Rob - Vox/guitars
James- Guitars
Johnno - Bass
Rob - Drums
Influences
Stone Temple Pilots, SlipKnot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Velvet Revolver, Stone Sour, Alice In Chains, Incubus, Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Tool, Guns n Roses, Janes Addiction, Metallica, Megadeth, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, A Perfect Circle, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Filter,Aerosmith, Queens of the Stoneage, Shihad, Cog, Butterfly Effect.
Forming in Mid 2007, State of Order's electrifying brand of modern hard rock sounds are being launched all around the Perth scene. Having released a three part release for 2008, the band has enjoyed some great success. “Liquid" was sold out on its release and also seen the band achieve “WA Nightshift Artist of the Week" on Twin Cities Fm and played on 4zzzfm,while "Solid" reaching the Number two spot on Twin Cities WA Top 10 chart also. ”Gas” has been played on RTRfm, 4zzzFm, PBSfm and has received great reviews.
Having gigged around Perth for the past year, State of Order has been received very well by crowds and look forward to playing some bigger shows with their new release.
The band is hard at work on new material and will be hitting the studio later on in the year. With a video clip being featured on RAGE, another two video clips to be released and many gigs lined up the future looks bright for the State of Order lads.
"Gas is the third in a series of ‘elemental’ releases from Perth rockers State Of Order. They travel down a few different avenues of hard rock over five songs. Voyeur kicks off in style with some heavy riffs and frantic drumming. Things are slowed down a bit for the space-ier The Wall and slow-burning Over My Head, showing a preference for ballads over brutality much like contemporaries Birds of Tokyo and the Butterfly Effect. There is a strong groove felt throughout Gas and vocalist/guitarist Rob’s smooth vocals compliment this nicely. Final track Acousima heads into prog territory and sees the band effectively fuse the elements exhibited on the first four tracks to create something a bit more epic. If their live show matches this effort they should soon see themselves rubbing shoulders with the likes of Boge and Kenny, et al." -TREVOR WINTERS, Rave Magzine Brisbane
“Recorded in a self-made home studio, the 'state' trilogy not only saw the band firing on all cylinders creatively, but mechanically as well...” – Mike Wafer X-press Magazine
“... a chemistry that will no doubt see State of Order continue to reach their immediate and long-term goals” - Mike Wafer X-press Magazine.
“‘Cut It’ and ‘Sui’ have defiantly proved to be live favourites, but then again every track State of Order have are as good as another. With soaring melodies that everybody loves, every track was like a slap in the face and didn't give you any time to recover before the band went off again. Just how we all like it.” – Heather Mcbride WA gig guide Review
“The ability for any band to conjure atmospheric dynamics is enviable, and State of Order capitalise on this skill, which helps set them apart from some of the more established Perth bands sporting a similar sound” – Laura Glitsos Xpress Magazine
“ As debutantes go , this act may very well develop in sweethearts of the hard rock scene” – Laura Glitsos Xpress Magazine.
“With a palpable, energetic stage presence, the savvy and innovation in music marketing and release and good solid competent musicians State of Order is one of the Perth bands that just reeks of longevity and greatness” – Luke Ramshaw Spaceshipnews.com
“Hard rockers State of Order had the inenviable task of seeing out the afternoons proceedings between post- everything hardcore group Eleventh He Reaches London and the headlining act of Drapht. The four Piece held their own as they worked through a set of rock and metal tunes with a tight stage act built on a years worth of gigging. – Drum Media Magazine.
"Opening track Voyeur kick-starts this EP with a bang. Heavy drum rolls and grungy guitar riffs, coupled together with loud vocals; demand for attention. Finishing with a sweet screamo chorus, gets you into the mood to throw your head about and ‘rock out’. Gas is a compilation of differing tracks under the rock genre. The Wall is a simpler melodic song; featuring a slower tempo and basic clean cut vocals.
The song captures this bands ability to play both heavy rock, along with a more commercial easy listening sounds." - Matt Gallant. Thedwarf.com.au
"Bullet Generation has an older rock and roll feel to it, I would say it resembles a grungy nineties track. This is another loud messy song with plenty of personality. The catchy lyrics, insane guitar riffs and intense drum work are all controlled, and work well together. Along with a good amount of rises and falls, makes this one of the best songs on their release.
Overall State Of Order have unleashed a solid EP, finishing the three part series off with a rock fuelled blast." - Matt Gallant." Thedwarf.com.au
"Following a rather sedate set the audience required a wake up and State Of Order were prepared to deliver. Playing it up for the various cameras State Of Order were a hard rock band with a grunge influence. The sound was heavy with smooth guitars supporting the aching vocals an onstage performance that showed they were no pretenders. With a great command of their material developed through their two years of existence they stood out as early contenders." - Fasterlouder.com (Next Big Thing Heat review)
"State of Order on the other hand, stuck far closer to their genres standards, but did so because their advanced level of musicianship allows them to push these standards to their higher echelons- and, in the briefest of terms, they made it look effortless." -Xpress Magazine - Mike Wafer
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hey guys hows it goin? sorry about the late reply we haven't been checking the myspace lol nah we dont have any future shows planned yet, the recording went very well but we're still not done with it :P
It's getting towards the end of the year and i'm just wrapping things up with one last show in Geelong and a short tour through Tassie, with Ben Wells supporting!
It's been a great year so far, full of fantastic shows, great support slots with Marty Simpson (Australian Idol), Jon Stevens (Noiseworks), Daryl Braithwaite, Diesel, a couple of interstate tours and my debut EP release! It's been fun guys and girls, so let's see it off with a bang!
If you're in Victoria make sure you come down the Bended Elbow next Thursday the 26th of November to celebrate!! Or if you're in Tassie I'll see you there between the 29th of November and the 6th of December!
Either way I'd like to thank everyone for their endless support, 2009 has seen me reach new heights and has set the bar high for 2010!! But there are already some big plans in place...
Keep in touch and thanks again!
Daniel Brennan
Upcoming Gigs are as follows:
26 Nov 2009 8:00pm The Bended Elbow w/ Husky - Geelong, Victoria
29 Nov 2009 8:00 P The Republic Bar - Hobart, Tasmania
2 Dec 2009 8:00 P Irish Murphy’s - Launceston, Tasmania
4 Dec 2009 8:00 P St Mary’s Hotel - St Marys Launceston, Tasmania
5 Dec 2009 8:00 P Gunner’s Arms - Launceston, Tasmania
were in the planning of our debut ep. i actually had a dream about you guys months and months ago, think i was logging onto myspace and your video was a feature vid.. or did it really happen??
anyway were just finding some new sounds and what not, probably hit the gig scene again properly next year! so we'll definately have to get together again and make a big night of it at the rocket room or rosemount!
hey james yeah the band is going sweet, just really enjoying writing new music together atm. how u guys doing? saw your name on the wam website as part of a video clip compilation =)
g'day james. yeah, the stickers worked! i live in north beach and saw one just around the corner. dead keen on being at your shows. would like to see karnivool too but i guess tickets are long gone. good luck with the ep launch mate, i'll definitely be there. dunno much about the scene here in perth yet but i'm trying to get out to see bands and meet people coz i'm keen on getting an original band together ( i sing and play a bit of guitar). thanks for getting back to me, much appreciated. i'll keep an eye on your page.
hey guys check out our new photos and uploaded song "Esplanade" from the In reality ep let us no what you think !! also keep in mind our EP launch in november let me no if you want to or are coming Cheers joe SAM
Hope you're doing well. We're playing at Little Creatures loft in Fremantle this friday night, the 18th It's the official launch of our new single, 'Bow & Arrow'.
Night starts at 8:30pm.
The Bulletproof Gypsies and Kim Mcdonald will be supporting
