The second installment of H2O cover releases kicks off with the CroMags "Hard Times" a song the band has been playing live for a while and despite Toby Morse's high pitched vocals they pull off nicely. Next up Sick Of It All's "Friends Like You" gets some attention and is probably the weakest of the three songs. My fave Madball track "Pride" wraps up proceedings and it's a little difficult to hear it without Freddy's voice behind it. While the California 7 inch worked well, this one doesn't seem too as much as the ilk of band's covered are much harder and heavier, and the H2O sound really doesn't seem to do the songs justice.
HIGHLIGHTS
2024: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Introducing REND From Adelaide
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
NEWS
SPIRITWORLD Release "Waiting On The Reaper" Video
SPIRITWORLD have released a video for "Waiting For The Reaper" off their third album HELLDORADO out ...
Revelation To Reissue Three LPs From The NERVE AGENTS
Revelation Records announces three vinyl reissues from frenzied hardcore-punk band The Nerve Agents....
AGE OF APOCALYPSE Announce New LP "In Oblivion"
Age Of Apocalypse announce new album for Closed Casket Activities: In Oblivion, out May 23, 2025
DARK HORSE And BLIGHT WORMS Release Split 7 Inch
Sydney's DARK HORSE and Canberra's BLIGHT WORMS team up for a split 7" Split 7" Primitive Moth &...
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS Release New Track...
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs' new album Death Hilarious is out April 4, 2025 on Rocket Recordi...
Kingpin Records To Release FOREWARNED Debut LP
Kingpin Records will release the debut LP for Melbourne band FOREWARNED titled "Only God Forgives".
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TOURS
THE GIFTHORSE "Give My Body To This Town"...
After a few years on hiatus and a couple of new bands forming out of the ashes of the initial breaku...
OUTRIGHT "Avalanche" Reason and Rage
What felt like a long time coming, has definitely been so damn well worth the wait. Melbourne's Outr...
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM "Get Hurt" Island Records
The Gaslight Anthem return with their fifth full length album, having released last album "H...
NEW BLOOD
Introducing REND From Adelaide
REND are a new band out of Adelaide who dropped an awesome two track EP last year off the back of a ...
Introducing DEFIANT GROUND From The Gold Coast
DEFIANT GROUND are a new band out of the Gold Coast who have just released their demo through Set Th...
Introducing BULLY SQUAD From Sydney
BULLY SQUAD are a new band out of Sydney who dropped an impressive demo this year through New Ethic ...
INTERVIEWS
SECRET WORLD Interview With Guitarist Josh Campiao
We catch up with Josh Campiao from Sydney band SECRET WORLD to talk about their debut 7inch "Guilt I...
2024 The Year In Review
Welcome to our annual end of year wrap up, as we celebrate and dissect 2024, the year that was.
CROSSCHECK Interview With Drummer George
Perth (Boorloo) band CROSSCHECK are set to release a new 7 track EP "On The Offensive" through ...
LOOKING BACK
Revisiting BAD BRAINS 1994 Australian Tour w/ THE...
The "Rise" tour of 1994 was the one and only visit the BAD BRAINS would make to Australia with THE M...
Looking Back On HENRY ROLLINS and the HARD...
In this latest feature of Looking Back we investigate how the classic release of "Let There Be Rock"...
Revisiting NIRVANA's 1992 Australian Tour
Nirvana's 1992 tour of Australia is etched into the history books as a feat of legend for many reaso...
COLLECTORS
Inside REGAN CADD's Record Collection
Regan Cadd is from Melbourne and really likes youth crew hardcore, especially the glory days of R...
Inside MATT FOOTY HORVATH'S Record Collection
Matt "Footy" Horvath has been an avid collector for a very long time and owns some very. very, ra...
Inside RYAN WILLMOTT's Record Collection
Take a peek into the record collection of Ryan Willmott, filled with Mindsnare, Radio Birdm...
CRUCIAL FIVE
Graham Nixon on TRIAL AND ERROR RECORDS
Resist Records kingpin, Graham Nixon breaks down his top five favourite releases from the Trial an...
Nigel Melder on RESIST RECORDS
Trial and Error Records mastermind, Nigel Melder breaks down his top five favourite releases from ...
Nick Horsnell on REVELATION RECORDS
Miles Away frontman, Nick Horsnell delivers his top five releases from the Revealtion Records cata...
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