caption current_members website years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
insurge circa 1996 chris sims dubrow monique wakelin mark avery sean burnett daryl www.myspace.com/insurgetheband 1994 ; & ndash ; 2000 , 2009 & ndash pesticide records warner chatterbox records insurge
 yes paul sebastian bianco mattieu macroth matt richmond adam logan jan group_or_band industrial chrisinsurge.gif sydney , australia insurge
insurge

insurge , commonly typeset insurge , were a political industrial rock band founded in 1994 by singer-songwriter-guitarist chris dubrow -lrb- ex-soulscraper -rrb- .
other founders were mattieu macroth on bass guitar , matt richmond on drums , paul bianco on found percussion and monique wakelin on keyboards .
their debut album `` power to the poison people '' was released in august 1996 , which reached no. 16 on the aria albums chart .
insurge combined samplers and audio loops with layers of acoustic and electronic drums and found percussion -lrb- such as old kitchen sinks and other scrap metal -rrb- mixed with punk influenced guitars .
the sound was influenced by alternative , industrial , goth , punk , dance and australian pub rock .
the band was known for its outspoken political views which were particularly focused on global issues such as injustice in the developing world , the political influence of corporations and financial markets , and global environmental issues such as climate change .
the bands politics were influenced by anarchism , environmentalism , anarcho-punk , political economy , and the anti-globalization movement .
the band expressed their political views through their lyrics , interviews and live appearances .
