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House Vs. Hurricane were an Australian
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band from
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,
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, Australia, formed in 2006. The band released their debut studio album, ''Perspectives'' in March 2010. The band's second studio album, ''Crooked Teeth'' was released in July 2012 and peaked at number 20 in the
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.


Biography


2006–2009: Early years and ''Forfeiture''

The band formed in the suburb of
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in Eastern Melbourne, Victoria and were initially named Beyond Mine, aiming to meld their differing musical influences (post-hardcore acts such as
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,
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, Saves the Day,
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, alternative rock band
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, avant-garde such as
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, and hardcore in the vein of
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. House vs. Hurricane gained national attention when they won the ''2008 Battle of the Bands'' competition which featured 144 bands from all over Australia. They subsequently recorded and released their first extended play (EP) entitled ''Forfeiture'' through El Shaddai Records. A music video was made for its title track, directed by Ryan Chamley and shot in the decommissioned Old Geelong Gaol. House Vs. Hurricane embarked on their first major tour in May 2008 supporting
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band The Devil Wears Prada on their Australian tour. In mid-2008 drummer Liam Disher was kicked out, and bassist Adam Meyers also left after the Severed Ties tour with
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. In February 2009 Drew Allen and Sam Osborne joined the band as the new bassist and drummer, respectively. House Vs. Hurricane announced via their
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page that they were currently writing new material for their upcoming full-length studio
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, which was planned to be recorded by the end of 2009 and flew to United States in November 2009 to record their debut album with producer
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. They spent six weeks recording at McTernan's Salad Days studio in Baltimore. Two months after joining House Vs. Hurricane bass player Drew Allen decided to leave the band. He was replaced by Dylan Stark of the band A Fallen Theory. As seen in the "Salad Days Studio Diaries" series (posted on YouTube), the band continuously calls him "Dildo", as well as hazing him frequently. Drummer Sam Osbourne also commented that Stark is very quiet.


2010–2013: ''Perspectives'', ''Crooked Teeth'' and break up

In January, House Vs. Hurricane signed with Australia's
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and released their debut studio album, ''
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'', on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, the band posted Joey Fragione had left the band, and in October 2011, Chris Dicker had left the band. In December 2011, it was announced that Mclerie would become a permanent member of the band
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, however, Mclerie would still remain a full member of House Vs. Hurricane. Speaking on his addition to Antiskeptic, vocalist Andrew Kitchen stated that, "we wouldn't even think of asking them (Mclerie and new bassist Tavis Wardlaw) to break off from either of their homes so to speak... I told Ryan that it was much much less of a commitment than House Vs Hurricane. We're not looking at getting back to the days of fifty gigs in a year, we're just looking at bringing it back to maybe ten or fifteen depending on what opportunities come up." In July 2012, the band's second studio album ''Crooked Teeth'' was released. The album peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts. At the
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, the album was nominated for Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album. On 11 June 2013, House vs. Hurricane announced that they were breaking up, and played their last show on 1 December 2013 in Adelaide.


2014: One off performances

On 16 July 2014, it was announced that House vs. Hurricane would be reuniting for a show at the BANG! club in their hometown of
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, taking place on 30 August 2014. This was followed by other events throughout 2014.


2017: Reunion and ''Filth''

House vs. Hurricane performed at the Unify Festival in
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in January 2017. It was their first performance in over two years. On 8 January 2017, the band released "Give It Up", their first new song in almost five years. In June 2017, the band released their third studio album, ''Filth''.


Band members


Final Lineup

*Christopher Shaw – lead guitar (2006–2013, 2014, 2017) *Ryan McLerie – clean vocals, rhythm guitar (2006–2013, 2014, 2017) *Sam Osborne – drums, percussion (2008–2013, 2014, 2017) *Dan Casey – unclean vocals (2011–2013, 2014, 2017)


Past members

*Liam Disher – drums (2006–2008) *Adam Meyers – bass (2006–2008) *Drew Allen – bass (2008–2009) *Joey Fragione – keyboards, programming (2006–2011) *Chris Dicker – lead vocals (2006–2011) *Dylan Stark – bass (2009–2013)


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums


EPs


Awards and nominations


AIR Awards

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, ''Crooked Teeth'' , Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album , , -


ARIA Music Awards

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are a set of annual ceremonies presented by
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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the
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References

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