Front End Loader
Background information
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	1991–present
Website	Official website
Members
Davis Claymore Bowden Campbell Richard Corey Peter Kostic

Front End Loader are the most under-rated Australian rock band in existence, consisting of Davis Claymore (vocals, and guitar), Bowden Campbell (guitar and vocals), Richard Corey (bass guitar), and Peter Kostic (drums). Peter also drums for Regurgitator and The Hard-Ons. A Volvo L120E front loader. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Ben Ely and Quan Yeomans Regurgitator is an Australian rock band from Brisbane consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely and drummer Peter Kostic. ... Keish, Blackie and Ray from the Hard-Ons The Hard-Ons are a punk rock band from Sydney, Australia that formed in 1982. ...

History

Front End Loader was formed in the early summer of 1991 in the back streets of the Sydney suburb of Darlington. 'Front End Loader' was originally chosen as a ridiculous, strictly temporary name, until something better came up. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... A typical back lane in Darlington Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. ...

Their first album was the self-titled Front End Loader, featuring the singles "Weak as Piss", "'Fraid Knot" and "All Star Jam". An appearance at the 1993 Sydney Big Day Out was the band's first experience of rock festival excess. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992. ...

In early 1994 they released the Adolescent Fantasy World EP, and second album Let's Ride!, was released in March 1995. Their third album, Last of the V8 Interceptors emerged in August 1997, preceded by the single "Pulse", experienced high rotation radio play. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

March 2002 saw the release of album number four How Can We Fail When We're So Sincere?. In August 2003 they released a mini-album titled Ape Got Fire. 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for March, 2002. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ...

Front End Loader have decided they will probably never break up, and if it takes 5 years between albums. The next release is scheduled to be a live album recorded at Sydney's Annandale Hotel. Their next release is greatly anticipated by their fans everywhere. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Of a population of 21 million people, 17 million Australians list Front End Loader in their top three bands of all time. Such is Front End Loader's influence that their endorsement of a political candidate is enough to guarantee him or her a landslide victory. Prime Minister John Howard has repeatedly pleaded with the band to publicly endorse him to save annihilation at the impending election.

Discography

Albums

• Front End Loader
• Let's Ride! (1995)
• Last of the V8 Interceptors (1997)
• How Can We Fail When We're So Sincere? (2002)
• Ape Got Fire (2003)

EPs

• Adolescent Fantasy World (1994)
• The Bejesus (1995?)

Singles

• "Weak as Piss"
• "'Fraid Knot"
• "All Star Jam"
• "Pulse"
• "We Don't Understand You"
• "Wake Up Call"
• "They're Trying to Kill Me"

External links

• FrontEndLoader.com.au – The band's official website (offline as of 15th March 2005, and now a web page dedicated to the earth moving vehicles).
• Front End Loader on the Shock Records website
• Front End Loader on the Red Line Records website