Defryme

Defryme
Defryme 2019
Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Hard rock, [1] funk metal [2]
Years active	1989-1994, periodically
Labels	R Dog, BMG, Epic Theatre
Members	Quinn Gardener-Kane (vocals) Geoff Mison (drums) David Beaton (bass) Nicholas Von Stav (guitar)
Past members	John Hall (drums) Glen Millen (keyboards) Grant Miller (drums) Frank Bajsar (sax) Jade Burton (vocals) Rob Dexter (guitar) Andrew Duganzich (guitar/keys) Michael Richardson (bass) TJ Regan (guitar

Circa 1994

Defryme are an Australian band from Melbourne, Victoria. They formed in 1989 in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston. ^[2] Their album Purekiller reached #4 on the Australian ARIA album charts in June 1994. ^[3] They had four charting singles in Australia, "God Inside A Man" (#51 ^[4] ), "Pure Killer" (#70), their cover of L.L. Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" (#38), and "Sanity" (#70).

Defryme reformed in 2010 with the release of the single "Sup?" and a handful of shows.

In 2014 Defryme re-emerged in 2014 with a string of live shows in Melbourne and Sydney performing the Purekiller album in entirety and released another single "Audrey".

In 2021, the lineup of Defryme changed and they released "The Snake". In March 2024, they released the EP Starkiller.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [5]
Purekiller	Released: June 1994 Label: BMG Australia (74321190532) Format: CD	4

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Details
Stylo Curiae	Released: 1992 Label: R. Dog (RDOG001) Format: CD
Starkiller	Released: March 2024 Label: Golden Robot Format: digital

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [5]
"Therapy?"	1992	—	Stylo Curiae
"God Inside of a Man"	1993	51	Purekiller
"Pure Killer"		70
"Mama Said Knock You Out"	1994	38
"Sanity"		70
"Sup'"	2010	—	Non-album singles
"Audrey" [6]	2011	—
"The Snake"	2022	—

References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Defryme". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Allen & Unwin. ISBN   1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004.
2. "Prime time for Defryme". Billboard. 12 November 1994. p. 74. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
3. "australian-charts.com > Defryme — Purekiller (album)". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
4. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Defryme". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
   • Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • "Pure Killer" (single): "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 20 Feb 1994". ARIA . Retrieved 15 March 2016.
   • "Sanity": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 25 Sep 1994". ARIA . Retrieved 15 March 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 78.
6. "Index of /". guitargodsandmasterpieces.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

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