due to many requests by the audience Members editRob Eastcott piano 1984 Mark Ferrie bass vocals 1984 1987 1989 1994 present Jans Freidenfelds drums 1984 Pierre Jaquinot guitar 1984 Peter Linden pedal steel 1984 Ian Stephen vocals piano organ 1984 1989 1994 present Andrew Pendlebury guitar vocals 1985 1987 1994 present Terry Doolan guitar vocals 1986 87 1989 1994 present Des Hefner drums 1986 1988 1994 present Martin Lubran pedal steel guitar 1989 Tony Thornton drums 1989 Discography editSingles edit God s Not Dead Jesus Saves White Trash Au Go Go ANDA 046 June 1986 Jesus Can t Remember Jesus Can t Remember Instrumental Agape April 1989 Albums edit Live Naturally Cleopatra 1986 Cassette Still Lovin You Cleopatra CLP220 1987 Melbourne Memphis and a Mansion in the Sky Agape 1988 Gospel Gold Massive 1995 Temptation Endtime 30 May 2007 References edit a b c McFarlane Ian 1999 Encyclopedia entry for The Slaughtermen Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 978 1 86508 072 7 Archived from the original on July 12 2004 Retrieved 13 April 2010 Holmgren Magnus The Slaughtermen Australian Rock Database Archived from the original on 21 August 2003 Retrieved 13 April 2010 External links editslaughtermen net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slaughtermen band amp oldid 1153523377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
