Joe Piripitzi is an Australian rock musician. He was the founding drummer of the rockabilly band

The Living End The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after ...

from 1994 to 1996, which formed in Melbourne with

Chris Cheney Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 199 ...

on lead guitar and lead vocals, and

Scott Owen Scott Bradley Owen (born 14 February 1975) is an Australians, Australian musician who currently plays for the punk rock/psychobilly band The Living End. Career After playing the piano for many years, he decided that the keys would not work for ...

on double bass and backing vocals. Cheney considered Piripitzi to be ideal due to his charismatic appearance. Piripitzi is recorded on their first two extended plays, '' Hellbound'' (1995) and '' It's for Your Own Good'' (November 1996). After leaving the Living End, Piripitzi was a drummer for another Melbourne band, H-Block 101, which were a 77-punk-influenced group from October 1996 to mid-1998. He appeared on that group's second album ''No Room for Apathy'' (1997) and their EP ''Synergy'' (recorded in January 1998, but released after Piripitzi's departure). Note: last name is misspelt as Piripitsi. Piripitzi later joined the Psycho Delmatics under the stage name Joe Evil.

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