Perdition (Australia)

Perdition formed sometime in 1983 in Adelaide, South Australia. The original line-up started with Mark Hayes on vocals, Robert Pillar on guitar, Tony Loader on bass and George Klestinis on drums. After the release of thier A Positive Alternative to Torture tape, Klenstinis left the band to make way for drummer Dave Williams of Debortion. After a trip to Melbourne and a radio interview on 3PBS, the band managed to impress quite a number of people, thus landing them a spot on the Dead Kennedys show in September of '83 in Adelaide. In August of 1984, Perdition released The Intoxicated EP on Phil Macdougall's Reactor Records label. 500 copies were pressed of the five track 7". Later in Decemeber of '85, Macdougall would re-release the record as a five track 12" to improve the mix. While the band enjoyed popularity and tours in the east of Australia, they struggled to play in thier own city of Adelaide. In June of 1985, the How to Teach Your Budgie to Talk 12 track 12" was released, again on Reactor Records. 1000 copies of the record were pressed, unfortunately, it was one of the label's poorest selling records, as the band had moved in a less "hardcore" direction. 1985 also saw the release of a split LP with Melbourne band Vicious Circle on Flipside records from America. Although they headed in a much poppier direction towards the end, Perdition were at the forefront of the Australian Punk/Hardcore scene along with the likes of Depression, Civil Dissident and Vicious Circle.

You Don't Have To... (Demo Tape) (1983)

01 - Do We Have A Future?

02 - Degeneration

03 - I'm Laughing

04 - Dirty Bastards

05 - Mass Destruction

06 - Isn't It A Pity

07 - Change

08 - New Anarchy

09 - Knife Attack

A Positive Alternative To Torture (1983)

01 - Right To Fight

02 - Do We Have A Future

03 - Degeneration

04 - Change

05 - Youth Today

06 - Mass Destruction

07 - Isn't It A Pity

08 - New Anarchy

09 - Loves Not Enough

10 - Knife Attack

The Intoxicated EP (1984)

01 - Nothing For You

02 - Deserve To Die

03 - Life Of Pain

04 - Blood Runs Red

05 - The Last Hour

How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk (1985)

01 - I'm Laughing

02 - Looking For Red Lights

03 - Just One Mistake

04 - Too Many Lies

05 - Everyday

06 - Red Is The Blade

07 - Freak

08 - Disease

09 - Black

10 - Progress Where?

11 - Open Your Eyes

12 - Big Problems

From Anarchy To Intoxication (1988)

CD 01:

01 - No Government

02 - Right To Fight

03 - All Take No Give

04 - Tube Disaster

05 - Fun

06 - Hitler's In The Charts Again

07 - Mass Destruction

08 - Stick To Your Guns

09 - Someone's Gonna Die

10 - Our Father

11 - Now's The Time

12 - Youth Today

13 - Violent Night

14 - Right To Work

15 - Our Father

16 - All Take No Give

17 - Fun

18 - No One Wins

CD 02:

01 - Youth Today

02 - Violent Night

03 - Keep Australia Untidy

04 - State Violence, State Control (Discharge)

05 - Jealousy

06 - Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols)

07 - Kill A Hippy

08 - Now's The Time

09 - Hitler's In The Charts Again

10 - Life Of Pain

11 - Red Is The Blade

12 - I'm On Fire

13 - Nothing For You

14 - Black

15 - The Last Hour

16 - Knife Attack

17 - Deserve To Die

18 - kcattA efinK

Live Broadcast Three D Radio (2011)

01 - Right To Fight

02 - I'm Laughing

03 - Sick World

04 - Isn't It A Pity

05 - The Last Hour

06 - Looney Bus Driver

07 - Emotion

08 - Change

09 - Mass Destruction

10 - Life Of Pain

11 - Fuckaware Party

12 - Big Problems

13 - Degeneration

14 - Nothing For You

Not Just Another Anthology (2017)

01 - I'm Laughing (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
02 - Looking For Red Lights (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
03 - Just One Mistake (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
04 - Too Many Lies (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
05 - Everyday (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
06 - Red Is The Blade (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
07 - Freak (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
08 - Disease (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
09 - Black (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
10 - Progress Where? (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
11 - Open Your Eyes (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
12 - Big Problems (How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk)
13 - Nothing For You (The Intoxicated EP)
14 - Deserve To Die (The Intoxicated EP)
15 - Life Of Pain (The Intoxicated EP)
16 - Blood Runs Red (The Intoxicated EP)
17 - The Last Hour (The Intoxicated EP)
18 - Right To Fight (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
19 - Do We Have A Future (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
20 - Degeneration (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
21 - Change (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
22 - Youth Today (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
23 - Mass Destruction (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
24 - Isn't It A Pity (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
25 - New Anarchy (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
26 - Loves Not Enough (A Positive Alternative To Torture)
27 - Knife Attack (A Positive Alternative To Torture)

New Anarchy EP (2019)

01 - New Anarchy

02 - Isn't It A Pity

03 - What Can I Do

04 - You Can't Tell Me

Perdition (2025)

01 - Crisis

02 - Isn't It A Pity (2024 Remix)

03 - Another Day

04 - Oxygen

05 - Stick To Your Guns

06 - New Anarchy (2024 Remix)

07 - Degeneration

08 - Money Chain

09 - Piss Fartin With Martin

10 - What Can I Do (2024 Remix)

11 - You Can't Tell Me (2024 Remix)

12 - Anything Is Everything

Vicious Circle & Perdition

Split CD (1985)

Vicious Circle:

01 - Epitaph/Supplied Demise

02 - Coconut Song

03 - Distant Cry

04 - Dwelling On Thoughts

05 - Rights Dub

06 - Vicious Circle

07 - Personality Crisis

08 - Trapped

09 - Claws Of Death

10 - Corporate Death Scheme

Perdition:

11 - I'm Laughing

12 - Just One Mistake

13 - Degeneration

14 - Progress Where?

15 - Big Problems

16 - Nothing For You

17 - Deserve To Die

18 - New Anarchy (Dub)

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