The Butterfly Effect is an alternative metal band from Brisbane, Australia, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Ben Hall (drums), Glenn Esmond (bass/vocals) and Kurt "Puddles" Goedhart (guitar). The band released their self-titled debut EP in 2001. It was well-promoted on Triple J which led to wider recognition for the band country-wide. By mid-2002 the EP had topped the independent charts and remained in the top 20 for almost a year. The single from the EP "Take It Away" was picked up by government-funded radio station Triple J as the "Unsigned Find" of 2002.
Begins Here: In November 2002 the band released "Crave", the first single from their debut album Begins Here. It debuted on the ARIA Charts at No. 59 and also achieved No. 1 on the independent charts. The Butterfly Effect spent November 2002 to March 2003 recording their debut album, Begins Here, at Modern Music Studios in Brisbane, Australia. The album was released in Australia on 4 August 2003. It debuted at No. 24 on the ARIA Charts and again topped the independent charts. It remained in the charts for 56 weeks in total. To date, it has sold over 30,000 copies.
Imago: The band finished recording their second studio album, titled Imago, in early 2006 and it was released on 17 June 2006. It debuted at No. 2 in the ARIA Chart for Weekly Top 100 highest selling music albums. In mid-2006, after nearly three years since its release Begins Here was certified gold in Australia, exceeding sales of 35,000 copies. Shortly afterwards, Imago also attained the same status, only this time it reached the gold mark in only eight weeks, including debuting at No. 2 on the ARIA album charts.
Final Conversation of Kings and departure of Clint Boge: Following the release of Imago, The Butterfly Effect spent the remainder of the year touring the record including an appearance on the 2007 Big Day Out festival tour. Shortly after, work began on material for the follow-up album. The album, Final Conversation of Kings, was released on 20 September. It debuted on the ARIA Charts at No. 3. After the release of the album, The Butterfly Effect set off on a tour of Australia spanning October and November. They also performed as part of the Big Day Out 2009 festival, headlining the Converse Essential stage. In February 2012, vocalist Clint Boge announced his departure from the band to focus on a solo career, as well as his work with Thousand Needles in Red. "Clint’s departure is an amicable one and the band are giving fans a chance to see them perform together for the last time on the club circuit by announcing the “EFFECTED” national tour starting late April 2012," the press release stated. The band performed for the last time with Boge at Melbourne's Hi Fi Bar and Ballroom, on 8 June 2012.
In order to unravel the mysteries of the Butterfly Effect? you will need to collect the random clues in each of the caches in the series.
All of the caches in the Butterfly Effect? series are located in close vicinity to established MTB trails that have been identified by the Baulkham Hills Shire Council. These little known but wonderful trails take you into many of the great forest areas in the Hills district. Further details and trails maps can be found at the following link.
