 Massive Appendage, a heavy metal band, was formed in Sydney in 1986 by Jed Starr (guitar, vocals), Big Bird (guitar, vocals), Snuff Beastley (bass) and Venom Brown (drums).Oxx replaced Brown in 1989 and the band released a self-financed album "The Severed Erection" later that year with the album cover (painted by Kriss Hayes of Sadistik Exekution)causing controversy.Kings Cross, a hard rock band, was first formed in the early 1980s in Los Angeles by Darren, Matt and Shawn McCormack where they released an EP.