Effective period / Period of releases: 1993 - 2005

Members: John Nolan, Tim Hemensley, Timmy Jack Ray, Todd McNeair, Jed Sayers

Comprising the powertrio lineup of Tim Hemensley, TJ Ray and John Nolan, the band at this point were an absolutely unstoppable force, a powerhouse comparable to the finest moments from the MC5, Motörhead and Black Flag. Powder Monkeys were a natural follow up to Australian legendary band BORED! featuring two of their members from the "Take It Out On You" line up. The Powder Monkeys were THE band to witness live in Melbourne in the mid to late nineties.
Based on gutteral rock first pioneered by Motorhead, the Powder Monkeys were a "take no prisoners" sonic assault troop, who floored plenty of punters with their relentless pounding live shows. Australian rock band which existed from 1992 to 2003 and fell apart due to death of lead singer Tim Hemensley.