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===Band information===
===Band information===


Cremator was a parody thrash metal band from Perth from the late 1980s, raw, fast and sometimes not all that together! Cremator formed in 1986 around Cook and Wilkerson; Hopkinson came from Melbourne hardcore band '''Vicious Circle'''. The band's mini-album is ultra-rare and heavily sought after, featuring a cover of '''Charlie Daniels'''' "Devil Went Down to Georgia" that has to be heard to be believed.
Cremator was a parody thrash metal band from Perth from the late 1980s. Cremator formed in 1986 around John Cook and Bevan Wilkerson; Russell Hopkinson came from Melbourne hardcore band '''Vicious Circle'''. The band's mini-album was released on Waterfront Records in 1988. Cook was replaced by Kevin McCrear soon after and Cremator had split by the end of 1989. Hopkinson later joined '''Nursery Crimes''' and was briefly a member of [[Killing Time]] before joining '''You Am I''' in 1993. Cook died in a car accident in February 1989.
Kevin McCrear replaced Cook toward the end of 1988 and the band folded the next year. Hopkinson went on to '''Nursery Crimes''' and was briefly a member of [[Killing Time]] before joining '''You Am I''' in 1993. Cook was killed in a car accident in February 1989.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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Revision as of 16:34, 8 February 2022

Cremator
OriginPerth, WA
GenresThrash metal
Years active1986 - 1989
LabelsWaterfront
Associated actsYou Am I, Nursery Crimes, Killing Time, Vicious Circle
Past membersJohn Cook, Russell Hopkinson, Kevin McCrear Chris Owens, Bevan Wilkerson

Band members

  • Final line-up
    • Russell Hopkinson (drums)
    • Chris Owens (guitar)
    • Bevan Wilkerson (guitar, vocals)
    • Kevin McCrear (bass)
  • Former members
    • John Cook (bass, violin) (1986 - 1988) d. Feb 1989

Formed

Perth, WA, 1986

Band information

Cremator was a parody thrash metal band from Perth from the late 1980s. Cremator formed in 1986 around John Cook and Bevan Wilkerson; Russell Hopkinson came from Melbourne hardcore band Vicious Circle. The band's mini-album was released on Waterfront Records in 1988. Cook was replaced by Kevin McCrear soon after and Cremator had split by the end of 1989. Hopkinson later joined Nursery Crimes and was briefly a member of Killing Time before joining You Am I in 1993. Cook died in a car accident in February 1989.

Discography

EP:

1988 Home Style Surgery Waterfront