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SWNS: Samurai With No Sword The Samurai of Feudal Japan developed Jujitsu as a method for defeating an opponent without using weapons. The techniques were developed around the principle of using an attacker's energy against himself. Folklore has it Jujutsu was borne of a Samurai so skilled he carried no sword – the Samurai With No Sword. SWNS are a Melbourne based rock band who were inspired to come out of the garage after they seeing Machine Head tear up the stage in support of Slipknot. The band, at that stage a 3 piece weekend warrior garage project, agreed they needed a strong vocalist to tackle their driven lyrics and having played in a number of metal bands in New Zealand drummer Kori recruited former bandmate and countryman Rob to fill vocal and guitar duties. This allowed Sam to focus more on perfecting the ultimate guitar pose and bassist Nigel to fulfill his ambition of replicating the wonders of ‘Crowded House’.