HENRY'S ANGER

Henry's Anger was a Canberra based heavy metal band formed in 1994. They were finalists in the Australian National University's Campus Bands competition. That year it received an ACT cultural grant and released the 'Honest Brutality, Horrific Beauty' demo tape. The demo tape was popular, selling about 350 copies by September 1995, helping them to establish a committed local following. After the release of the 'Interfere' EP, original guitarist Malcolm McAllister and vocalist Zeb Nowhere [Michael Patrick Monaghan] left to join forces with previous members of the rock band Stickman and folk duo Plutoastia to create the Canberra Acid folk outfit The Way Hip Antelopes. Monaghan was replaced by Jamie Thomas on vocals and Paddy Coffey on guitar. They released their first album 'Blacklining' in 1997. Their second album 'Personality Test' released in 1999 was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Rock Album and reached #38 on the alternative charts. 

With international interest looming in the band, and midway through a round of promotional shows for the album, Thomas left/was sacked from Henry's Anger, and the band was forced into inactivity for several months while a replacement was sought. In mid-December 1999, vocalist Steve Simmons (ex-Mischling) was chosen as Henry's Anger's new singer and were then added to the bill of the 2000 Big Day Out in Sydney. The band then toured with Sprung Monkey and featured as the national support for Skinlab's tour in May 2000. While a new EP was promised for August 2000, Henry's Anger suddenly announced they had split up shortly after a performance at Metal for the Brain in October 2000. The band supported many acts such as Deftones, Mr Bungle, Suicidal Tendencies, Unsane, Strife, Regurgitator and The Mark of Cain. 

Members

Jamie Thomas (vocals), Matt Coffey (drums, percussion), Paddy Coffey (guitar), Rod Yates (bass, piano, guitar), Malcolm McAllister (guitar), Zeb Nowhere [Michael Patrick Monaghan] (vocals), Steve Simmons (vocals)

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%27s_Anger