Cosmic Psychos | |
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 Cosmic Psychos, left to right: Ross Knight, John McKeering, Dean Muller Performing in June 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Spring Plains |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Punk rock, pub rock, yob rock, grunge |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Mr Spaceman, Survival, Amphetamine Reptile, City Slang, Shagpile, Shock, Timberyard, Pitshark, Missing Link |
| Members | Ross Knight Dean Muller John "Mad Macka" McKeering |
| Past members | Peter "Dirty" Jones Steve Morrow Neal Turton-Lane Bill Walsh Robbie Watts |
Cosmic Psychos is an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1982 as Spring Plains. The band's first stabilized lineup included Ross Knight on bass guitar and vocals, Peter Jones on guitar, and Bill Walsh on drums. Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, described their music as "arty kind of punk noise, somewhere between The Birthday Party and a more narcotic sounding Ramones". Late in 1984 the group was renamed as Cosmic Psychos. They issued their debut album, Down on the Farm, in December 1985. Several albums have followed and were backed by national tours and international tours to Europe and North America including festivals with Mudhoney, Nirvana, L7, Helmet and Motörhead. In 1990 Jones was replaced by Robbie Watts on guitar. By 2005 Walsh was replaced by Dean Muller (Hoss, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk) on drums. On 1 July 2006 Watts died of a drug overdose, aged 47, and the band continued with John McKeering (ex-The Onyas) joining.