Horsehead

Band members

• Line-up
  • Scott Kingman (guitar)
  • Cameron McKenzie (guitar)
  • Andy McLean (vocals)
  • Mick Vallance (bass)
  • Craig Waugh (drums)

Formed

Sydney, NSW, 1992

Band information

Horsehead's music was strong and energetic metal-edged heavy rock, drawn from a love of the classic rock tradition, then injected with subtle melody and blended with a sublime commercial sensibility. All the players had extensive previous experience as session musicians and also with the likes of pop-rock acts Cattletruck (Kingman), 21 Guns (McKenzie and McLean), Uncanny X-Men (Waugh) and Boom Crash Opera (Vallance) and Horsehead's slick professionalism certainly bore this out.

The band made an impact instantly and were soon being courted by labels at home and abroad but a tour to support the album was stalled when McLean injured himself on stage and Horsehead was forced into hibernation until 1996. Onism reflected a subtle change in direction towards a modern heavy rock sound ala Alice in Chains and while this was as high quality as the first the band virtually vanished shortly afterwards.

A year later however they toured nationally with first Live and then Alice Cooper, then opened for Metallica a few months later at the last minute after the original support act was cancelled; their third album proved to be their most mature, consistent and well-received. Once again, however, the band seemed to disappear as soon as it was released. Mick Vallance left the band and Horsehead came to an end. Scott Kingman toured and recorded with acts like Christine Anu and James Reyne for a few years, eventually joining The Screaming Jets in 2007.

Discography

Albums:

	1993	Horsehead	ATI
	1996	Onism	Mushroom
	1999	Goodbye Mothership	Stubble

Singles:

	1993	Oil and Water	ATI
	1994	Sun	ATI
	1996	Strange	Mushroom
	1996	Shine	Mushroom
	1996	Ever	Mushroom
	1998	Century	Stubble
	1999	She Fell to Earth	Stubble

EP:

	1997	The Golden Cow Collection	Stubble