28 Days were a punk rock band formed in Frankston, Australia during 1997. At their career peak, they had a #1 album (Upstyledown) on the Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart and also a #12 single ("Rip It Up") on the ARIAnet
... 28 Days were a punk rock band formed in Frankston, Australia during 1997. At their career peak, they had a #1 album (Upstyledown) on the Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart and also a #12 single ("Rip It Up") on the ARIAnet Singles Chart.
The band's constant members were Jay Dunne (vocals), Simon Hepburn aka 'Hep' (guitar), and Damian Gardiner (bass). Original drummer Adam was replaced by Scott Murray in 2000. Tragically, on 18 November 2001, Murray was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Vinnie Jukic then briefly filled in the drum role until Adrian Griffin joined, and Griffin would go on to stay until the band's dissolution. For the album Extremist Makeover, the drums were laid down by Matt Bray.
Musically, 28 Days' punk rock style has incorporated elements of punk-pop, metal, and rapcore after the addition of DJ Jedi Master Jay in 2000. The band's success during the early 2000s could be attributed to the popularity of similar nu metal fusion bands of the time, such as Limp Bizkit. Furthermore, their one-off collaboration with Apollo Four Forty, the 2001 single "Say What?", saw them dabble in electronica.
