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TOPNOVIL IS BACK!!!!! After a 3 year break since 2002!!! THEY"RE BACK!!!!

BIO

Coming together almost 10 years ago Topnovil is an authentic aussie punk band in every possible way. With socialist lyrics and fast powerful pace these boys are everything you need for a punk fix. With years of experience Topnovil have put in the hard yards and paid their dues, still rockin out shows and further building their already extensive fan base. Topnovil provide high energy and intense shows, never giving anything less then their all. Seeing these guys play makes you long for the old school sound-infectious sounds you'll find hard to forget. Not just another Oi band, this bass driven sound with a rhythm and guitar hook in every tune, makes you singin toppy songs when the times are rough With DD as lead vocal and guitar, Adam cracking on the drums, Cohen making you wish you could play lead guitar as good, and Chris providing the bass vibes, this all adds up to a great band and an even better show They know what it is to ROCK If you want real punk sounds and a live show that rocks, ......................TOPNOVIL

TOPNOVIL 97 07.. ~ Toppy One Sheet

RELEASES:

Keen as a Mule E.P. (1997) D.I.Y - Topnovil / Set me Free / Scenario / Resume Rodent / Times Up / There She Goes / Turn it up

4+3=2 (Split CD with NEVEREADY) Care Factor Zero Records (2000) - Action Boy / On the wall / Animals / 9.2.5

Trash Radio E.P. (2002) D.I.Y [Produced by Tim former Unpaid Debt] - Trash Radio / Wasted / Sidewalk Riot / Gutless

Time to Fight E.P. (2006) [Produced by Richie Lewis former Tumbleweed @ Studio 313] - The Fight / Headcase / Time to fight / Nothin 2 Show / Warfare

Compilations: Punk o Clock 2 and other Care Factor Zero comps Salubrious Melodies

Radio, TV and multimedia: Channel V 2002 The Gig 30 minutes, Triple J Action Boy (2001), Triple J Short Fast Loud (Stu Harvey) Time 2 Fight, Local rags, Drum, Pulse, Beat and all good street press

Punk Shows/Tours/Festivals: The Bouncing Souls, Diesel Boy, US Bombs, No Fun At All, Ten Foot Pole, Jebediah, MXPX, H Block 101, Mach Pelican, Spiderbait, Grinspoon, No Idea, One Dollar Short, Unpaid Debt, Vicious, The Disables, The Spazzies, The Porkers, S C Trash, Zombie Ghost Train and about another 200 odd rock, ska & punk bands.. 2 Blowout Festivals Punk Blends Festival H2 Whooo Festival TOPNOVIL tours VIC, ACT, NSW, SA and QLD with various regional centres

Band History...

Topnovil are an old skool punk outfit who formed in 1997 after the break up of two other local bands Trauma and Negative ten. D.D, Daim and Ray recruited friend and drummer Sam Shortland and immediatley started writing songs and planning a trip to the recording studio.

They played there first show on the 2nd of May 1997 six days after they formed - they played three originals and three covers and since have not looked back. After a few more local shows they had raised enough to record and independently release their debut cd a 7 track EP titled "Keen as a mule". The cd began selling slowly but after Topnovil played more shows there popularity in the local scene increased as did cd sales.

At the end of 1999 drummer Sam Shortland was replaced by Michael Seddon a guitarist and songwriter who, with the help of D.D, became Topnovil's new drummer. With this change came new songs and new directions.

In the new year of 1998 the boys decided it was time to explore beyond the Wollongong and hunt for exposure in the Sydney market which proved successful and led to tours to Melbourne with Melbourne's successful punk band No Idea. Along with these tour Topnovil were playing alot of local shows and receiving increased exposured from shows such as Kiama's "Blow out" festivals. In November 1998 Topnovil had songs "Scenario" and "Wasted" selected to be on CareFactor?ZeroRekordz compitlation "This is Punk'o'Clock too" along side such bands as H-Block 101, Mach Pelican, No Idea and The last hemeroids just to name a few.

1999 included alot of touring to Melbourne establishing themselves firmly in both scenes and recording for a forthing split release with fellow wollongong band Neveready. At the begining of 2000 the Neveready/Topnovil split cd entitled "4+3=2" was released starting off selling well and because of continued touring to Sydney, Melbourne, The Blue mountains and more recently Queensland is continuing still to sell quite well.

In June 2001 Topnovil released a new five song demo cd "Trash Radio" with their new drummer Adam Brady of Neveready. At the same time Topnovil were selected to represent NSW with as a finalist with track "Action Boy" in the Channel V Punk Off State of Origin Competition, doing a 30 minute show on "The Gig" - request it if ya want a look....;-p