Band: Wetwork
From: Brisbane, Australia
Their formation story:
(Dylan, guitars: "Lucas (vocals) and I met around 2020-ish and we kept talking about doing a band. So, after a couple of years we got together with some housemates and got Noah on bass. We were jamming as a full lineup by the backend of 2022 and played our first show in January 2023. I was on drums back then too.
"Fast forward to now, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind…30+ shows with some incredible Australian and international bands, some lineup changes, a few releases, etc. Our current lineup has Mina on drums, Mark on guitar, myself on guitar, Noah on bass and Lucas doing vocals."
Their sound in their own words:
"We've take influence from a broad range of styles, so listening to us you'll hear straight hardcore/punk parts, power violence parts, cheesy breakdowns, D standard riff salads, death metal influences, etc.
"Bands like Staunch (Newcastle), Iron Mind (Melbourne), and Wretched (Gold Coast) pretty much paved the way for me on how I wanted to write riffs when I was younger. These days I get the biggest kick out of older Aus bands like Deadstare, Embodiment 12:14, By All Means, etc. Their influences will be very apparent on the next EP."
Latest release info:
"We just released a single called 'Mutt.' I wrote the music in a day and didn’t think very highly of it until Lucas laid some vocals down. The rest of us hadn't heard what he wanted to do for it vocal-wise until we were literally tracking vocals, and it just brought the whole song to life.
"Also, shout-out to Jordan our old guitarist for throwing some leads on it."
Future plans:
We have some more music coming very soon…and then an EP/LP after that, which we are finishing off at Chameleon Studios in Sydney. We're not sure when that release will be out, but we're itching to share it once it's done.
"We've also got a few shows coming up:
June 1st, Forewarned (Melbourne) in Nambour w/ Time Ends (Adelaide), Scram (Yamba), and False Front (Sunshine Coast + first show)
June 13th, BHR showcase in Brisbane with Iron Mind, The Chain (Perth), Knuckledragger, Thantu Thikha (Canberra), Glitter Strip
July 6th, Blind Girls on the Gold Coast with Crossface and Ashokas Hell
July 27th, our first nambour headliner featuring Cold Blood, Street Suffer, Twoseventy, Onvoy, and Brisbane new bloods Bleakfall playing their first show. Those guys have always supported us so we're so keen to return the favour. Queensland is starting to become a breeding ground of sorts for new bands, and I think it's a testament to the community it holds."
What other bands from their region should we check out?
"Any of the bands I’ve mentioned above, No Harm, Brawlist, Crossface just released an incredible LP, our homies in Spat Out, our western cousins in End It All are the most talented freaks, there's too many to list so you'll have to have us again for another time.
Oh yeah, and Horsepower."
Wetwork on social media: Instagram
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