Testeagles were formed as a techno rock trio in Adelaide in 1994 by Matthew Matt on lead guitar and lead vocals, his brother, Adrian Matt on drums and Dean Lawn on bass guitar. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt they "displayed an uncanny ability to combine thudding metal/indie rock with electronic beats and samples to arrive at an intense brand of techno rock."
Their first EP, 'Chum', was released in December 1995, with seven tracks, on an independent record label, DEF Records. They were signed by Stuart MacQueen of Adelaide-based independent label, Krell Records. During 1998 they issued two EPs, 'B-Sting' (March) and 'Friends' (August), on Krell. Early in 1999 Lawn was replaced by Dave Paisawa. The band was signed by Epic/Sony and issued "Turn That Shit Up" as their first single in July that year. In January 2000 "Turn That Shit Up" was listed at #66 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1999. The single was followed by "Underdog" (October 1999) and "Like No Other".
Their debut album, 'Non Comprehendus', appeared in February 2000, which peaked at #8 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was produced by Paul McKercher (You Am I, Spiderbait). McFarlane described it as "A heavy-duty mix of alterna-metal riff-rock, squalling sound effects, experimental electronic beats and samples, it was certainly the most visceral album to chart in the Australian Top 10 since the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson." Christie Eliezer of Billboard felt the album was similar to material by United States groups, KoЯn and Limp Bizkit.
Due to label difficulties, the Testeagles left Sony and the independent label, Krell. The group were regulars at the annual Big Day Out festivals, and last appeared at the Adelaide venue in 2005. Testeagles final performance, before disbanding, was at the Hi-Fi Bar in Melbourne supporting Mammal on 21 June 2008.
Members
SINGLES
Turn That Shit Up
| 19 JUL '99 | #54 |
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testeagles
http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au
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