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| name            = The Neptune Power Federation
| name            = The Neptune Power Federation
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| origin          = Sydney, NSW
| origin          = Sydney, NSW
| genre          = Heavy metal
| genre          = Heavy metal, psychedelic hard rock
| years_active    = 2009 – present
| years_active    = 2009 – present
| label          =  
| label          =  
| associated_acts = Frenzal Rhomb, [[Mortal Sin]], Nancy Vandal, Demolition High Style, [[White Trash]], Chinese Burns Unit, All You Can Eat, Death Mission, Murder, [[Fattura Della Morte]], [[Daredevil]]
| associated_acts =  
*Frenzal Rhomb
*[[Mortal Sin]]
*[[Buffalo]]
*Nancy Vandal
*Demolition High Style
*[[White Trash]]
*Chinese Burns Unit
*All You Can Eat
*Death Mission
*Murder
*[[Fattura Della Morte]]
*[[Daredevil]]
*The Love Songs
*This Thing
*East Coast Low
*Sick Fizz
*The Australian Beef Week Show
*The Tenants
| website        = http://www.theneptunepowerfederation.com
| website        = http://www.theneptunepowerfederation.com
| current_members = Inverted CruciFox, Search and DesTroy, Jaytanic Ritual, Mr Styx, Screaming Loz Sutch
| current_members =  
| past_members    = The Black Plagums
*Inverted CruciFox
*Search and DesTroy
*Jaytanic Ritual
*Mr Styx
*Screaming Loz Sutch
| past_members    =  
*The Black Plagums
}}
}}


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*Former members
*Former members
**The Black Plagums (vocals) 2009 - 2014
**The Black Plagums (Craig Billmeier) (vocals) 2009 - 2014


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


High-powered, fuzzed out, punkish NWOBHM-style metal with a stoner edge. Band members are drawn from various (somewhat better known) Sydney punk and metal acts including '''Frenzal Rhomb''' (Whalley), '''Nancy Vandal''' (Foxall and Bakota) and [[Mortal Sin]] (Scerri). The first album was only released on vinyl. In early 2014, Whalley's wife Loz Sutch replaced the original vocalist, who was based in the US, and the band played a few live shows. The second album was funded by a Pozible campaign and is a musical tie-in to Mike Foxall's graphic novel ''Lucifer's Universe'' and released simultaneously.
Running the gamut of stoner rock, psychedelic metal and NWOBHM, The Neptune Power Federation was formed by three former members of the Sydney punk band '''Nancy Vandal''' - Mike Foxall, Dean Bakota and Jay Whalley (also of '''Frenzal Rhomb''') - in 2009. Guitarist Troy Scerri has a wealth of experience in Sydney metal and hardcore bands going back to the late 1980s. Originally intended to be only a studio project as their vocalist Craig Billmeier was based in the US, ''Mano a Satano'' was released on vinyl only in 2012. In early 2014, Whalley's wife Lauren joined the band and The NPF began to develop a theatrical stage show based around her Imperial Princess character.  


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Funded by a Pozible campaign, the second album was a musical tie-in to Foxall's graphic novel ''Lucifer's Universe'', and released simultaneously. ''Neath a Shin ei Sun'' was released in October 2017 and the band began to develop a European following. The Neptune Power Federation toured Europe in early 2019 and their fourth album came out in September. The band recorded an EP of '''Queen''' and '''Rainbow''' covers to promote another European tour in 2020 but that was cancelled due to COVID. They were added to the line-up of the 2021 Blacken Festival in the NT but that was also cancelled. In early 2022, the band's fifth album was released and they appeared at Blacken Open Air.
 
The band's 2023 album was a collection of non-album singles and covers. They returned to Europe for touring in 2024 following the release of ''Goodnight My Children''.


===Discography===
===Discography===


'''Album:'''
'''Albums:'''


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| 2012
| 2012
| '''''Mano a Satano'''''
| '''''Mano a Satano'''''
| Self release
| Independent
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| 2015
| 2015
| '''''Music from Lucifer's Universe'''''
| '''''Music from Lucifer's Universe'''''
| Self release
| Independent
|-
| 2017
| '''''Under a Shin ei Sun'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2019
| '''''Tales of a Rat Queen'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2022
| '''''Le Demon de L'amour'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2023
| '''''Hidden Secrets of the Underworld'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2024
| '''''Goodnight My Children'''''
| Independent
|-
|}
 
'''Singles:'''
 
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| 2016
| '''''Ride the Iron Spacebird'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2019
| '''''Flying Incendiary Club for Subjugating Demons/I Put a Spell on You'''''
| Independent
|-
| 2020
| '''''The Dawn of the Magick Children'''''
| Independent
|-
|}
 
'''EP:'''
 
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| 2020
| '''''Can You Dig Europe 2020'''''
| Independent
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 29 April 2024

The Neptune Power Federation
THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION 01.jpg
Background information
OriginSydney, NSW
GenresHeavy metal, psychedelic hard rock
Years active2009 – present
Associated acts
Websitehttp://www.theneptunepowerfederation.com
Members
  • Inverted CruciFox
  • Search and DesTroy
  • Jaytanic Ritual
  • Mr Styx
  • Screaming Loz Sutch
Past members
  • The Black Plagums

Band members

  • Line-up
    • Inverted CruciFox (Mike Foxall) (guitar, vocals)
    • Screaming Loz Sutch (Lauren Whalley) (vocals)
    • Search and DesTroy (Troy Scerri) (guitar)
    • Jaytanic Ritual (Jason Whalley) (bass)
    • Mr Styx (Dean Bakota) (drums)
  • Former members
    • The Black Plagums (Craig Billmeier) (vocals) 2009 - 2014

Band information

Running the gamut of stoner rock, psychedelic metal and NWOBHM, The Neptune Power Federation was formed by three former members of the Sydney punk band Nancy Vandal - Mike Foxall, Dean Bakota and Jay Whalley (also of Frenzal Rhomb) - in 2009. Guitarist Troy Scerri has a wealth of experience in Sydney metal and hardcore bands going back to the late 1980s. Originally intended to be only a studio project as their vocalist Craig Billmeier was based in the US, Mano a Satano was released on vinyl only in 2012. In early 2014, Whalley's wife Lauren joined the band and The NPF began to develop a theatrical stage show based around her Imperial Princess character.

Funded by a Pozible campaign, the second album was a musical tie-in to Foxall's graphic novel Lucifer's Universe, and released simultaneously. Neath a Shin ei Sun was released in October 2017 and the band began to develop a European following. The Neptune Power Federation toured Europe in early 2019 and their fourth album came out in September. The band recorded an EP of Queen and Rainbow covers to promote another European tour in 2020 but that was cancelled due to COVID. They were added to the line-up of the 2021 Blacken Festival in the NT but that was also cancelled. In early 2022, the band's fifth album was released and they appeared at Blacken Open Air.

The band's 2023 album was a collection of non-album singles and covers. They returned to Europe for touring in 2024 following the release of Goodnight My Children.

Discography

Albums:

2012 Mano a Satano Independent
2015 Music from Lucifer's Universe Independent
2017 Under a Shin ei Sun Independent
2019 Tales of a Rat Queen Independent
2022 Le Demon de L'amour Independent
2023 Hidden Secrets of the Underworld Independent
2024 Goodnight My Children Independent

Singles:

2016 Ride the Iron Spacebird Independent
2019 Flying Incendiary Club for Subjugating Demons/I Put a Spell on You Independent
2020 The Dawn of the Magick Children Independent

EP:

2020 Can You Dig Europe 2020 Independent
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