BEAST IN HEAT - The Real Fonzie CD (2002)

Melbourne's Beast in Heat arrived in 2000 with the kind of energy that makes venue managers nervous and everyone else extremely happy about their life choices.

The Real Fonzie is the debut full-length from one of Australian punk's more entertainingly unhinged acts, a band that understood the assignment, which was loud, fast, and completely unbothered. Scum rock before it had a neat label, garage punk with a cigarette behind its ear. This is the kind of record that got played at 2am in the kind of share houses where the carpet was a safety hazard. Essential local history for anyone building a serious Australian underground collection.

Format: CD in standard jewel case. Released 2002.

Fans of: New Bomb Turks, The Meanies, Hard-Ons