Last Nerve
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Last Nerve are a Hardcore punk band from Sydney, Australia. Formed in 2002 in response to the death of old-school sounding bands in Sydney, they have since become one of the most prominent Hardcore outfits in Australia.
Featuring ex and current members of Sydney bands Restraint, Toe To Toe and Irrelevant, Last Nerve pay musical homage to pioneer Hardcore bands like Washington D.C's Bad Brains and New York City's Sick Of It All.
After releasing a demo cassette and having played with the likes of New Jersey's Ensign, California's Throwdown and The Cro-Mags from New York, the band released their classic self-titled 7" on Resist Records in August 2003. Despite problems in having the record pressed, it was a hit upon its eventual release, with tracks like "Inside Job," "Same Mistake" and the anthemic "Housed" combining the band's traditional Hardcore sound with intensely personal lyrics about alienation, jealousy and complacency. A CD featuring both the 7" and demo tracks was also released at around the same time.
Last Nerve's second 7", a split with Los Angeles outfit Internal Affairs, features three tracks from each band and was released in September 2004. Both bands are planning to tour the United States in support of the record, which will make Last Nerve one of the few Australian Hardcore bands to have toured overseas.
Last Nerve are at the forefront of the somewhat dwindling Australian Hardcore scene. They drew a consistent following and have toured Australia as both a headline act, and in support of some of the heavyweights of the genre, including Hatebreed and Terror.
