Bursting onto the Australian scene in 2004, riveting two piece The Fumes have rarely been out of the nation's gig guides. Gaining respect from industry, peers and a growing public, their outstanding live work impressses equally well carving up blues festivals or headlining sold out rock venues.
The Fumes / Artist biography
Steve Merry is a genius on the resonator guitar. Having spent time in the States refining his craft he is equally deft on the electric as he covers a gamet of effects on both instruments, layering vocals, which are equally impressively reviewed. Steve has recently added piano/keys to his repertoire, adding more depth to bands sound. Joel Battersby has been touted as ‘simply the best drummer to beat his way onto the scene for some time’- Inpress Melbourne. Having just scored an intertnational endorsement with Zildjian Cymbals he is the clockwork mechanism behind The Fumes.
Band information / http://www.myspace.com/thefumesoz
The Fumes were awarded Blues Artist of The Year in 2005 and have been invited onto more than 25 major festivals including Woodford, Falls, Bluesfest and Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. Their debut album Guns of Gold received very high praise and featured as album of the week in Sydney, Queensland and Melbourne press. Their live reviews have been consistently outstanding with many national tours under their belt including an exclusive support to Queens of The Stone Age in 2008
