Depression

Depression formed some time in 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, on the East coast of Australia. Smeer, who had been playing in the early Australian Punk band The Desert Rats, met up with two locals called Liddy and Spike (no, not the girl from Degrassi). After only a short while, Depression started to play regular shows at "The John Barleycorn Hotel". After about a year of playing there, Depression began playing at "The Seaview Ballroom", a venue which became a mainstay of the Melbourne Punk/Hardcore scene. Around this time, the Dead Kennedys toured Australia, and talks between the band and Jello resulted in Depression being part of the legendary Welcome to 1984 compilation on Maximum Rock 'N' Roll Records. After being approached by Phil MacDougall of Reactor Records (Perdition, Vicious Circle, etc.), the band went into a studio and recorded three songs for $120. These songs, "Money Chain", "Soldiers Never Cry" and "World Leaders", became the Money Chain EP and the first record for Reactor Records. In 1985, the band went into a "good" studio to record material for a full length. Hassles with printers and not obtaining the sound the band wanted resulted in a delayed release for Depression's self titled LP. Despite the delays, the record was one of the most important for the band and the Reactor Records label. November 1985 saw the release of the band's next full length, Australia, Australia. Again on Reactor Records, this album recieved good reviews in the US and UK. Things were looking up for the Depression/Reactor partnership. However, in 1986, Phil's reluctance to finance an overseas tour for the band ended the relationship and Depression and Reactor parted company. However in 1988, Depression appeared on the famous Not So Lucky Country double LP on Reactor Records. In the meantime, Depression headed in a more metallic direction, releasing the Ultra Hardcore, Mega Heavy, Punk, Metal, Thrash live album, the Thrash Till Death album and finally in 1989, the Hardcore History album which was made up of demos and early cuts. In 1989, Depression called it a day after mixed reactions to their later work and differences within the band. Depression were one of the most successful Australian Punk/Hardcore acts from the era.

Australia Australia (1985)

01 - Australia, Australia

02 - Social Tension

03 - T.V. Lies

04 - The Plan

05 - The Box

06 - Eternal Genocide

07 - Dirty Fucken U.S.A.

08 - Copper Chopper

Depression (1985)

01 - Geneva Convention

02 - Pilled Out

03 - Man Death Destruction

04 - Big Business

05 - M.X Warhead

06 - Breath Of Death

07 - They Wouldn't

08 - What A Strange World

09 - When You're Young

10 - Their War, Your Death

11 - Religion

12 - I'm So Bored

13 - More Of Us, Less Of Them

14 - Universal Product Code

15 - Time Bomb

16 - No Escape From The System

17 - Work All Day

18 - Grown Up Strange

19 - Time Freeze

20 - School Kids

21 - I Hate Yobbos

22 - Nightmoves, Countdown, Sounds

23 - Big Chief

24 - Brainless Conformists

25 - Money Chain

26 - Noise

Ultra Hard Core Mega Heavy Punk Metal Thrash (1987)

01 - Pagan Rites

02 - Eternal Genocide

03 - Money

04 - Big Brother

05 - Endless Armies

06 - Out Of Touch

07 - Filthy Trash

08 - Have A Look

09 - Depression

10 - Riots Of Death

11 - Civilization Of Destruction

12 - Fifty Bucks

Thrash Till Death Studio Tapes (1988)

01 - Money

02 - Civilization Of Destruction

03 - Freedom And War

04 - Filthy Trash

05 - Have A Look Around

06 - Instrumental

07 - Fifty Bucks

08 - Masters Of The Universe

09 - Pagan Rites

10 - Kill For Christ

11 - Out Of Touch

12 - Spiritual Warrior

Hardcore History 1982-1986 (1988)

CD 01:

01 - Monetary Gain

02 - I Wanna Be Insane

03 - Why Do People Hate Us?

04 - Soldiers Never Cry/World Leaders

05 - Money Chain

06 - Pilled Out

07 - Man Death Destruction

08 - Big Business

09 - M.X. Warhead

10 - Breath Of Death

11 - They Wouldnt

12 - What A Strange World

13 - When You're Young

14 - They War, Your Death

15 - Religion

16 - I'm So Bored

17 - More Of Us Less Of Them

18 - Universal Product Code

19 - World All Day

20 - Grown Up Strange

CD 02:

01 - Time Freeze

02 - School Kids

03 - I Hate Yobbos

04 - Night Moves/Countdown Sound

05 - Big Chief

06 - Brainless Conformist

07 - Noise

08 - Australia, Australia

09 - Social Tension

10 - TV Lies

11 - The Plan

12 - The Box

13 - Eternal Genocide

14 - Dirty Fucken USA

15 - Cooper Chooper

16 - This Side Up

17 - Civilisation Of Destruction

18 - Money

19 - Endless Armies

20 - Wasted Dreams

The Reactor Records Years (2008)

01 - Money Chain

02 - Soldiers Never Cry/World Leaders

03 - Geneva Convention

04 - Pilled Out

05 - Man Death Destruction

06 - Big Business

07 - M.X Warhead

08 - Breath Of Death

09 - They Wouldn't

10 - What A Strange World

11 - When You're Young

12 - Their War, Your Death

13 - Religion

14 - I'm So Bored

15 - More Of Us, Less Of Them

16 - Universal Product Code

17 - Time Bomb

18 - No Escape From The System

19 - Work All Day

20 - Grown Up Strange

21 - Time Freeze

22 - School Kids

23 - I Hate Yobbos

24 - Nightmoves, Countdown, Sounds

25 - Big Chief

26 - Brainless Conformists

27 - Money Chain

28 - Noise

29 - Australia Australia

30 - Social Tension

31 - TV Lies

32 - The Plan

33 - The Box

34 - Eternal Genocide

35 - Dirty Fucken USA

36 - Copper Chopper

37 - This Side Up

38 - Monetary Gain

39 - I Wanna Be Insane

40 - Why Do People Hate Us?

Why Do People Hate Us? Live At The Seaview Ballroom 1984 (2010)

01 - School Kids

02 - Grown Up Strange

03 - UPC

04 - Money Chain

05 - Ronny Raygun

06 - Big Business

07 - Australia Australia

08 - Their War Your Death

09 - What A Strange World

10 - I Hate Yobbos

11 - They Wouldnt

12 - Man Death Destruction

13 - Time Freeze

14 - Breath Of Death

15 - Night Moves Countdown Sounds

16 - Big Chief

17 - Ha Ha Ha

18 - Brainless Conformists

19 - More Of Us Less Of Them

20 - Noise

21 - Depression

22 - MX Warhead

23 - Why Do People Hate Us

24 - I'm So Bored

Depression & G.A.S.H

Australia And More/G.A.S.H. (1986)

Depression - Australia And More:

01 - Geneva Convention

02 - Money Chain

03 - Time Bomb

04 - No Escape

05 - Australia, Australia

06 - Social Tension

07 - TV Lies

08 - The Plan

09 - The Box

10 - Eternal Genecide

11 - Dirty Fucken USA

12 - Copper Chopper

13 - This Side Up

14 - Civilisation Of Dest

G.A.S.H - G.A.S.H.:

15 - The Future

16 - Cleo Cosmo Womans Day

17 - Gash Thrash

18 - I Hate You

19 - Coppin Shit

20 - Because You Are A Women

21 - Civilised Man

22 - Love Game Bullshit

23 - God Is Dead

24 - Stick A Needle

25 - Environment Rape

26 - Baby Seals

27 - Gash For Cash

28 - South Africa

29 - Aquarius

30 - Coprses

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