Australia's number one heavy sleaze rock band, Snake Bite Whisky from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia were formed in December 2014 and play a unique blend of eighties inspired sleaze rock with elements of Heavy Metal, Punk and Outlaw Country likened to an explosive mix of Motorhead, Guns N' Roses and The Backyard Babies. In 2015 they released a digital single and performed around Queensland, rapidly building a following. In December 2015 they released the garage e.p. "Two Steps To Oblivion" which was named in The Rockpit's top ten Australian releases for 2015. 2016 brought the Snakes to Hollywood where they performed at Cruefest 2016 and recorded their second e.p. "Dirty" which was released in October 2016. The songs ``Shoot You Down" and "Comes Around" enjoyed extensive radio play globally. 2017 saw the Snakes sign to Pavement Entertainment (U.S.A) and headline the second stage at Hard Rock Hell 2 in the U.K. They also undertook a short U.K tour. The debut album "This Side Of Hell '' was released on the 25th of January 2019. Recorded in Australia and mixed and mastered by Peter Rutcho (Parkway Drive, Deez Nuts,Falling In Reverse) in the United States. The album has received unanimously excellent reviews with some critics labelling it a "Hard Rock masterpiece". Ten tracks of unrelenting, uncompromising heavy rock that cares nothing for trends or political correctness that showcases exactly Snake Bite Whisky's statement of intent. July 2020 saw the Snakes sign a new deal with Sliptrick records in Europe and entered Lush studios in Brisbane in December 2020 to record their second album, "Black Candy" a riotous continuation of their signature sound established on their debut album. The album was released in March 2021 to critical acclaim from international press outlets and reached 97 on the Italian iTunes all genre top 100 albums.
The band have grown rapidly to become Australia's number one Sleaze Rock band and also one of the fastest rising acts in the new global Rock scene. They have performed in the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, Belgium, U.K(twice) and across Australia building a reputation for being one of the most intense live bands on the circuit.
Snake Bite Whisky are Jay R - vocals, Laggy - guitars, Stacii Blake - bass and Danny Sharkz - drums.