Warrnambool’s favourite bogan wifebeater wearin’ Acca Dacca impersonators, have been receiving plaudits from some pretty influential fans of late. The band, who moved to Melbourne to get the leg up that led to them moving to Europe and touring like crazy have always been supported by influential British metal magazine/website Metal Hammer.
Metal Hammer has been gathering the praise for them recently, collecting quotes from assorted rock n’ roll legends heaping praise on them. Talking about the drunkest habitués of Melbourne’s famous Cherry Bar, Slash said: “those guys are phenomenal. As far as new rock and roll bands are concerned right now, there haven’t been a lot of insanely great acts for some time. It’s hard to say who else I’d pick, but Airbourne rock!”
Backing up Slash’s thoughts, Alice Cooper was trotted out for a quote saying: “I really like garage bands… I like bands that sound like drunk bar bands. I just saw this video of Airbourne the other night and I went ‘OK, that looks like fun.’”
