Wednesday April 6, 2022
With several singles and an EP behind them, this four-piece from Western Sydney sounds like it’s primed to gate crash its way into the next level of rock notoriety. Avalanche has just released Bottle of Sin, a full-throttled, frenetic Oz rock assault like you’ve never heard before.
The band’s latest EP, Second Hand Band, has generated thousands of streams and sold thousands of physical copies worldwide and has featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Fireworks Magazine, Tone Deaf, The Music, The Sydney Morning Herald, played on TV on 1700/C31 in Melbourne, and on ABC Radio, i98FM, Hard Rock Hell Radio and many more all over the world. They’ve played alongside the likes of Kingswood and The Poor, and their last three music videos have amassed over 54k views on YouTube and over 120k views on Facebook.
The band, made up of the husband-and-wife duo of Steven Campbell (lead vocalist and bassist) and Veronica ‘V’ Campbell (lead guitar), also features Ryan Roma, aka ‘ADHD’ (drums and rhythm machine), and Arthur Divis (rhythm guitar).
Together they unleash an onslaught of wild, high-octane rock, evoking the spirit of such Australian rock luminaries as AC/DC, The Angels, Billy Thorpe, and Rose Tattoo. When asked about the song, the band says, ‘Bottle of Sin represents every night out you’ll never forget but can’t remember, it’s the devil on your shoulder telling you ‘one more’ then ‘ten more’ after every drink.
And so we’ve written the lyrics from that perspective, almost like it’s the alcohol talking.’ Avalanche is young, undeniably skilful, and well-versed in Australian rock history; their attempt to merge their influences and inspirations into a new unbridled sound, works, reminding the listener that the genre is timeless, an ever-expanding musical entity.
As Rolling Stone magazine says, ‘Avalanche is one band you need to watch.’ From the sledgehammer hedonism of the lyric to the unbridled intensity of the performances, Bottle of Sin is set to propel Avalanche into the illustrious rock and roll stratosphere. To quote Joel O’Keeffe from fellow Oz rockers Airbourne, ‘They’re f—ing awesome!’
