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Dispossessed (band)

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Dispossessed
OriginSydney
GenresMetal
Years active2015–2019
Past membersHarry Bonifacio
Serwah Attafuah
Jacob Cummins
Jarrod Smith
Marcus Whale
Lauren Guerrera
Birrugan Dunn-Velasco

Dispossessed was an Australian metal band[1][2] formed in 2015.[3] They sing in a mixture of English and Gumbaynggirr.[4] They have been described as "the most uncompromising, unapologetic and important band in Australia."[5] The band played their final show in November 2019 in Doonside, New South Wales.

Band members

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Final line-up
  • Serwah Attafuah (guitar)
  • Harry Bonifacio Baughan (vocals)
  • Jacob Cummins (guitar)
  • Jarrod Smith (drums)
Former members
  • Birrugan Dunn-Velasco (vocals, guitar)
  • Lauren Guerrera (bass)
  • Marcus Whale (noise, electronics)

Discography

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  • Insurgency (2016)
  • Warpath Never Ended (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Hennessy, Kate (6 July 2016), "Music you missed: 10 Australian underground releases from Deep Heat to Dispossessed", The Guardian
  2. ^ C, Shanna (29 May 2016), "Meet The Radical, Indigenous Metal Band Out To Destroy The Status Quo", Vibe
  3. ^ Marlow, Karina (6 July 2016), "Lyrical activism with Indigenous metal band 'Dispossessed'", SBS
  4. ^ McClintock, Alex (5 July 2016), "Their genre is angry: the post-colonial death metal of Dispossessed", AWAYE! Radio National.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Triana (2 July 2016), "Dispossessed Are the Most Uncompromising, Unapologetic and Important Band in Australia", VICE Magazine