The Living End

This article is about the Australian band. For other uses, see The Living End (disambiguation).

The Living End
Three men stand in front of a bare tree. All are shown in three-quarter body shot and facing forward. Man at left is tallest, he has dark hair and wears a dark cap, a dark leather jacket which is unzipped, and blue jeans. He holds his arms along his sides. Middle man is slightly shorter, with dark clothes and his arms behind his back. He is partly behind and obscured by first man. Third man is shortest, his head hair is very short and sparse and his hands are behind his back. He wears a dark jacket and pants, with a dark tee shirt that features 'Ramones' printed across it with a logo below and names encircling it.
Left to right: Chris Cheney, Andy Strachan, Scott Owen in Germany, 2009
Background information
Also known as
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Years active1994 (1994)–present
Labels
MembersChris Cheney
Scott Owen
Andy Strachan
Past membersJoey Piripitzi
Travis Demsey
Adrian Lombardi
Websitethelivingend.com.au

The Living End is an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. They have released eight studio albums, two of which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: The Living End (October 1998) and State of Emergency (February 2006). They have also achieved chart success in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

The Band was nominated 27 times and won five awards at the Australian ARIA Music Awards ceremonies: "Highest Selling Single" for Second Solution / Prisoner of Society (1998), "Breakthrough Artist – Album" and "Best Group" for The Living End (1999), as well as "Best Rock Album" for White Noise (2008) and The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011). In October 2010, their debut album was listed in the book "100 Best Australian Albums".

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described the group as "one of Australia’s premier rock acts. By blending a range of styles (punk, rockabilly and flat out rock) with great success, The Living End has managed to produce anthemic choruses and memorable songs in abundance".