Australia - Brisbane

"I live in Brisbane and there are some pretty sick bands going around...

Brazen


Driven Fear


Thick Skin


Open Sea


Done For


Against


Abraxis


Headaches


Fires of Waco

Sun Distortion Studios is the main venue at the moment."



There is also a Brisbane Edge Day show coming up."

Australia - Melbourne

"I am from South West Victoria, in Australia. My local hardcore scene is Melbourne. I live in a small country town so kids have no idea about hc, they all like metalcore shit like pwd and bmth.

In my opinion these are the best bands in Melbourne...

Iron Mind


Warbrain


Mindsnare


Outright


Step Down



Ill Vision


A few dudes run a zine called It's Still Okay Not to Drink, they also run a distro called Waiting on Revolution. Always good.


We had the best venue in the country, The Arthouse until that closed down. Mindsnare was the very first band I saw there and the last. But other than that there are a few other all ages and 18+ venues around, none as good as that place though."

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"Some old bands to check out:

Pure Evil Trio (Sydney) noise


Stockholm Syndrome (Sydney) hardcore

The Undersided (Sydney) punk rock

Unpaid Debt (Sydney) punk


Frenzal Rhomb (Sydney) punk


Schifosi (Melbourne) crust punk


Abc Weapons (Melbourne) crust punk

Pisschrist (Melbourne) punk


Straightjacket Nation (Melbourne) hardcore punk


The Kill (Melbourne) grind


H-Block 101 (Melbourne) ska punk

Area 7 (Melbourne) ska punk


Draft Dodger (Brisbane) hardcore


Short Straw Warfare (Brisbane) hardcore punk


Just Say Go (Brisbane) hardcore


The Bigots (Canberra) punk

Anti Fish (Canberra) punk

Hard Luck (Canberra) hardcore


Captain Cleanoff (Adelaide/Melbourne) grindcore


Topnovil (Wollongong) punk


The Plague (Wollongong) power violence

Australian hardcore punk website resources:

Bombshell zine


Kill Your Stereo

Australia

Labels:

Resist Records


Trial & Error


What Remains Records


Arrest Records Australia


Dead Souls Records


Record Stores:

Resist Records (Newtown, NSW)

Blackwire Records (Annandale, NSW)


Missing Link Records (Melbourne, VIC)


Radio:

short.fast.loud on Triple J (National Broadcast)


Bands:

Mindsnare (Melbourne)


Carpathian (Melbourne)


Warbrain (Melbourne)


Hopeless (Melbourne)


Colossus (Melbourne)


The Dead Walk (Newcastle)


Taken By Force (Newcastle)


The Hollow (Newcastle)


4Dead (Canberra)


I Exist (Canberra)


Robotosaurus (Adelaide)


Against (Brisbane)


Fires Of Waco (Brisbane)


Thick Skin (Brisbane)


Open Sea (Brisbane)