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Antistatic was a three-piece hard rock/alternative band formed in late 2003 in Perth, Western Australia.

Antistatic
Background information
Origin	Perth, Western Australia
Genres	Alternative rock[citation needed] Hard rock
Years active	2003–2007
Labels	Sic Squared Records
Members	Drew Basin Brody
Website	Official website

Highlights

2003

• Supported Queensland heavy metal outfit Sunk Loto on the Perth leg of their Between Birth and Death tour.

2004

• Nominated for four WAMi Awards - 'Best Heavy Rock/Metal Act', 'Best Video Clip', Best Drummer' and 'Best Record Label'.
• Represented Western Australia in the finals of the Australian National Campus Band Competition in Lismore, New South Wales.
• Selected to play at the 2004 WAMi Weekender Festival.[1]
• Released debut EP, Still Life Portrait on Sic Squared Records.
• Supported The Butterfly Effect on the Perth leg of their national tour.
• Performed live at the Perth leg of the Big Day Out.

2005

• Supported Cog and The Butterfly Effect on the Western Australian leg of their national 'Bread & Circuses' tour.
• Supported End of Fashion.
• Performed together with Shihad, Frenzal Rhomb, Karnivool and 28 Days.
• The video clip for "Underwhelmed" screens on ABC TV's 'Rage'.

2006

• Selected as Triple J's next crop feature artist for Australian Music Month (November).[2]
• Recorded and released the second EP Stand Up in Disguise.
• The video clip for "Stand Up in Disguise" screens on ABC TV's 'Rage'.
• Supported Karnivool and Blindspott on their national tour of Australia.[3]
• Performed live at the Perth leg of the Big Day Out.
• Performed at the 2006 WAMi Saturday Spectacular alongside Gyroscope and Snowman.[4]

2007

• Antistatic lands their first international support with US band Stone Sour, featuring Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor.
• Nominated for the 2007 WAMi Awards for "Stand Up in Disguise" in the category of 'Most Popular Video'.
• Broke up in late 2007.
• Drummer Brody Simpson went on to form The Siren Tower.

Press

Antistatic have received significant press coverage in magazines such as Xpress[5] Rockus,[6] and airplay of the band's latest single, "Stand Up in Disguise", on radio stations nationwide, including Nova in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Discography

• Still Life Portrait (EP) Sic Squared Records (2004)
• Stand Up in Disguise (EP) Sic Squared Records (2006)

References

External links

• Official website
• Myspace page
• Sic Squared Records website
• Triple J Interview

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