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Junkyard Lipstick | |
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| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Crossover thrash |
| Years active | 2011–2016 |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Lucinda Villain Louise Gorman Jo Smit Robyn Bruwer Katinka JvR [1] [2] |
| Website | junkyardlipstick |
Junkyard Lipstick were a five-piece, female metal band from Cape Town, South Africa formed in 2011. Their songs are fast-paced, catchy, bass-heavy, and their lyrics incorporate "a playful sense of humour" with an "odd but interesting amalgamation of gore and a more delicate trace of femininity." [3] In 2016 Junkyard Lipstick disbanded.
The band played at the 2011 and 2012 Rock The River New Years Festivals. [4] [5]
In April 2012 Junkyard Lipstick travelled to Durban to perform at the Splashy Fen music festival. [6] [7]
In September 2012, Junkyard Lipstick participated in Rolling Stone South Africa's event entitled Rolling Stone Weekend. [8]
At the end of May 2013, Junkyard Lipstick travelled to Gauteng where they played the Emalyth Arts Expo as part of their first ever Gauteng tour. [9] [10]
In March 2014 Junkyard Lipstick played at RAMFest . [11] [12]
In April 2015, Junkyard Lipstick travelled to Gauteng to play Africa's largest ever Heavy Metal concert, Witchfest. [1] [13] [14] [15]
August 2015 marks the band's debut performance on the Metal4Africa Winterfest line-up. [16] [17]
Junkyard Lipstick was chosen as the main support act for the Cape Town leg of Aborted's South African Tour August 2015 . [18] [19] This would be the first time an all-female act supports an international metal band on a South African stage.
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