Japunga

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Japunga
Country	Brisbane, Australia
Years active	2001 – present
Genres	Hard Rock / Metal
Labels	Modern Music / Sony BMG
Members	Jef Carter - Vocals/Guitar Luke Lawrence - Bass Rudi Weber - Drums

Japunga is a hard rock/metal band from Brisbane, Australia formed in 2001 and built on the life experiences of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jef Carter. The inspiration for the title track of Light at Days End came after Jef Carter underwent emergency surgery after narrowly surviving a knife attack.

Japunga released an EP titled "beginnings" in 2001, followed by there second studio album "Light at Days End", which received considerable airplay on Australian radio stations such as Triple J and Triple M, and reached No. 6 on the A.I.R Charts. The band released the higly anticipated "Souls Conflicting" in November 2005.

[edit] Performances

Japunga have played gigs and festivals including:

Overcranked (main Stage)
Da Big Gig Le Rox Adelaide
Hard as Hell Sydney
Market Day (Main-Stage)
Rocket Festival (Main-Stage)
OZ Fest (Main-Stage)
The Annandale
Bar Broadway
The Gershwin Room St Kilda.

They have also toured and played shows with bands including Superheist, The Butterfly Effect, Devolved, Suns Owl (Japan), Jerk, Blooduster, Cog, and Trivium.