The Onyas
The Onyas | |
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Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
Genres | Punk rock |
Years active | 1991-present |
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Members |
John McKeering Richard Stanley Jordan Stanley |
Past members |
Anton Bladwell Joseber |
The Onyas are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1991 in Brisbane. The members are John "Mad Macka" McKeering (vocals, guitar) and the brothers Richard "Stanners" Stanley (bass) and Jordan "Jaws" Stanley (drum).
On October 19, 1996 they supported to the Sex Pistols in the Festival Hall in Melbourne during the Filthy Lucre Tour of the British.
They made five international tours. They were three times in Europe (1996, 1997 and 1998) and two in the United States (1997 and 2000).
Since 2007, John McKeering is also guitarist in the Cosmic Psychos.
In 2016 the band celebrated its 25 anniversary with a concert on April 1 at The Tote, Melbourne.
Members
- Current line-up
- John McKeering – vocals, guitar
- Richard Stanley – bass
- Jordan Stanley – drum
- Occasional line-ups
- 1992
- John McKeering – vocals, guitar
- Anton Bladwell – guitar
- Richard Stanley – bass
- Jordan Stanley – drum
- 1997
- John McKeering – vocals, guitar
- José Bernardo "Joseber" Tolosa – guitar
- Richard Stanley – bass
- Jordan Stanley – drum
Discography
Cassettes
- Brack (1991) – Self-editing
Albums
- Get Shitfaced With The Onyas (1989) – Au-Go-Go
- Six! (1998) – Au-Go-Go
Live albums
- Heterospective (2000) – Dropkick
Singles
- "Beer Gut" (1994) – Au-Go-Go
- "Live For Rejection" (1994) – Lance Rock
- "London... Paris... Bracken Ridge!" (1997) – 1 + 2
- "Live For Rejection" (1996) – Man's Ruin
- "Hit You Up The Guts" (1996) – Rock & Roll Inc.
- "Drink 'Em Up Motherfuckers!" (1998) – Sheep
- "Three More Hits From The Onyas" (1999) – Junk
- "Admission Of A Lifestyle" (2000) – Dropkick
Splits
- With Big Bongin' Baby: "The Onyas & Big Bongin' Baby" (1994) – Destroyer
- With The Rockford Files: "Pissin' & Peckin' With The Onyas" (1995) – Knuckledrag
External links
- The Onyas celebrate their 25th anniversary at The Beat
- Interview with John McKeering at Sseennsseess blog
- Interview with Richard Stanley at The Music
- Interview with The Onyas at Ox Fanzine (in German)
- Interview with John McKeering at Ruta 66 (in Spanish)
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