Description
Red 2016
Artist
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 received 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.
Tracks
A1
(Intro) The Ancient Arrival Of Thy Utter Darkness
A2
No Tumours, Just Rumours
A3
Defaced
A4
(She's) Satan In High Heels
A5
No Need For A God
A6
Under The Pale Moonlight
A7
Enough
A8
The Battle
A9
An Autumn Blaze
A10
I Am The Devil
A11
Jimmy Was In Town
B1
Decom-Posers
B2
Treasures Of Anatomy
B3
Necrotic Garbage
B4
Pyosisified (Rotten To The Gore)
B5a
Deranged For Loathsome
B5b
Putrescent Necromorphism
B6
Anatomized
B7
Disgorging Foetus
B8
Excavating The Iliac Fossa
B9
Oozing Molen Gristle
B10
Staph Terrorist
B11
I'm A Pathologist
Releases
Formats
CD, Vinyl, Cassette
Labels
Power It Up, Cudgel, Unholy Fire Records
years
2002, 2006, 2016, 2021
Members
Liddy,Smeer,
Spike (37),
Sham (8),
Danny (44),Dakka (2),
Chris Phillips (16),
Mark Hughes (9)