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Science were formed in Melbourne in June 1998 by Dave Gray (of The Hogs) on semi-acoustic bass guitar, Paul Maybury (Freeloaders) on guitar, Roman Tucker (The Martians) on lead vocals and keyboards, and Kit Warhurst (Velvet Tongue) on drums. The group released their debut single "Burn in Hell"
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Science." Carmine Pascuzzi of MediaSearch opined that " shows good
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