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''. He has since released '' Wall of Fire'' (2007), ''Repeat Offender'' (2011), and the 2018 EP ''Lion''.

Biography

The Local Rabbits: 1990–2001

Born in

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, Elkas spent twelve years as part of the alternative rock band the Local Rabbits, with whom he began playing as a teenager, in 1990. They released ''The Super Duper EP'' in 1993 and followed it with the full-length ''You Can't Touch This'', in 1995. In 1997, they toured North America and performed as

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's backing band on several

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dates. Their second studio album, ''Basic Concept'', came out in 1998, and in 2001, the band published their final record, ''This Is It Here We Go''. The Local Rabbits subsequently disbanded, but they briefly reunited in 2007 to record a track for the

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tribute album ''

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''.

Solo work: 2004–present

Elkas released his first solo album, ''

'', in 2004.

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produced his 2007 sophomore release, '' Wall of Fire''. In 2011, Elkas published his third album, ''Repeat Offender'', and in 2018, he issued the EP ''Lion'', under the name Peter Elkas Band. In 2025, he contributed a cover of

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's "Beyond, Beyond, Beyond" to the Plaskett tribute album ''

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'', April 11, 2025.

Discography

The Local Rabbits

* ''The Super Duper EP'' (1993) * ''You Can't Touch This'' (1995) * ''Basic Concept'' (1998) * ''This Is It Here We Go'' (2001)

Solo

* ''

'' (2004) * '' Wall of Fire'' (2007) * ''Repeat Offender'' (2011) * ''Lion'' (EP, as Peter Elkas Band – 2018)

References

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