Unnamed Band (Sydney '94)

ORIGINS: Sydney, NSW
GENRE: Punk
YEARS ACTIVE: 1994

 

MEMBERS:

• Rod Hunt - Vocals
• Alistir - Guitar
• Unknown - Bass
• John Banicevic - Drums

SUMMARY: This unnamed group was a short-lived punk band who played one show (a house party at Frenzal Rhomb singer Jay Whalley's place). The band broke up when the bassplayer moved away. 

 

SHOWS: 

• House Party, Sydney - 1994

ORAL HISTORY:

JOHN: We played a house party around '94 with Bloodclot and another band, it was Jason Whalley's place. At the time he lived on Wilson Street, down the end where the carriage works is now. Rod Hunt was on vocals, Alistair on guitar (he lived with Jason at the time), and I can't remember the bassplayer's name but he moved to Hobart not long after that party, I think that's why the band frazzled apart. The only reason we played that party was because we used to jam at that house and we happened to have a rehearsal either the day before or on the day of the party, so we just left all our gear there. 

John Banicevic (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

RELATED BANDS: Oppressed Earth, World on Welfare, Lack of Constraint, Straight to a Tomb, Shadowcast, Access: Step Correct, Age of Distrust, Syndicate/The Stockholm Syndrome, Black Fucking Eye!, 4Dead, Fattura Della Morte, Forakt, Nunchukka Superfly, Mourners, Summunos, Hostile Objects, Murder, Persecution, Terrible Virtue, Blood Trails, Bad Scene, Gritter, Drokk

Lack of Constraint

ORIGINS: Sydney, NSW

GENRE: Punk/Hardcore

YEARS ACTIVE: 1993

 

MEMBERS:

• Rena - Bass
• Shane - Guitar
• John Banicevic - Drums

SUMMARY: Lack of Constraint were a short-lived high school punk/hardcore band. They played one show before members moved on to other projects.

 

SHOWS: 

• Max's, Petersham - 16th July, 1993

Artwork by Glenn Smyth

ORAL HISTORY:

RENA: I learnt bass when I was 16 or 17 at high school. I wanted to be in a punk band and thought bass would probably be easy enough to learn. We'd practice in John or Shane's garage. 

Rena (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

JOHN: We played a show at Max's Petersham, We were on the flyer and it was meant to be our first show and for some reason, maybe nervousness or because our guitarist pulled the plug on it a few days before the gig, we weren't gonna play it. Then all three of us were at the show and Gilesy (local legend, artist) heard we had a few songs ready to go and managed to convince our guitarist Shane that we should play a couple of songs before Toe to Toe's set. Then Gilesy went off and basically told Toe to Toe to let use their gear!

John Banicevic (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2025

RELATED BANDS: Flycop, Yokel, Straight to a Tomb, Shadowcast, Access: Step Correct, Age of Distrust, One Step Ahead/Deadstare, Syndicate/Stockholm Syndrome, Black Fucking Eye!, 4Dead, Fattura Della Morte, Forakt, Nunchukka Superfly, Mourners

John Banicevic

John Banicevic

• Lack of Constraint (1993) - Drums
• Unnamed Band (1994) - Drums
• Straight to a Tomb  (1996-1998) - Drums
• Shadowcast (1997) - Drums
• Access: Step Correct (1998) - Drums
• Age of Distrust (1998-2000) - Drums
• One Step Ahead / Deadstare  (2000-2004) - Drums
• Syndicate / The Stockholm Syndrome (2000-2005, 2007) - Drums
• Black Fucking Eye! (2005) - Drums
• 4 Dead - Drums [Live fill-in]
• Fattura Della Morte (2006-2016) - Drums
• Forakt (2018-2022) - Drums
• Nunchukka Superfly (2023-Current) - Drums
• Mourners (2024-Current) - Drums

REGION: Sydney, NSW