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The band will take to Splendour In The Grass next weekend ahead of their final performance at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall…

Coming through with an announcement no one saw coming this morning, Queensland icons Violent Soho have announced they’ll be taking an indefinite hiatus, while sharing their new single ‘Kamikaze’.

Taking to Instagram to share the news, the band wrote, “After nearly 20 years in Violent Soho we’ve experienced so much as a band – it’s been incredible and life-defining. We feel so grateful to have experienced the journey and to all the people that believed in our music and showed us so much support.

“However, as individuals we’ve found ourselves in different places over the last few years and so we’ve decided it’s time to take a break and lay low for a bit. This isn’t the end of the band, but we are looking forward to giving ourselves some space, focusing on our families, and giving back to the community which fostered and carried us.”

 

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To commiserate the announcement and give a final gift to fans, the band have today released a new single, titled ‘Kamikaze’. Filled with frenzied guitar lines, punchy vocals and pounding drums that hit you front and centre, the track is signature violent soho, and is no doubt the perfect way to see the four-piece off, at least for the next little while.

To top things off, the band have announced a final show at Brissy’s Fortitude Music Hall on September 10th following their appearance at Splendour In The Grass next week. We highly recommend on getting in on one of the two, as they’ll be your last chances to see the band live for the next little while. Violent Soho’s new single ‘Kamikaze’ is out now. You can buy/stream it here. You can also cop tickets to see them at Splendour In The Grass here or at the Fortitude Music Hall here.