Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2000

Members: Sean Greenway, Dave Gray (2), Guy Lucas, Stewart Tabert, Ian Wettenhall, Damien Smith (9)

A garage rock band who formed during 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Three of 'The Freeloaders' started out in Hobart, Tasmania as 'The Philisteins'. After 'The Philisteins' disbanded in 1992 three of its members (Guy Lucas, Ian Wettenhall & Stewart Tabert) joined forces with Sean Greenway to form 'The Freeloaders'. Wettenhall and Greenway left after the recording of 1994 album 'Squalorfications', and were replaced by Dave Gray and Damian Smith respectively.