In the quiet town of Ceduna on the far west coast of the Eyre Peninsula, the beating of drums and scream of guitars echoes throughout the old Scout and Guide Hall.
Sitting across the road from a cemetery, the hall serves as a rehearsal space for the town's only heavy metal band, KNAW.
The band is gearing up for its first capital city show in Adelaide, which will involve a 16-hour round trip for the chance to play a 40-minute set.
Robert Pav belts out a scream. (ABC Eyre Peninsula: Emma Pedler)
Lead guitarist Callan Slattery, 20, said it might seem "a little extreme".
"But for us, it's a thing we've got to do," he said.
"Bands from cities won't come out to regional areas like this often."
The band has big dreams of playing on a festival stage one day.
But being
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