Xero is tagged as: nu metal, rapcore, heavy metal, nu-metal, nwobhm Xero is the name of more than one artist; 1: an Australian post-punk band of the early ’80s, 2: a alternative hip-hop/rap-rock band from the late ’90s [Now known as Linkin Park] and 3: a nwobhm band. 1: Xero (also known as Zero, Ziro and Xiro) was a Punk Rock and New Wave band from Brisbane in Australia from the late 70s to the early 1980s. They were the most popular independent act in Brisbane during the time. The band is named after the character Xero from the book The Atrocity Exhibition by J. G. Ballard. The music on their only vinyl release [album]Lust In The Dust[/album] is firmly in the new wave style, with Irena Luckus’s Jupiter 8 synth playing in the foreground of arrangements. Luckus also sings on a number of tracks, and her vocal style is reminiscent of that of Siouxsie of Siouxsie and the Banshees The initial lineup was Irena Luckus, Deborah Thomas, Vic Allen and Lindy Morrison, soon joined by John Wilsteed. Lindy Morrison was later replaced on drums by Steven Pritchard. Apart from some independent cassette releases, in 1982 the band released a mini-album called Lust in the Dust with six tracks on it on the independent label X-Squared. They were the first band in Brisbane, Australia to release an album independently. After this, the... Read More About Xero Biography...  Send Xero ringtones to your cell
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