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Australian punk band.
The original 4 piece line up of Rocks formed in 1976 in Sydney and stormed through venues all over Sydney before unleashing their now legendary ‘You’r So Boring’ single in 1978, which is 6 tracks of full throttle buzzsaw punk rock at its best. Unfortunately later the same year they disbanded.
Fast forward 4 years though and Bill, Pete & Greg (3/4 of the original members) reconvened in a 3 piece line up – a formation of the band that is still active today with current drummer, Bibs. The 3 of them set about converting Greg’s place into a makeshift studio and knocked out an album’s worth of songs in a session that has subsequently been forgotten ever since.

In 2023 Evil Tone Records released previously unheard tracks as the ‘Rocks 1982: Garage Sessions’.
These 11 tracks pick up pretty much where they left off in ’78 – gritty, snarlin’ and punchy aussie punk rock that’ll grab ya instantly. Different versions of some of these tracks showed up later on various records but all recordings on the Garage Sessions are from an era and line up of the band that has to date been undocumented.
The Garage Sessions bridge the 10 year gap between 1978’s snotty ‘You’r So Boring’ and the later hardcore attack of 1988’s ‘Final Assault’ EP. This is Rocks in 1982, when lotsa bands had either given up, fallen apart or were going new wave – ROCKS stayed true with 3 chords, loud guitars, unwavering energy and a no bullshit attitude that they still carry to this day.
Bill – guitar & vocals
Pete – bass
Greg – drums

APPEARANCES +


Extince
Spraakwater EP
2023, ,
Boom Bap
Rupture
Orangutan Suicide Sessions
2014, 4xCass + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Rock Against Crybabies
Rupture
Snow Monkey Suicide Sessions
2014, 4xCass + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Rock Against Crybabies
Various
Time To Pay Up II
2001, CD, Comp, Snapshot Records (3)
A.V.O.* & The Blurters
Hated And Proud
1999
The Loudmouths
Get Lit!
1998
Resin Scraper
Heard Mentality
1996, CD, Album, Dig, Mag Wheel Records
Various
Unforgotten
1996, Cass, Comp, Num, Not On Label, ,
Hardcore/Punk/Melodic Hardcore/Pop Punk/Oi
Aligator Parade
Surprise Surprise
1985, Cass, Not On Label, ,
Punk
The Blurters
...Don't Give A Fuck
CD, Snapshot Records (3), Bar Code The World
Various
No Freedumb (Punk Rarities 1977-'83)
2017, CDr, Comp, Fab Fuhrer Records, Second Chance Records, ,
Punk
Various
Monster Session
2009
Various
Do The Pop! Redux Part One
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Shock (2), Savage Beat!, ,
Garage Rock/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
Alternative Animals
2005, CD-ROM + CD, Comp, Shock (2), ,
Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Punk
Various
Offensive/Defensive: Hardcore Superbowl 2001
2001, CD, Comp, No Deal Records, Snapshot Records (3)
Various
Hardcore:True Or False?
1999, CD, Comp, Kangaroo Records
Various
Badass Homemade Compilation
1998, Cass, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Punk/Hardcore/Oi/Pop Punk
Various
Orstralia
1997, Cass, Comp, Höllenqual Tapes, ,
Punk/Hardcore/Alternative Rock/Thrash
Various
Kangaroobeercity - Lalala Massacre
1997, ,
Hardcore/Punk
Various
Punk Territory Vol. 5 - The English-Speaking Punk From Late '70's To Early '80's
1996, CD, Comp, Anthology
Various
Go And Do It: The Aberrant Compilations
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Small Axe (2)
Various
Take Your Vitamins Say Your Prayers
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Shagpile
Various
Back To Front Vol. 4 - Rare Punkrock 1977-'82
1994
Various
Swingin' From The Trees - A Sydney Compilation
1988, LP, Comp, Gat, Au Go Go
Various
Zit # 3 - "Squeeze My Head"
1985, Cass, Comp, Zit (2)
Various
Wormdance
1985, Cass, Album, Not On Label
Various
Not So Humdrum (The 2nd Aberrant Sydney Compilation)
1984
Various
Maximum Rock N Roll Radio Show 115
1983, Cass, C60, Not On Label, ,
Hardcore/Punk/Post-Punk/Alternative Rock/Garage Rock
Various
Nightmare / Bad Taste - News Vol. 7
Cass, Comp, Num, Bad Taste Records (2), ,
Punk/Hardcore/Power Pop/New Wave
Various
No Brains Required (Punk Rarities 1977-'83)
2017, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Fab Fuhrer Records
Various
Down Under~Ground #2 (Oz Punk Rarities 1977-83)
2011, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Second Chance Records, ,
Punk
Various
Planet Punk #4: World Punk LPs R-to-Z
2005, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Hyped To Death
Various
Feel Lucky Punk?!!
1991
Various
Where Birdmen Flew
1987
Various
Where Birdmen Flew Revisited Vol. 1: A History Of Australian Punk 1977 - 1982
LP, Comp, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Red, Not On Label
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 9 - Tepid Spit Artists
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Rare Trax (4)
Various
Not So Humdrum, The 2nd Aberrant Sydney Compilation