The Living End
Left to right: Chris Cheney, Andy Strachan, Scott Owen in Germany, 2009
Background information
Also known as	The Longnecks Safety Matches
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Punk rock pop punk rockabilly alternative rock psychobilly
Years active	1994 (1994)–present
Labels	Dine Alone Dew Process Deck Cheese Adeline EastWest EMI Modular Rapido Rise Independent
Members	Chris Cheney Scott Owen Andy Strachan
Past members	Joey Piripitzi Travis Demsey Adrian Lombardi
Website	thelivingend.com.au

The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society, which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. They have released eight studio albums, two of which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart: The Living End (October 1998) and State of Emergency (February 2006). They have also achieved chart success in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

The band was nominated 27 times and won five awards at the Australian ARIA Music Awards ceremonies: "Highest Selling Single" for Second Solution / Prisoner of Society (1998), "Breakthrough Artist – Album" and "Best Group" for The Living End (1999), as well as "Best Rock Album" for White Noise (2008) and The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011). In October 2010, their debut album was listed in the book "100 Best Australian Albums".

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described the group as "one of Australia’s premier rock acts. By blending a range of styles (punk, rockabilly and flat out rock) with great success, The Living End has managed to produce anthemic choruses and memorable songs in abundance".