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the living end

the living end are an australian punk rock and psychobilly band which formed in 1994 .
since 2002 the line up consists of chris cheney -lrb- vocals , guitar -rrb- , scott owen -lrb- double bass , vocals -rrb- and andy strachan -lrb- drums -rrb- .
the band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their double a-sided single , `` second solution '' / `` prisoner of society '' , which peaked at no. 4 on the aria singles chart .
they have released six studio albums and two reached the no. 1 spot on the aria albums chart : self-titled album -lrb- 12 october 1998 -rrb- and `` state of emergency '' -lrb- 4 february 2006 -rrb- .
they have also gained chart success in the united states and united kingdom .
at aria music awards ceremonies they have been nominated 27 times and have won five awards : highest selling single for `` second solution / prisoner of society '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , breakthrough artist -- album and best group for `` the living end '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , best rock album for `` white noise '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , and the same category for `` the ending is just the beginning repeating '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
australian musicologist ian mcfarlane described the group which `` emerged as one of the country 's premier rock acts .
by blending a range of styles -lrb- punk , rockabilly and flat out rock -rrb- with great success , the living end has managed to produce anthemic choruses and memorable songs in abundance '' .
in october 2010 their debut album was listed in the book , `` 100 best australian albums '' .
