The Onyas

The Onyas are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1991 in Brisbane. The members are John "Mad Macka" McKeering (vocals, guitar) and the brothers Richard "Stanners" Stanley (bass) and Jordan "Jaws" Stanley (drum).

The Onyas
Origin	Brisbane,  Australia
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1991-present
Labels	Au-Go-Go Man's Ruin Lance Rock Junk Sheep 1+2
Associated acts	Cosmic Psychos The Meanies Ooga Boogas Boondall Boys Egos
Members	John McKeering Richard Stanley Jordan Stanley
Past members	Anton Bladwell Joseber

On 19 October 1996 they supported to the Sex Pistols in the Festival Hall in Melbourne during the Filthy Lucre Tour of the British.

They made five international tours. They were three times in Europe (1996, 1997 and 1998) and two in the United States (1997 and 2000).

Since 2007, John McKeering is also guitarist in the Cosmic Psychos.

In 2016 the band celebrated its 25 anniversary with a concert on 1 April at The Tote, Melbourne.

Members

Current line-up

• John McKeering – vocals, guitar
• Richard Stanley – bass
• Jordan Stanley – drum

Occasional line-ups

1992

• John McKeering – vocals, guitar
• Anton Bladwell – guitar
• Richard Stanley – bass
• Jordan Stanley – drum

1997

• John McKeering – vocals, guitar
• José Bernardo "Joseber" Tolosa – guitar
• Richard Stanley – bass
• Jordan Stanley – drum

Discography

Cassettes

• Brack (1991) – Self-editing

Albums

• Get Shitfaced With The Onyas (1996) – Au-Go-Go
• Six! (1998) – Au-Go-Go

Live albums

• Heterospective (2000) – Dropkick

Singles

• "Beer Gut" (1994) – Au-Go-Go
• "Live For Rejection" (1994) – Lance Rock
• "London... Paris... Bracken Ridge!" (1997) – 1 + 2
• "Live For Rejection" (1996) – Man's Ruin
• "Hit You Up The Guts" (1996) – Rock & Roll Inc.
• "Drink 'Em Up Motherfuckers!" (1998) – Sheep
• "Three More Hits From The Onyas" (1999) – Junk
• "Admission Of A Lifestyle" (2000) – Dropkick

Splits

• With Big Bongin' Baby: "The Onyas & Big Bongin' Baby" (1994) – Destroyer
• With The Rockford Files: "Pissin' & Peckin' With The Onyas" (1995) – Knuckledrag

Further reading

• Beteta, Manuel (2016). El año que matamos a Skippy: Un recorrido por el high-energy, punk, garage y power-pop australiano (in Spanish). Barcelona: 66 rpm Edicions. ISBN 978-84-945330-6-8.

External links

• The Onyas celebrate their 25th anniversary at The Beat
• Interview with John McKeering at Sseennsseess blog
• Interview with Richard Stanley at The Music
• Interview with The Onyas at Ox Fanzine (in German)
• Interview with John McKeering at Ruta 66 (in Spanish)