Ambitious Vegetables was a first-wave punk band formed at Wellington’s Rongotai College by students Chas Mannell (drums), Gordon Costello (guitar), Gary Curtis (bass), and Andrew
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Aftershock
Formed in the Hutt Valley suburb of Stokes Valley by teenage friends Simon Gotlieb, Kevin Kermack, and Dean Reilly in 1982, Aftershock was part of
Fiscal Hole / Maced
After years of seemingly irretractable scene-beef between the punk tribes of Auckland and Wellington (see the war of Disguy v. Datguy) a peace deal has
Limbless Music
Limbless Music is a DIY record label based in Wellington that specialises in hardcore punk, heavy metal, grindcore and experimental music. Established in 2014 by
Zero Style
Zero Style is a record label based in Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington. Launched by John Dimery in 2012 the label focussed on local and overseas punk –
The Sikfux
The Sikfux were an anarchic street-punk band that emerged from Auckland’s DIY underground scene in late 2002. Formed as a four-piece outfit of self-described “all-male
Septic Noise Grinder
Septic Noise Grinder were a short-lived but intense grindcore/punk band from Wellington, New Zealand, active between 1992 and 1994. They formed an integral part of
Hollywoodfun Downstairs
Hollywoodfun Downstairs was a high-octane noise-punk band from Wellington, New Zealand. Originally formed in London in 2008 by guitarist and vocalist Kurt Williams, the band
Manson Family
Drink till you drop! The Manson Family was a short-lived but memorable psycho-thrash band from the Wellington region of New Zealand, active in the mid-to-late