Severed Heads
Severed Heads
Discography of Severed Heads:
| # | Cover | Release title | Total tracks | Download mp3 album | Release date | Label fo release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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All Saints Day | 2 | 1989 | Nettwerk Europe | |
| 2 |
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Hot With Fleas | 3 | 1987 | ||
| 3 |
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Twenty Deadly Diseases | 3 | 1986 | Nettwerk | |
| 4 |
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Greater Reward | 4 | 1988 | Nettwerk | |
| 5 |
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Big Car (Remix) | 3 | 1990 | IMPORTANT | |
| 6 |
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Propellor | 4 | 1986 | Ink Records | |
| 7 |
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Since The Accident (With Tracks From Blubberknife) - 1983-1984 Part 1 | 19 | 1989 | ||
| 8 |
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City Slab Horror (With Tracks From Blubberknife) - 1983-1984 Part 2 | 18 | 1989 | ||
| 9 |
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Come Visit The Big Bigot With Dead Eyes Opened | 17 | 1987-00-00 | Nettwerk | |
| 10 |
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Petrol | 3 | 1986 | Normal | |
| 11 |
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Rotund For Success | 14 | 1989 | Nettwerk Europe | |
| 12 |
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Retread | 9 | 1991 | Nettwerk Europe | |
| 13 |
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Gashing The Old Mae West | 4 | 1986 | Ink Records | |
| 14 |
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Greater Reward | 3 | 1988 | Volition | |
| 15 |
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Bad Mood Guy | 10 | 1987 | Nettwerk Europe | |
| 16 |
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Cuisine (With Piscatorial) | 20 | 1991 | Nettwerk | |
| 17 |
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Blubberknife | 9 | 1984 | Ink Records | |
| 18 |
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Gigapus | 14 | 1996 | Decibel | |
| 19 |
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Bad Mood Guy | 10 | 1987 | Nettwerk | |
| 20 |
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Since The Accident | 11 | 1983 | Ink Records | |
| 21 |
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City Slab Horror | 12 | 1985 | Ink Records | |
| 22 |
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Bulkhead | 10 | 1988 | Nettwerk Europe | |
| 23 |
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Stretcher | 10 | 1985 | ||
| 24 |
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Dead Eyes Opened | 5 | 1986 | Nettwerk | |
| 25 |
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Dead Eyes Opened (Remix 1994) | 4 | 1994 | Volition | |
| 26 |
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Goodbye Tonsils | 4 | 1985 | Ink Records | |
| 27 |
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Clifford Darling, Please Don't Live In The Past | 28 | 1985 | Ink Records | |
| 28 |
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Heart Of The Party (Remix) | 3 | 1995 | Volition | |
| 29 |
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Overhead | 10 | 1990 | Nettwerk | |
| 30 |
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Come Visit The Big Bigot | 12 | 1986 | Nettwerk | |
| 31 |
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Stretcher | 4 | 1985 | Ink Records | |
| 32 |
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Dead Eyes Opened | 5 | 1986 | Nettwerk | |
| 33 |
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Gigapus (European Version) | 14 | 1995 | Dark Star | |
| 34 |
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Cuisine (With Piscatorial) | 18 | 1991 | Volition | |
| 35 |
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Rotund For Success | 12 | 1989 | Volition | |
| 36 |
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Bulkhead | 8 | 1988 | Volition | |
| 37 |
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Haul Ass | 15 | 1998 | Sevcom | |
| 38 |
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Trance Techno | 12 | 1994-07-21 | Cultdep | |
| 39 |
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Clean | 11 | 1981 | Dogfood Production System | |
| 40 |
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Clean | 11 | 1981 | Terse Tapes | |
| 41 |
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Ear Bitten / No Vowels, No Bowels | 19 | 1980-07-00 | Terse Tapes | |
| 42 |
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OP | 13 | 2002 | Sevcom | |
| 43 |
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Bad Mood Guy | 10 | 1987 | Nettwerk | |
| 44 |
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Dead Eyes Opened | 3 | 1984 | Ink Records | |
| 45 |
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Since The Accident | 10 | 1983 | ||
| 46 |
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Contoured Stimulation (Music Server Volume 2 Of 4) | 10 | 2003 | Sevcom | |
| 47 |
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Airconditioning Your Productivity (Music Server Volume 3 Of 4) | 8 | 2003 | Sevcom | |
| 48 |
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Come Visit The Big Bigot | 17 | 1998 | Sevcom | |
| 49 |
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City Slab Horror | 27 | 2004-08-00 | Sevcom | |
| 50 |
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Cuisine (With Piscatorial) | 20 | 1991 | Nettwerk Europe |
Severed Heads is an Australian group based and founded in Sydney in 1979. The group was originally known as Mr And Mrs No Smokin' Sign who started recording in 1977 and comprised of Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright (8). Tom Ellard joined the group in 1979 and shortly thereafter Wright departed. Once Wright left the group Fielding decided to change the name to Severed Heads. Fielding eventually left the group too, in 1981, citing it as becoming "too rock 'n roll", leaving Ellard as the sole continuing member of the group. A variety of people have played in Severed Heads, including Garry Bradbury, Paul Deering, and Stephen Jones (3), but over time the group has devolved to Tom Ellard.
Early Severed Heads music was characterised by the use of tape loops, noisy arrangements of synthesizers, and other dissonant sound sources, putting Severed Heads in the general category of industrial music. After several releases in that vein, Severed Heads began incorporating various popular music tropes, such as a consistent 4/4 rhythm, strong melodic lines, and resolving chord arrangements. This move was underscored by the incorporation of mimetic devices, such as drum machines. The result was a striking hybrid of the avant-garde, EBM and Synth-pop.
Severed Heads were signed to Nettwerk Records in North America, and Volition Records in Australia, and charted in 1984 with the song "Dead Eyes Opened". This deal lead to a world tour, which was as much a multimedia event, thanks to the video work of Stephen Jones. A period of more or less dance music influenced releases followed until Volition went bankrupt and Nettwerk dropped the band which led to a re-activation and digital distribution via their own [l=SevCom] imprint.
On 4th February 2008 Tom Ellard announced the end of the "Severed Heads". Severed Heads played very last live shows on the 16th and 17th December 2011 at the 10th Anniversary BIM Fest in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2013 they played the Adelaide Festival in Australia again. Various reissues are prepared for 2014.
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