The Scare is an Australian rock band formed in 2004 by Kiss Reid, Samuel Pearton and Liam O'Brien in Brisbane, Queensland. They released their debut EP

Extended play

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, Masochist Mimes, in November 2004. Brock Alexander Fitzgerald joined in 2005 and the band released a second EP, Vacuum Irony in October. Wade Keighran joined later in the year and in 2006 the band relocated to Birmingham

Birmingham

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They returned to Australia to record their first album before returning to the UK to tour. Their debut album, Chivalry, was released in 2007. This was followed up by the Daniel Johns

Daniel Johns

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 produced Oozevoodoo in September 2009. The band has toured in Australia, UK and USA and have had national rotation on Triple J

Triple J

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. The band broke up in 2010, playing their last gig on 9 August in Fortitude Valley QLD.

Albums and EPs

• Masochist Mimes EP (November 2004)
• Vacuum Irony EP (October 2005)
• Chivalry (2007)
• Oozevoodoo (4 September 2009) - Below Par Records