Dispossessed was an Australian metal band[1][2] formed in 2015.[3] They sing in a mixture of English and Gumbaynggirr.[4] They have been described as "the most uncompromising, unapologetic and important band in Australia."[5] The band played their final show in November 2019 in Doonside, New South Wales.

Dispossessed
OriginSydney
GenresMetal
Years active2015–2019
Past membersHarry Bonifacio
Serwah Attafuah
Jacob Cummins
Jarrod Smith
Marcus Whale
Lauren Guerrera
Birrugan Dunn-Velasco

Band members

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Final line-up
  • Serwah Attafuah (guitar)
  • Harry Bonifacio Baughan (vocals)
  • Jacob Cummins (guitar)
  • Jarrod Smith (drums)
Former members
  • Birrugan Dunn-Velasco (vocals, guitar)
  • Lauren Guerrera (bass)
  • Marcus Whale (noise, electronics)

Discography

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  • Insurgency (2016)
  • Warpath Never Ended (2019)

References

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  1. ^ Hennessy, Kate (6 July 2016), "Music you missed: 10 Australian underground releases from Deep Heat to Dispossessed", The Guardian
  2. ^ C, Shanna (29 May 2016), "Meet The Radical, Indigenous Metal Band Out To Destroy The Status Quo", Vibe
  3. ^ Marlow, Karina (6 July 2016), "Lyrical activism with Indigenous metal band 'Dispossessed'", SBS
  4. ^ McClintock, Alex (5 July 2016), "Their genre is angry: the post-colonial death metal of Dispossessed", AWAYE! Radio National.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Triana (2 July 2016), "Dispossessed Are the Most Uncompromising, Unapologetic and Important Band in Australia", VICE Magazine