DZ Deathrays

A pit-ready Australian dance-punk trio, DZ Deathrays emerged in the early 2010s with a sound that combines buzzsaw guitar riffs with fiery, party-ready rhythms. Since debuting in 2012 with the acclaimed Bloodstreams, the band has continually found itself atop the Aussie charts with Aria award-nominated efforts like Bloody Lovely (2019) and Positive Rising: Part 1 (2020). The band's sixth LP, R.I.F.F., appeared in 2023. Fittingly, the group -- comprising singer/guitarist Shane Parsons and drummer Simon Ridley -- formed in 2008 (under the abbreviated name DZ, to which they adde...