Joe Piripitzi is an Australian rock musician. He was the founding drummer of the rockabilly band, The Living End, from 1994 to 1996; which formed in Melbourne with

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on lead guitar and lead vocals, and

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on double bass and backing vocals. Cheney considered Piripitzi to be ideal due to his charismatic appearance. Piripitzi is recorded on their first two extended plays, ''

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'' (1995) and '' It's for Your Own Good'' (November 1996). After leaving the Living End, Piripitzi was a drummer for another Melbourne band, H-Block 101, which were a 77-punk-influenced group from October 1996 to mid-1998. He appeared on that group's second album, ''No Room for Apathy'' (1997) and their EP, ''Synergy'' – recorded in January 1998, but released after Piripitzi's departure. Note: last name is misspelt as Piripitsi. Piripitzi later joined the Psycho Delmatics under the stage name, Joe Evil.

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