Roxus were an Australian rock band from Melbourne between 1987 and 1992. Their style used melodic keyboards with guitar-driven hard rock and elements of glam metal.
They formed in 1987 in the southeastern suburb of Springvale, and gained a considerable live following. In 1989, they played support to international bands Poison and Bon Jovi on their Australian tours.[1] The band came to the attention of promoter Ian (Molly) Meldrum, who signed them to the Melodian Records label. Roxus subsequently supported Warrant, and in 1990, they released a live EP with the tracks «Stand Back» and «Body Heat».[1]
In 1991, their album Nightstreet was released,[1] and was to reach #5 on the ARIA Charts[2]. Their peak came in April with the success of the power ballad «Where Are You Now?», which received considerable radio airplay and peaked at #13 on the ARIA singles chart[3] and #11 on the AMR charts. In August, they followed up with «Bad Boys», which reached #39[4], and in December, «Midnight Love» was released.
In early 1992, Dragan Stanić and Juno Roxas travelled to Los Angeles to write new songs, and in 1993, they released the single «Almost Summer». The single went almost unnoticed, and the band dissolved. Roxas subsequently went solo and recorded the album Far From Here on Melodian in 1994. In the time since, Roxas has worked as a musician and producer in both Los Angeles and Melbourne. Stanic continued playing locally in a range of projects, while Danielson and Nixon joined the band Chocolate Starfish. Shanahan became an RMIT lecturer.
