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Drastic Park were born out of a love of the late 90s/early 20s punk rock/pop punk sound. Stumbling across a sound that mixes open octave lead guitar with thundering bass chords, they have been able to fashion a sound that is immediately identifiable as the "Drastic Park Sound".
After recording and releasing their first 7 track EP "Last World", with the likes of "Bother Me" and "Little Things" - which received critical acclaim from Short.Fast.Loud's Josh Merriel, they landed a slot supporting punk rock legends Antiskeptic, For Amusement Only and Seraph's Coal at The Corner Hotel.
When COVID slowed the music industry to a halt Drastic Park chose not to slow down, having just signed on new drummer Joe Larwood, and immediately followed up with a second EP entitled "Imposter Syndrome", a DIY album that was recorded, mixed and mastered during lockdown.
The EP, which premiered on Wall of Sound and was praised by Hysteria Mag & Blunt Mag, featured two hit singles "Feels Like Forever" and "Work of Art" that were premiered on Short.Fast.Loud. Since COVID ended, Drastic Park have played a number of sold out - shows, supported Epitaph signed DREGG, sold out three vinyl runs and have also gone on a co-headline tour with punk/emo up-and-comers Clay J Gladstone (NSW) and Wolf & Chain (SA)
HYSTERIA MAGAZINE: "Drastic Park is a literal time machine back to the early-mid 2000s when pop punk was at its peak and we were all fantasising about what it’d be like to go to Warped Tour."
BLUNT MAGAZINE: "Drastic Park are wasting no time, strutting through the doors of the Australian alternative scene and right up to the bar, where they no doubt order a shot of something top shelf."
WALL OF SOUND: "Drastic Park are going places... honing in on that pop punk sound from the early 2000’s and giving it their own spin
