The Hanging Tree (band)
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The Hanging Tree was an Australia
n stoner rock
band of the mid to late 1990s.
member Lucius Borich
(son of guitar legend Kevin Borich
) moved in to the position and the band began to establish a healthy following and reputation, particularly in their home territory where they could consistently pull impressive crowds, even to 1000-capacity venues such as the Narrabeen Sands. Despite an excellent self-titled album of dark and moody, stoner rock based heavy metal, a Fear Factory
support, and a notable live broadcast on Triple J
's Australian Music Show, the Hanging Tree found it difficult to make headway beyond their own turf and split up at the end of 1996 when Borich left to pursue a session career in the United States
. Some time later the remaining members (minus Mellick and Borich) reformed the band with guitarist Paul Ermer and a new drummer and continued for some 18 months. Once again, however, despite being one of Sydney's more popular live bands The Hanging Tree split. After a break of almost three years, Parkinson and Walters reformed the band with a new line-up and quickly released an EP that hinted at a somewhat different musical direction, a combination of their old style and injections of nu metal
and hardcore
. This incarnation split in late 2002.
Flynn Gower and Lucius Borich, in 1998, formed rock band Cog
.
Daniel Parkinson continuesto work on graphic design through his studio "The Mekanizm", most recently designing the cover and booklet art to Cog's debut album The New Normal
. He is currently in a new band, Los Alamos, with drummer Mark Mansfield, and guitarist Benjamin Love.
Emmy Walters formed nu metal band Beacon with Krishna Jones from Juice
, Juggernaut
and others in 2002.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...
band of the mid to late 1990s.
History
Formed in the early 90s by Daniel Parkinson, The Hanging Tree suffered from the usual lack of a permanent drummer until former JuiceJuice (band)
-1991:*Amarnath Jones *Krishna Jones *David Kyle *Lucius Borich -1995:*Amarnath Jones *Krishna Jones *Ben Rosen *Lucius Borich -1996:*Amarnath Jones...
member Lucius Borich
Lucius Borich
Lucius Borich is an Australian musician, best known as the current drummer for the band Cog, and previously the drummer in funk metal band Juice and in The Hanging Tree.-Biography:...
(son of guitar legend Kevin Borich
Kevin Borich
Kevin Nicholas Borich is a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter...
) moved in to the position and the band began to establish a healthy following and reputation, particularly in their home territory where they could consistently pull impressive crowds, even to 1000-capacity venues such as the Narrabeen Sands. Despite an excellent self-titled album of dark and moody, stoner rock based heavy metal, a Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
support, and a notable live broadcast on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's Australian Music Show, the Hanging Tree found it difficult to make headway beyond their own turf and split up at the end of 1996 when Borich left to pursue a session career in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Some time later the remaining members (minus Mellick and Borich) reformed the band with guitarist Paul Ermer and a new drummer and continued for some 18 months. Once again, however, despite being one of Sydney's more popular live bands The Hanging Tree split. After a break of almost three years, Parkinson and Walters reformed the band with a new line-up and quickly released an EP that hinted at a somewhat different musical direction, a combination of their old style and injections of nu metal
Nu metal
Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...
and hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
. This incarnation split in late 2002.
Flynn Gower and Lucius Borich, in 1998, formed rock band Cog
Cog (band)
Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album The New Normal was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music draws influences from Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet...
.
Daniel Parkinson continuesto work on graphic design through his studio "The Mekanizm", most recently designing the cover and booklet art to Cog's debut album The New Normal
The New Normal
The New Normal is an album released by Australian progressive rock band Cog in April, 2005. The album was produced in Weed, California by Sylvia Massy, who has worked with artists such as Tool and Spiderbait...
. He is currently in a new band, Los Alamos, with drummer Mark Mansfield, and guitarist Benjamin Love.
Emmy Walters formed nu metal band Beacon with Krishna Jones from Juice
Juice (band)
-1991:*Amarnath Jones *Krishna Jones *David Kyle *Lucius Borich -1995:*Amarnath Jones *Krishna Jones *Ben Rosen *Lucius Borich -1996:*Amarnath Jones...
, Juggernaut
Juggernaut (Band)
Juggernaut is an American technical/progressive thrash metal band who formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1984.-Biography:Juggernaut is an American technical/progressive thrash metal band who formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1984 by former Kamakazi members Scott Womack and Harlan Glenn who were...
and others in 2002.
1995
- Daniel Parkinson (bass)
- Emmy Walters (vocals)
- Lucius BorichLucius BorichLucius Borich is an Australian musician, best known as the current drummer for the band Cog, and previously the drummer in funk metal band Juice and in The Hanging Tree.-Biography:...
(drums) - Rohan Mellick (guitar)
- Flynn GowerFlynn GowerFlynn Gower is an Australian vocalist, composer and guitarist, best known as frontman of the rock band Cog. He was also a guitarist in now-defunct funk metal band The Hanging Tree.-Biography:...
(guitar)
1996
- Daniel Parkinson (bass)
- Emmy Walters (vocals)
- Jason Bremmell (drums)
- Flynn Gower (guitar)
- Paul Ermer (guitar)
2000
- Daniel Parkinson (bass)
- David Romeo (guitar)
- Emmy Walters (vocals)
- Jason Bremmell (guitar)
- Justin Leef (drums)