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===Band members===
===Band members===


*Current line-up
*Final line-up
**Craig (guitar)
**Craig Webster (guitar)
**Matt (drums)
**Matt Harrod (drums)
**Pete (guitar)
**Pete Rowley (guitar)
**Sean (bass)
**Sean Barley (bass)
**Rick (vocals)
**Rick Kelly (vocals)


*Former members
*Former members
**Bucky (vocals) (1993 - 1994)
**Bucky (vocals) (1993 - 1994)
**Rocket (guitar) (1993 - 1994)
**Rocket (guitar) (1993 - 1994)
===Website===
[http://myspace.com/beanflipper myspace.com/beanflipper]


===Formed===
===Formed===
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===Band information===
===Band information===


Raised from the corpse of Melbourne hardcore brutalists '''Warp Spasm''' in 1993, Beanflipper lay down an unrelenting attack of insanely rabid and blistering hardcore crossed with furious spurts of funk and groove and outlandish slabs of raging metal.  
Beanflipper was formed in Melbourne in 1993 from the remnants of a hardcore band called '''Warp Spasm'''. Their intense and unique style incorporated insanely rabid and blistering hardcore crossed with furious spurts of funk and groove and slabs of raging metal.  


Their devastating array of releases began with the incredible ''Total Dysfunctional Collapse'' album in 1995, a release which established them nationally as a unit of barely controlled mayhem and noisemeisters beyond compare. Each successive release only further enhanced their reputation as one of the first Australian bands who managed to comfortably and successfully crossover into the areas of both hardcore punk and grindcore metal and their live performances were a blur of manic human movement.
''Total Dysfunctional Collapse'' release which established them nationally as a unit of barely controlled mayhem and noisemeisters beyond compare. Each successive release only further enhanced their reputation as one of the first Australian bands who managed to comfortably and successfully crossover into the areas of both hardcore punk and grindcore metal and their live performances were a blur of manic human movement.


Featuring truly unrestrained sonic holocausts and frantic live shows, Beanflipper was a band which was absolutely unmissable in the live scenario. After a year or so of being missing in action, however, Beanflipper split in 1998. The group then reformed in 2004 and has played occasionally since.
Featuring truly unrestrained sonic holocausts and frantic live shows, Beanflipper was a band which was absolutely unmissable in the live scenario. After a year or so of being missing in action, however, Beanflipper split in 1998. The group reformed in 2004 and played a few show before deciding to split up for good after a gig on May 12, 2005.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 8 August 2011

Band members

  • Final line-up
    • Craig Webster (guitar)
    • Matt Harrod (drums)
    • Pete Rowley (guitar)
    • Sean Barley (bass)
    • Rick Kelly (vocals)
  • Former members
    • Bucky (vocals) (1993 - 1994)
    • Rocket (guitar) (1993 - 1994)

Website

myspace.com/beanflipper

Formed

Melbourne, Victoria, 1993

Band information

Beanflipper was formed in Melbourne in 1993 from the remnants of a hardcore band called Warp Spasm. Their intense and unique style incorporated insanely rabid and blistering hardcore crossed with furious spurts of funk and groove and slabs of raging metal.

Total Dysfunctional Collapse release which established them nationally as a unit of barely controlled mayhem and noisemeisters beyond compare. Each successive release only further enhanced their reputation as one of the first Australian bands who managed to comfortably and successfully crossover into the areas of both hardcore punk and grindcore metal and their live performances were a blur of manic human movement.

Featuring truly unrestrained sonic holocausts and frantic live shows, Beanflipper was a band which was absolutely unmissable in the live scenario. After a year or so of being missing in action, however, Beanflipper split in 1998. The group reformed in 2004 and played a few show before deciding to split up for good after a gig on May 12, 2005.

Discography

Albums:

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1995 Total Dysfunctional Collapse Deported
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1997 Garden Variety Manic Depressant Shagpile

EP:

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1996 Rodent Ulcer Shagpile


Compilation tracks:

Year Track Title Album Title Label
1995 "Acid", "Blinding Sun" Worst Case Scenario Underclass
1997 "Scuz" Thirteen ABC/EMI
1997 "Johnny the Song" A.I.R. Vol. 1 A.I.R.