Kryptonics were contemporaries of notable Perth bands The Stems, The Triffids & The Bamboos, and released a series of 7" singles and 12" vinyl EPs on a number of Australian independent record labels.
[1] With the loss of Pichler, Underwood decided to go for an even bigger change with the band line-up, taking over the front man responsibilities from Reynolds and recruiting drummer Brett Ford, who had been spending time in England, and had just returned to Perth.
The trip was a disaster, with Ford and Underwood getting arrested halfway across the Nullarbor Plain,[3] subsequent tour dates being cancelled or rescheduled, resulting in a split within the band.
They are remembered chiefly today for the number of ex-members who have gone to feature prominently in high-profile Australian artists including You Am I, Front End Loader, Lubricated Goat, Regurgitator & The Chevelles.
Underwood later formed Challenger 7 in Sydney in 1995, and recorded a mini album with the help of former Kryptonics members Greg Hitchcock, Peter Kostic and Richard Corey.
In November 2007 Underwood, Kostic, Corey and Rushan reformed to play a one-off performance in Perth, where they were joined by former guitarist Hitchcock for a number of songs.