Michael Weber
Michael Peter Weber was the lead guitarist of Australian punk rockers Seminal Rats, from 1984 to 1988. Weber also worked as a technician at the Maton guitar facility. He was a member of punky power poppers Slush Puppies, before joining hard rock band Hoss, between 1990 and 1992. He returned to Seminal Rats from 1992 until his death from an accidental heroin overdose, aged 32.
Biography
Michael Weber formed a student band, Skippy, while at secondary school with Todd McNeair and Reuben Pinkster. Weber was the founding lead guitarist of Seminal Rats, a punk rock group formed in Melbourne in 1984 by Weber on guitar, Dave Balsamo on bass guitar, Mick Harley on lead vocals, McNeair on drums and Pinkster on guitar.During 1988, with McNeair joined punky power pop group, Slush Puppies.
In 1990 Weber and McNeair founded hard rock band, Hoss.
Discography
Studio albums
;with Seminal Rats- Omnipotent Mr Spaceman
- Life in the Necropolis 1990 Mr Spaceman
- Plectrum Muscle 1998 independent
;with Seminal Rats
- The Essential Seminal Rats 1984-1991 Bang Records
Extended plays
- Grruntled a.k.a. Hot Snapper Pie Mr Spaceman
Singles
- "Change" on "Jesus on T.V."/"Change" What Goes on Records
- "Call Me Animal" 1990
- "La Grande Bouffe" 1991
- "You're so Perfect"
- "Green" Au Go Go Records
- "It's Everywhere" Dog Meat
Other appearances
- "I Need Somebody" on Hard to Beat 1987
- Final Audio Blast 1990
- "Weak" on From Babylon to Brunswick 1991