ArtistInfo

The Celibate Rifles

Band, *1979 AU, Sydney
Rock and Alternative

The Celibate Rifles are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1979 with a line-up that included mainstays Dave Morris on rhythm guitar and Kent Steedman on lead guitar, within a year they were joined by Damien Lovelock on lead vocals. They released their first album, Sideroxylon, in April 1983 on the Hot Records label. The band has toured both America and Europe extensively, and released their ninth studio album, Beyond Respect on 19 July 2004. In 1985 the group's style was described as post-Radio Birdman sound which is "a combination of fast, guitar-driven, hard rock and power pop". In November 1987 Sounds magazine's Roger Holland described their album, Roman Beach Party as showing the group's "sawn off rock potential all the way down to the bleached white of the bone, the lyrics r

Members

	Kent Steedman g, voc
	Damien Lovelock voc
	Michael Couvret b
	James Darroch b 1960-1986
	Jim Leone b
	Phillip Jacquet dr
	Rudy Morabito voc, eb, eg, key
	David Morris g
	Paul Larsen dr AU
	Nik Rieth dr, perc