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The Decline (band)

The Decline are an Australian skate punk band from Perth who formed in 2005. They have been signed to Adelaide punk label Pee Records since 2011 and have released four studio albums and one compilation album. The band's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Pat Decline, vocalist/guitarist Ben Elliott, bassist Ray Ray and drummer Harry. This lineup has been consistent since the group recorded their third album Resister in January 2015.

The Decline are currently distributed internationally by Thousand Island Records (North America), Bearded Punk Records (Europe), Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK) and Milestone Sounds (Japan).

In the past they have been distributed by Bird Attack Records (United States), Oxford Records (United States), Bells On Records (Japan), Inya Face Records (Japan) and Cargo/Finetunes (Europe).

The Decline have toured extensively and have played shows in Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom, The United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, South America and Japan. They have toured with notable bands including Face To Face, Ignite, C.J. Ramone, A Wilhelm Scream, The Flatliners, Teenage Bottlerocket, Useless ID, Versus The World, Implants, Direct Hit, Local Resident Failure, Much The Same, The Fullblast, Belvedere (band) and MakeWar.

The Decline were formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2005 by school friends Pat Dolin, Dan Cribb and James Davies. The Decline performed at numerous punk shows in Perth during their formative years, most notably as an opening act for Frenzal Rhomb at Club Capitol in Perth on December 8, 2007. At this time, all of the members of The Decline were underage and lied about their age in order to be able to play the show. Between 2005 and 2008 The Decline were also joined by guitarists John Knowles and then James Bajrovic. In April 2008 Nathan Cooper was added to the lineup and The Decline recorded and independently released their first EP, The Same Kind.

In August 2009, The Decline recorded their debut album "I'm Not Gonna Lie To You" at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore. The album was released independently on March 19, 2010, and generated the first Australian tours for the band.

In early 2010, James Davies left the band. His final show was supporting No Fun At All and The Flatliners at Amplifier Bar in Perth on March 11, 2010. Davies was replaced by Harry, who first performed with The Decline on the album launch tour for I'm Not Gonna Lie To You in April 2010.

In June and July 2010 The Decline embarked on The Pinkeye Tour with Newcastle Skate Punk band Local Resident Failure. The tour visited South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales and included both urban and rural shows.

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