After announcing one of the most ambitious tours of the year, Eora/Sydney-based punk rock quintet FANGZ have revealed the accompanying music video for Same Old Story – shot and directed by Rhys Bennett (DZ Deathrays, Totally Unicorn).
Combining footage from headlining tours, Thrashville Festival, and traversing the country with the likes of Cancer Bats (CAN) and FIDLAR (USA), the montage showcases FANGZ doing what comes naturally to them; playing loud, sweaty and chaotic punk rock gigs.
Bassist Jameel Majam describes the motivation behind the clip: “Every band needs a tour video. This is ours and it’s the perfect song for it. The brief was simply to make a video that a kid can watch and makes them want to pick up a guitar and get in the van. In watching this video, I was reminded that I am in a band with my best friends and what a privilege that is. I needed this.”
To celebrate the release of Same Old Story, the group will set out to complete an East Coast tour of free entry shows in one day. On August 31, FANGZ perform at Cherry Bar in Naarm/Melbourne at 1am, followed by a hometown show at Bootleggers in Eora/Sydney at 1pm, and finishing off at Greaser in Meanjin/Brisbane at 10.30pm.
Since the release of Same Old Story, the track has received strong support from the likes of triple j, Apple Music, Amazon Music, SYN Media, 4ZZZ, The Music, The AU Review, Music Feeds, HEAVY Mag and many more.
Coming into 2024, the quintet has recently completed a run of headline shows and national tours with The Bennies and Cancer Bats (CAN), and announced they’ll be performing at Froth & Fury in Tandanya/Adelaide, alongside the likes of Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder and Fear Factory (USA). They also recently released a pair of tracks Wasting Time and Nothing To Lose, which were warmly embraced by Spotify, Apple Music, triple j, plus a slew of community radio and blogs.
Since their 2019 inception, FANGZ have released three EP’s ‘For Nothing’ (2019), ‘But No Thanks’ (2020), ‘Falling Is Pretty Normal’ (2022), and a slew of singles, which received strong support from the likes of triple j, triple j Unearthed, Triple M, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Metal Hammer (UK), Loudwire (USA), Classic Rock (UK), Metal Injection (USA), Louder Sound (UK), NME, Pilerats, The Guardian, MANIACS, and many more.
They’ve traversed the country multiple times selling out headline shows, performing at festivals and sharing stages with the likes of FIDLAR (USA), Pennywise (USA), RedHook, Comeback Kid (CAN), He Is Legend (USA) and Gyroscope.
The group have also launched their very own line of hot sauce ‘Fang Us Some Sauce’, an annually curated festival ‘FANGZstock’, and hold the Guinness world record for the most hard-boiled eggs eaten in one sitting by front man Josh Cottreau (143 eggs in three minutes and ten seconds).
FANGZ
UPCOMING SHOWS
SAT 31 AUG | CHERRY BAR, NAARM/MELBOURNE VIC (1AM)
SAT 31 AUG | BOOTLEGGERS, EORA/SYDNEY NSW (1PM)
SAT 31 AUG | GREASER, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD (10.30PM)
With thanks to Good Intent
