Hard-Ons | Artist

The Hard-Ons are an Australian punk rock band formed 1981 in Sydney by founding members Keish de Silva (drums, vocals), Peter "Blackie" Black (guitar) and Ray Ahn (bass). In 2002 de Silva was replaced on drums by Peter Kostic but rejoined the band in 2016. The members met as students at Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School. Australian music scribe Ian McFarlane described their music as "cheap and potent, yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords.. punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies fused into a seamless ball of energy". Although essentially a cult band, they have sold over 250,000 records worldwide and their popularity far outreaches Australia, with large cult followings in the UK, Spain and Greece. At one time there was a Hard-Ons cover band in the UK named after their single "Suck 'n' Swallow". Hard-ons have worked occasionally with Henry Rollins and US comedian Neil Hamburger. Blackie and Ray Ahn have a spin-off project called Nunchukka Superfly. Outstanding Hard-ons albums include Smell my Finger, Hot For Your Love Baby, Dickcheese, Love is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts, Most People Are Nicer Than Us, and Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die.

Artist Website: facebook.com/hardons

Featured Albums: Hard-Ons

Related Artists: Ratcat, Nunchukka Superfly