Front End Loader

This article is about the Australian rock band Front End Loader. For the piece of construction equipment, see Loader (equipment).

Front End Loader
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Rock
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Shagpile/Shock, Redline, Fuse Music
Website	Official website
Members
Davis Claymore Bowden Campbell Richard Corey Peter Kostic

Front End Loader is an Australian rock band 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.

History

Front End Loader was formed in the early summer of 1991 in the back streets of the Sydney suburb of Darlington. Bow Campbell and Davis Claymore had just broken away from their previous band and then recruited Richard Corey and Pete Kostic in hope of starting a new outfit. The name, 'Front End Loader' was originally chosen as a ridiculous, strictly temporary band name, as the group needed to call themselves something to be able to enter into the Sydney University band competition.

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.

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, which was named in honour of the movie Mad Max, featuring an ode to assisted suicide called "Pulse," which became their signature tune and experienced high rotation radio play.

In 1999 they also recorded a cover version of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" with Barry Crocker for the Timelines compilation of songs by young bands and singers over 60.

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.

As drummer Pete Kostic played in other groups, such as the Hard-Ons and Regurgitator it made it difficult for the band to find time to play and record together.

The next release, scheduled to be a live album recorded at Sydney's Annandale Hotel, was anxiously awaited on by fans for approximately 4 years. Finally released on 01.04.2008, Laughing with Knives is a 2 CD set which Includes 22 tracks + a bonus 19-track disc of rarities & out-of-print recordings & an 8-page booklet with track-by-track liner notes.

In March 2011 it was announced that the band's fifth studio album, Ritardando would be released on May 6 through MGM distribution to coincide with a national tour.

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)
• Laughing with Knives (2008)
• Ritardando (2011)

EPs

• Adolescent Fantasy World (1994)
• The Bejesus (1994)
• Ape Got Fire (2008)

Singles

• "Weak as Piss"
• "'Fraid Knot"
• "All Star Jam"
• "Pulse"
• "We Don't Understand You"
• "Wake Up Call"
• "They're Trying to Kill Me"
• "Trains (1995)"

External links

• FrontEndLoaderband.com.au
• www.myspace.com/frontendloader Front End Loader's own My Space website
• Front End Loader's Facebook music page
• Front End Loader on the Shock Records website
• Front End Loader on the Red Line Records website