The band has bunkered themselves into Ash’s studio creating the foundations of their debut album, but they have released some demos of the work completed so far.  Check ‘em out, and look for Arabela on a stage near you!

Get connected with this power trio on Facebook or Myspace to find out where they will be performing next!

After performing several shows as a three piece (including an incredible show with the Hoodoo Gurus) and writing some exciting new songs, it became clear that the Nitidus name was no longer relevant to the band we have become.  It has been a long and gruelling struggle to find a new name, but we finally picked Shotgun Zero and are now moving ahead to create more new sounds.

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Spread the word, Shotgun Zero is here and ready to rock your world!

Early in 2008, lead singer Patrick “PC” Clemenger made the hard decision to move back to New Zealand to start a family, while Nitidus continued to perform around Melbourne as a three-piece with Marki, Adam and myself (Doc).  The four of us reunited once more in February 2009 for the A.R.E.A. 9 festival in New Zealand, where we had an absolute blast.  We had great creative chemistry, despite not having played together in almost a year.  When the three of us inevitably returned to Australia, we no longer wanted to continue as Nitidus without founding member PC on the mic.  As a three piece, we feel that the band has changed significantly, and so it was agreed to hang up the Nitidus name.

We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years, we couldn’t have come this far without you.  We hope you will continue to support us in our next endeavours, but more on that soon.

PC, Marki, Adam and Doc remain on good terms and continue to be active musicians.  You haven’t seen the last of us, so make sure you’re subscribed to this blog for news in the near future.

So long… for now.

Check back soon for the full reveal.

Some of the things that have been going on in the last few months:

• We’re organising festival appearances in the summer.  We’ll let you know more about that soon.
• Speaking of festivals, you can still vote for Nitidus to play at the Grazzhopper Festival 08.
• We’re locking in some rock shows and more ways for you to access our music.
• V-Raw featured us on their website for a while, thanks V-Raw.
• Patrick has been a busy dad.
• Buzz Magazine printed an interview with Nitidus, thanks Monique.
• A bunch of new studio tracks have been added to the Myspace page for your listening pleasure.
• The Musicland show earlier this year was broadcast on Channel 31′s Asylum TV.

As well as that, we’ve been spending some time checking out the other talented bands doing the hard yards out on the Melbourne live music scene.  Shout outs to Gretchen Lewis, Dusted Orange, Exile, Crimson Face, Kids In Cults, Against The Grain, Daddy’s Little Girl, Siren’s Gate and Lucy’s Crown.

Watch this space, more of the good stuff coming at ya!

Time to dust off the old gear.

We wish the new Clemenger family all the best in this exciting stage of their lives.  If you would like to extend your congratulations and well wishes, you can email PC at pc@nitidus.com.au, or drop a comment below.