CAPTIVES

Captives are a ferocious hard-hitting Rock 'n Punk 'n Roll band from Melbourne. With the release of their debut self-titled EP in 2013 and the follow up ‘Butterflies, Diamonds and Lightning’ EP the year after, they quickly gained the attention of national radio in Australia with the first single ‘Insomnia’ becoming one of the top fifty most played songs on Triple J Unearthed radio in that year. 

In 2018 Captives released their debut album ‘ Over the Rainbow’ charting at number fifty-six on the iTunes Charts, which was backed up with some hectic touring around the country and support slots for bands such as The Damned, Pulled Apart By Horses, Cog, Shihad, The Mark of Cain, The Hard-Ons and more. 

Shortly after the band went back to the studio to track two new digital single releases with the latest hit 'Tommy Gun' gaining masses of attention from Spotify playlists around the globe... even making the cover of the 'Rock Out' playlist in Waynes world type scenes landing in the company of the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Green Day and The Darkness. 

After three successful tours in recent years throughout Asia , the band have recently signed to Itichigo records in China and will be touring extensively throughout Australasia in 2023 with new music to be released imminently.

'Gold' captures the classic Captives sound and wraps up it in a massive package that feels evocative of the legends of the hard-rock genre. - Rolling Stone Magazine

Grabbing you from the opening vocals of 'Rat Detective'  and refusing to let you go until the final singalong chorus of Return To Mars, Melbourne punk-rock five-piece Captives thrill on their sophomore album 'Return to mars'. - Punktuation Mag 

 The single 'Gold' perfectly captures the anthemic energy that Captives have come to be known by, showcasing heavy guitar riffs and thundering vocals from lead singer Aaron Damon. - The Music

Lyrically on Return To Mars, the band lean into various themes about power, relationships, greed, living through the boredom of a pandemic in Melbourne, all the while showcasing why they are festival favourites with classic pounding drums and electrifying guitar riffs. - Hysteria Magazine