[1][2][3] Its cover art, painted by Kriss Hades of Sadistik Exekution, caused controversy due to its "vivid depiction of sexual ecstasy and drug paraphernalia".
[1] Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described their sound, "characterised by heavy riffs set in counterpoint to vocal harmonies and melodic guitar lines.
Kings Cross were a hard rock band formed in the early 1980s in Los Angeles by Darren, Matt and Shawn McCormack.
[1] This version released a self-titled extended play in 1984 and ended when the McCormack family returned to Australia.
[1] Festers Fanatics, a punk rock band, were formed in Sydney in 1987 by Darren, Shawn and Nikolzew with Aldo Rubinic (p.k.a.
[1][4] Starworld were formed as a funk rock band in Melbourne in 1992 by Darren, Matt, Brown and Anthony Ragg on bass guitar, (ex-Kings of the Sun).
Nikolzew joined hard rock group Killing Time on drums in Melbourne in 1989 and Darren followed on lead guitar in June 1990.
Darren was a member of Jon Stevens's backing band, co-writing and appearing on the latter's 1993 album, Are U Satisfied along with Nick Barker.