▁hard ▁and ▁heavy , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁mel od ic ▁sense ▁unusual ▁in ▁those ▁immediate ▁post - p unk ▁days . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁cr ush ingly ▁loud , ▁the ▁guitar ▁stage ▁setup ▁being ▁two ▁ 1 0 0 ▁w att ▁Marshall ▁Super ▁Le ad ▁heads ▁pushed ▁through ▁ 1 6 ▁twelve ▁in ch ▁speak ers . ▁This ▁in ▁small ▁clubs ! ▁But ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁end ▁rolled ▁off ▁and ▁compression ▁applied , ▁the ▁overall ▁effect ▁was ▁surv iv able ▁for ▁the ▁audience . ▁S isto ▁brought ▁a ▁strong ▁Do ors ▁influence . ▁Vis ually ▁they ▁were ▁striking , ▁combining ▁black ▁cl othing ▁and ▁sh ades ▁with ▁various ▁d ada / sur real ist ▁acc out re ments . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁reform ed ▁for ▁two ▁shows ▁in ▁New castle ▁and ▁Sydney ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁rh ythm ▁section ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Steve ▁God oy ▁( b ass ▁and ▁drums ▁respectively .) ▁The ▁pair ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁California ▁punk ▁band ▁the ▁Ex pl oding ▁F uck s ▁D oll s ▁and ▁The ▁Golden ▁Bre ed , ▁a ▁power ▁tri o ▁head ed ▁by ▁Den iz ▁T ek . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁line - up ▁conven ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Hit men ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁tour ing ▁US ▁band ▁the ▁Bell R ays ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁T ek , ▁S isto ▁and ▁Ho yle ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁core ▁with ▁Andy ▁New man ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁Nik ▁Ri eth