Fu Manchu, The Birthday Party, Sleater Kinney, PJ Harvey, Gang of Four, Body Count, Nick Cave, The Gossip, YYY's, Tequila, AC/DC, The Bronx, At the drive in, James Brown, Death From Above 1979, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, Divinyls, Blondie, L7, The Datsuns, Slayer, The Dirtbombs, Interpol, Bloc Party, MIA, Arch Enemy, Aussie Pub Rock, Scandinavian Black/Thrash metal, NWA, Kanye West, The local Melb pub circuit crew, just to name a few....
After a year of being together, Taste the Venom have worked hard to make a name for themselves, by securing shows with Australian acts across various genres including Zombie Ghost Train (SYD), Mustang, Group Seizure, Long Walk Home, Winterun, Skybombers and Night Terrors. In late 2006 the gals were honoured to play the booze-drenched farewell show of touring Swedish band Crucified Barbara, who departed Melbourne to support Motorhead!
Their music is a fusion of genres, with elements of garage rock, nu-wave, indie rock and metal. The live show is at times frenetic, sometimes intense, occasionally shambolic but always entertaining, with high kicks, double kick, fast licks, aerial drumming, sonic meltdowns and the occasional concussion.
Taste the Venom have huge plans for the future, after a successful launch of their debut Steady Hands, Steady Fingers EP, forecasted for 2008 will be the release of their next EP, digital distribution, online shop, and a national tour – clear skies ahead!
Previous and current projects include The Amazons, Matramuta, Myagi, Pussy XXX, Plastic Palace Alice, and The Diamond Dolls Burlesque. Individual band members have shared stages with acts as diverse as the White Stripes (US), Destruction (GER), Bangs (US), Magic Dirt, The Johnnies and Jet.
TASTE THE VENOM AT SPANISH CLUB 21 JUN 08
Pretty sure the above image is (c) Ben Butcher ... but correct us if we're wrong.
We were thoroughly impressed with you ladies too! Let's do it again sometime in the very near future and chug some of those beers your talkin bout! ROCK ON!
Howdy girlz. Top show the other night. Awesome to meet y'all. Had great fun! It is always a challenge fitting our 2 drummers on stage. Pony is actually quite an expansive stage in comparison to some! Anyhoo, hope you are all good & look fwd to rockin out with you again soon! SOLM
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