If this name doesn't mean anything to you then you may just be sleeping under a rock, Had It are easily in the top 5 of bands going around australia at the moment, specially in the new breed.
Their demo fucking kicks ass and so will their EP out on Arrest Records Australia in a few weeks...this is the interview i did with their singer BxE, go ahead...read and enjoy!
First up i guess the easy part is for those who don't know (and also stuff i might not know), who does Had It consist of and have any y'all been in previous bands? I know you've been in Deadstare and Taking Sides, also the current drummer was or is in Toe To Toe?
Boogs on bass...Kevin Rage Page on scorching sensual solos,Liam on crunch, Mook on the pink drum kit...the other guys have been in Frontside,Charcoal Human,Taking Sides,Discussion with a Gun,A.V.O,Black Fucking Eye and yes Mooky was in Toe To Toe at one stage...with a pink drum kit.
What's the deal with Had It, what's Had It about for you in comparison to your previous bands?
The Deal! PAY THE PRICE! 'Cause we're comming on strong!....sorry you made me think of Brotherhood...it's just about doing a band playing the type of hardcore we grew up listening to...we don't give a fuck about hype or trend..we just do what we do and if people like it...good and if not..good.
Was it an intentional plan on bringing more of that boston meets non-cheesy new york style to Australia...?
Like i said above...we all grew up listening to this stuff...we got into punk and hardcore through thrash metal or actual old punk bands....not through listening to metal"core" bands with teased hair and make up.
You guys did the demo like mid 2008 am i right, 5 originals: Grandmaster, Frustrations, Celebrities, Harsh Reality, Fight For Nothing and a cover of It's The Limit by the legendary Cro-Mags? Give a bit of a run down on what each songs about to you personally.
let me sum all these songs up instead of individually because i dont think my attention span is that great...we speak of social injustices...basically they're about showing Australia how Tron is Livin!!! for the cityeeeeeeeeh!
I got a hold of one recently actually and Nathan chucked on an extra song something about "falling headfirst to my face, reminded once again my efforts are a waste" what's this song called and is it going to see a better recording on the EP, cause it's tough as shit!?
Oh yeah that's Avalanche..the first song on the upcomming cd..it was probably the unmastered version or un mixed or something...I guess it's about pressures of life and stressing out and trying to deal with all this shit over your head ready to cave it in.
How's the reaction been since you guys did your first show with Ceremony in 2008 at Hermans Bar, have people slowly realised what the fuck is up or has it been all good from the get go?
it's up and down...i think some kids may be slightly intimidated by such rugged handsome older men playing hardcore...whatever...it's picking up though i think..last show we played with Jungle Fever was dope.
Toe To Toe/Deafwish cast show last year, you guys played that along with a few other sydney bands was that a bit of a different show to be doing? I'm not even sure i know what it's supposed to be...
yes it was different, and there was no weird beefs over who really ruled the streets of sydney...I love Def Wish Cast..they deserve way more support and respect than those fruity groups like Bliss n Eso or Hilltop Hoods etc..hardcore hip hop...not hip pop
Just recently you guys have joined up with Arrest Records Australia, why them? do old men stick together hahahaha?
They asked us to join them...and yes us old men stick together...we were on the cusp on doing the release all d.i.y and playing in local homeless shelters in support of the release and i guess Greg from Arrest didn't want to see us head down that path.
On a more personal opinion level, how do you view australian hardcore at the moment and what would be your favourite bands currently running?
Umm i don't think about it too much to be honest...i mean i love hardcore and I want it to be a community rather than the commodity it seems to be turning into more and more...bands i personally like Ill Brigade,BlkOut,White Male Dumbinance,Reckless Aggression,Straight Jacket Nation...probably more...
definitely know you're an advocate of the chain mosh B.E does much of it go down in Sydney? i know nobody would ever think of it up here...probably cause we're pretty gay!
I dont know..if you get Neil Bramley drunk enough and hand him a chain he'll mosh with it i'm pretty sure,all the while making biting commentary on the "kids"....The best chain moshing actually went down in Adelaide I think the first Crafterfest during The Dead Walk and Jungle Fever...both myself and Meatdog (in his Australian Morgado phase) had lengths of chain and we terrorised the crowd...and the crowd really seem to love this.
I know you're pretty vocal with your opinions on most formats of communication, do you think that people who have a big mouth on the internet should be able to handle the backlash if someone doesn't like whats said once it carries over to the real world?
Yes you should be fully accountable...talking shit is talking shit...dont say it on the net if you're not prepareded to say it or back it in real life...if someone takes you up on something you said on the net and you say "oh man it's only the internet!" you will sound like a complete idiot...
So you speak alot about not jumping on trends, dealing with day to day shit, sticking behind your words...this to me translates into a bit of a "some peoples toes have got to be stepped on" mentality. take it your not a big fan of people pacifying due to friends and "social standing"?
Oh man...i think hardcore should be a place to step on toes,wether they be the toes of other people involved in hardcore or the larger society...although don't do things just to get a reaction or make yourself seem controversial...which is what alot of people seem to to...dont bother commenting if it's just to try and be edgy...anyway you know the old saying about opinions.
Confessed thrash metal fan, will Had It ever cover breaking the law ahaha...?
Only if we can dress up like Rob Halford circe Turbo Lover
I've read shit in Dumb Hardcore and on the internet about you having beef with some bloke from Pathetic Human, what's the dealio?
Oh it's squashed...long running misunderstanding that escalated into something more due to chinese whispers....
Heard that there was some little issue with a snotty kid saying that Had It were too old for Arrest OZ?
Ok...this is embarrassing on all fronts,but who gives a fuck so here it goes...Boogz messages me some garbled text message that seriously like "Dude blog Arrest says we're too old fo hardcore" but spelt worse and not entirely in that order...sorry Boogs but you're dyslexic,anyway it translated to we were too old for hardcore according to someone...so i message him back saying What? who said what?...and he said I'll tell you later 'cause i'm at work...anyway when i finally saw him i said "wher eis this fucking thing you're talking about" turns out it was the write up Greg Arrest gave us that was nothing but positive but he called us "older members of hardcore" and i said What the hell is the problem with that Boogs? hahah he was like "i'm not old!" hahahah yes you are !!! we all are.
Australia hardcore supergroup, who'd be in it and what would it sound like?
ahhhh fuck i dont know John Von Blast on drums,dolan on vocals,Beltsy on guitar and Doug Defence on bass...it would sound like a mix of Infest and Outburst...the show would be held in an abandoned train station covered with graffiti...
Top 5 hardest intro's in your opinion and why?
Ok....I'm counting the intro of We Gotta Know...that shit is a prelude to dancefloor violence. Arms Reach intro,good times and plenty of mosh memories. Dumptruck/The WrongSide Feeding Time at the Zoo...so good. any Infest instrumental track (except maybe Son of the Sun...it sounds like a theme song for Wacky Racers..and old cartoon that featured Penelope Pitstop and Dick Dasterdly...anyway you're all too young to know ) and lets see...i'm not gonna say Rise and Fall...played right the fuck out so I'm going with March of The White Trash by the mighty Breakdown.
And is it true that an Age of Quarrel a day keeps going soft at bay?
either this or Before the Quarrel is totally acceptable.
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