Velociraptor

With twelve members rocking out onstage at any given time, Brisbane’s Velociraptor are one hell of a menacing rock & roll beast. The ensembles’ 2012 mini album The World Warriors is crammed full of blissed-out melodies, scuzzy ‘60s garage punk, and plenty of sugary sweet sing-along choruses. Before they clamber onstage for what’s sure to be a rowdy set at this year’s Push Over festival, Killyourstereo.com asked Velociraptor’s Jeremy Neale about what really happened to the dinosaurs, supporting OFF! and organising a Phil Collins-themed festival.

Putting eight songs to tape hasn’t sounded this much fun since the Frowning Clouds kicked off the mid-‘60s rock revival.

Plenty of new releases, lineup announcements and Aussies kickin' arse

The World Warriors is an apt title as it finds Velociraptor stepping out from the shadow of DZ and onto the big stage in their own right, and the world sure could do with a good party right at the minute.

It's more fun than you should really have on a Monday.

The Brisbane band scale things back for their mini-LP launch tour, remain largest band in Australia.

"Generally I know what is going to be a ‘Raptor song – generally it’s something that I can see having elements of twelve people using, whether that’s a huge gang vocal, or a call-and-response, or just sounding really raw."