No strangers to Australia, 6 piece New Zealand fastcore band SHITRIPPER return to Melbourne for the third time to play their brand of fast, angry, straight-to-the-point music.

Led by an intense and layered duel vocal attack their songs are honest and flatout - most clocking in under 2 minutes. They share their sound and energy with bands like D.R.I, Minor Threat, F Minus & Trash Talk.

The band have recently released their latest batch of aggressive, poignant and brutal truths on their 2013 release - Brain Defect and have recently toured NZ and Australia with thrash metal legends Municipal Waste.

See SHITRIPPER live in Melbourne this November:

 Thursday 28th November - Sound Bar
Friday 29th November - Public Bar
Saturday 30th November - Old Bar

PARENTS offers a distinct kind of hardcore punk that will appeal to fans of Converge, Envy and Pg.99

Formed in 2009, Parents are a mainstay of the New Zealand Punk and Hardcore scene. Underpinned by a distinctive and frenetic energy, their sound blends melody and discordance into an unpredictable cathartic haze. Parents have supported such international acts as Suicidal Tendencies, Touche Amore, Iron Lung, Loma Prieta, Rotten Sound, Burning Love and La Dispute.

The group have just released their debut self titled LP and will be crossing the ditch for the first time to play three release shows in Melbourne, Australia;

Thursday 21st November - Wrangler Studios
Friday 22nd November - Public Bar
Saturday 23rd - Melbourne Bar 303