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Emerging from Hobart in 2001, Stand Defiant are a four-piece punk rock band, whose frenetic blend of punk and melodic hardcore has been battering audiences across the devils island and mainland Australia for four years. Technical, fast, loud and never shy of expressing a belief, Stand Defiant have fought fiercely to build the Tasmanian scene and along with label mates The Scandal and Ballpoint have become a staple of the local punk/hardcore community. Stand Defiants debut release was an independent 9-track album, So Called Humanity, which was recorded in March 2003. This limited-run release quickly sold out, and due to a line up and name change the band took time off and began writing new material. Finally on August 27 2004, Stand Defiant released their second major project, a split CD with good friends The Scandal, featuring four tracks from each band. This EP showed Australia the passionate punk rock that Tasmania is producing, and received excited reviews in Blunt and Pee