- dB Magazine (West End Music Festival 2007)
Collider started out as three friends (Che, Jon and Matt) getting together in mid 2005 to play around with some material that Che had written. After the first jam it was quickly discovered that there was a certain chemistry that was not to be wasted! Over the next 12 months Che continued to come up with new material but a drummer was seriously needed to complete the sound. Enter Che's friend Shannon, although not a drummer he was willing to give it a go. Being a guitarist with obvious talent on his main instrument, enabled him to become a "guitarist's drummer" which made him very easy to work with. By listening to his instinctive drumming on Collider's first demo recordings you would never guess that he had just taken up drumming. It is rumoured now that he may make some appearances on stage with the band on guitar. Another great drummer was then found for the Collider outfit. Anthony Alexandrou had played in bands around Adelaide prior to the band and was with Collider as they started to play live shows. Anthony is now living overseas and an awesome replacement drummer, Benjamin Gallasch, is now filling his shoes.
Collider have played numerous venues around Adelaide and have supported well known bands such as Special Patrol, Fear of Flying and 200 Motels. The journey has just begun and if you have seen Collider live you will no doubt know that they've got something going on!
