Nale

 

ORIGINS: Western Sydney, NSW

GENRE: Nu-Metal, Alt-Metal

YEARS ACTIVE: 1995-1998

 

MEMBERS:

• Wesley Darling (Vocals)
• Shaun Hay (Bass)
• Klaus Huber (Guitar)
• Scott Stokes (Drums) [1995-1996]
• Kenny Cowell (Drums) [1997-1998]
• Clarrie Nolan (Guitar) [1995]
  

RELEASES: 

• Self-Titled Demo (1996) - Download Here.
  
• 1. Victim of the Modern Age
• 2. Deeper Vision
• 3. Down
• 4. Place to Hide
• 5. Money Buys
  

• That Which Does Not Kill Us (1997) - Download Here.
  
• 1. Teethgrinder
• 2. Treat Me Wrong
• 3. Circus Boy

 

• Down Under Ground Volume 2 (Compilation)
• Victim of the Modern Age
   

SUMMARY: Nale were a Western Sydney metal band who were renowned for their dramatic stage show (involving smoke machines, giant paper mache flowers, interesting effects on instruments and vocals, and lots of energy). The band received coverage in Hot Metal magazine and played frequently throughout Sydney with other big metal Australian metal bands of the day. In early 1997 their first drummer Scott Stokes left and was replaced by Kenny Powell for two years. After this the band called it a day and some members moved on to the bands Room 101, Spoonfed, The Aviators, and Fat Slinky afterwards. 

 

Extract from a feature article in an unidentified newspaper, c. 1996.

SHOWS:

• Hawkesbury Showground, Clarendon - 2nd May, 1996 
• Iron Duke, Alexandria - 16th August, 1996
  
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 2nd November, 1996
• Leumeah Inn, Leumeah - 11th January, 1997
  
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 1st February 1997
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 8th February, 1997
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 22nd February, 1997
  
• Feedback, Newtown - 20th March, 1997
• Iron Duke, Alexandria - 22nd March, 1997
  
• Club Fuck, The Agincourt Hotel, Sydney - unknown, 1997
  
• The Pit, Guildford Hotel, Guildford - 4th April, 1997 
• Blaxland Community Centre, Blaxland - 12th April, 1997
• Feedback, Newtown - 15th April, 1997
  
• North Wollongong Hotel, Wollongong - 19th April, 1997
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 26th April, 1997
  
• 'Count Us In' Festival, Central Gardens, Merrylands - 27th April, 1997
• The Axolotl, Werrington - 2nd May, 1997
• Feedback, Newtown - 9th May, 1997
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 17th May, 1997
• Feedback, Newtown - 22nd May, 1997
• The Pit, Guildford Hotel, Guildford - 24th May, 1997
• Happy Shamrock, Five Dock - 31st May, 1997
  
• Feedback, Newtown - 6th June, 1997
• Youth Centre, Blacktown - 7th June, 1997
• Cougars, Richmond - 8th June, 1997 
• Youth Centre, Wollongong - 13th June, 1997
  
• Portico Hotel, Toongabbie - 14th June, 1997 
• North Gong, Wollongong - 20th June, 1997
• ANU Bar, Canberra - 21st June, 1997
• Feedback, Newtown - 25th October, 1997
  
• Uncle Bucks, Mt. Druitt - 9th May, 1998
• Feedback, Newtown - 7th August, 1998
  

ORAL HISTORY:

 

Shaun, Klaus, Kenny, and Scott tell the Nale story in their own words.

1995/1996

Hot Metal magazine, Issue 94, c. late 1996

Penrith Press, 1996

Review in Drum Media.

 

 

 

 

 

1997, with second drummer Kenny

 

1997.

RELATED BANDS: Room 101, Fat Slinky, Kreture, Spoonfed, The Aviators, Company Caine, Clockdoctor, Limit Infinity, Daymaker, Hifi Reactor, Exit Everywhere, Cloka, Profeci

 

BAND TREE:

 

Nale, 2024 - photo taken during recording of the Noise Levels podcast. Left to right: Scott, Kenny, Klaus, Shaun.