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{{Short description|Australian punk rock band}}
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| caption = Peter Black and Murray Ruse at the Rolling Stone Awards
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| alias = Dead Rats, Plebs, The Three Sinners
| alias = Dead Rats, Plebs, The Three Sinners
| origin = Sydney, Australia
| origin = Sydney, Australia
| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[power pop]], [[hardcore punk]]
| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[power pop]], [[hardcore punk]]
| years_active = {{start date|1981}}–{{end date|1994}}, {{start date|1997}}–present
| years_active = {{start date|1982}}–{{end date|1994}}, {{start date|1997}}–present
| label = ViNil, Chatterbox, Bad Taste, [[Waterfront Records|Waterfront]], [[Alternative Tentacles]]
| label = ViNil, Chatterbox, Bad Taste, [[Waterfront Records|Waterfront]], [[Alternative Tentacles]]
| spinoffs = [[Nunchukka Superfly]]
| associated_acts = Feed the Horse, Blackie, WOG, [[Nunchukka Superfly]], [[Front End Loader]], [[Regurgitator]], [[Nazxul]], [[Neil Hamburger]], The Stalkers.
| website =
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| current_members = Peter "Blackie" Black<br />Ray Ahn<br />Murray Ruse
| current_members = Peter "Blackie" Black<br />Ray Ahn<br />Murray Ruse<br />[[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]]
| past_members = Peter Kostic<br />Keish de Silva
| past_members = Peter Kostic<br />Keish de Silva
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'''The Hard-Ons''' are an Australian [[punk rock]] band which formed in 1981. Founding members included Keish de Silva on guitar, vocals and Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Ray Ahn soon joined on bass guitar with de Silva switching to drums. The group issued eight studio albums before disbanding in 1994. They reformed in 1997 to release further material. In 2002 de Silva was replaced on drums by Peter Kostic, who was replaced in turn by Murray Ruse in 2011. De Silva returned as a guest vocalist in 2014 and permanently rejoined the band in 2016. During their first 12 years, the group issued 17 consecutive number-one hits on the Australian [[alternative rock|alternative]] charts. During that time they became Australia's most commercially successful [[Indie music#Indie meaning .22not major-label.22|independent band]], with over 250,000 total record sales.{{ref|Hard-OnsnetAbout}}
The '''Hard-Ons''' are an Australian [[punk rock]] band, which formed in 1982 in [[Punchbowl, New South Wales]]. Its founding members were Keish de Silva on lead vocals and drums, Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar and backing vocals, and Ray Ahn on bass guitar. The band issued five studio albums prior to their disbandment in 1994. The band reformed in 1997. In 2002, de Silva announced his departure from the band. He was replaced on drums by Front End Loader's Peter Kostic, while Black took over on lead vocals. Kostic was later replaced in turn by Conation drummer Murray Ruse in 2011. de Silva returned as a guest vocalist in 2014, and permanently rejoined the band in 2016. This version of the band would stay together for a further five years and one studio album, prior to de Silva's second departure in 2021. [[You Am I]] frontman [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]] has since taken over as the band's lead vocalist.


Across their career, the band have had two singles, two EPs, three studio albums and one greatest-hits compilation peak within the ARIA top 100.<ref name="ARIACharts">{{cite Ryan|page=124}}</ref> They have sold over a quarter of a million albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/features/hard-ons-fourty-years-on-we-never-thought-wed-be-doing-this-forever/6OJW-v38__4/07-06-23|title=Hard Ons 40 Years On: 'We Never Thought We’d Be Doing This Forever' |website=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]|date=7 June 2023|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
Australian [[music history|music historian]], [[Ian McFarlane]], described their music as "cheap and potent, their appeal selective. Yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords ... fused punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies into a seamless ball of energy".

Hard-Ons have had two singles, two EP, one studio and one greatest hits album peak within the ARIA top 100.<ref name="ARIACharts">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===1981–1994: Early days to disbandment===

===1981 to 1994: Early days to disbandment===
The Hard-Ons' origins are traced to Western Sydney's [[Punchbowl, New South Wales|Punchbowl]] Boys High School, where three founding members were students.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="LWTTTBio"/> In 1981 the first version of the band, then-known as Dead Rats, included Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Brendan Creighton on drums and Shane Keish de Silva on guitar and vocals.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="McGregor"/> In 1982 Creighton left to form Thrust and Raymond Dongwan Ahn joined on bass guitar with de Silva taking over on drums, the group began playing as The Plebs before being renamed as The Hard-Ons by the end of the year.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="McGregor"/> Initially being too young to play in pubs, the band featured at birthday parties and school dances.<ref name="LWTTTBio"/> On 20 June 1984, The Hard-Ons played their first official show at the Vulcan Hotel in [[Ultimo, New South Wales|Ultimo]].{{ref|CustomMade}} Black later recalled "We wanted to be punk rockers ... We didn't want Keish's parents to see so we had bags full of these jackets and chains and stuff and went around the corner of the street and put all these clothes on. Keish's dad busted us".<ref name="LWTTTBio"/> Quickly gaining a considerable following, in August 1985 the band released its debut [[extended play]], ''Surfin' on My Face'', on ViNil Records.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> This was the beginning of a series of releases for the band that netted them a run of 17 consecutive No.&nbsp;1 listings on the Australian alternative music charts.<ref name="McFarlane"/>
The Hard-Ons' origins are traced to Western Sydney's [[Punchbowl, New South Wales|Punchbowl]] Boys High School, where three founding members were students.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="LWTTTBio"/> In 1981 the first version of the band, then-known as Dead Rats, included Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Brendan Creighton on drums and Shane Keish de Silva on guitar and vocals.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="McGregor"/> In 1982 Creighton left to form Thrust and Raymond Dongwan Ahn joined on bass guitar with de Silva taking over on drums, the group began playing as The Plebs before being renamed as The Hard-Ons by the end of the year.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="McGregor"/> Initially being too young to play in pubs, the band featured at birthday parties and school dances.<ref name="LWTTTBio"/> On 20 June 1984, The Hard-Ons played their first official show at the Vulcan Hotel in [[Ultimo, New South Wales|Ultimo]].{{ref|CustomMade}} Black later recalled "We wanted to be punk rockers ... We didn't want Keish's parents to see so we had bags full of these jackets and chains and stuff and went around the corner of the street and put all these clothes on. Keish's dad busted us".<ref name="LWTTTBio"/> Quickly gaining a considerable following, in August 1985 the band released its debut [[extended play]], ''Surfin' on My Face'', on ViNil Records.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> This was the beginning of a series of releases for the band that netted them a run of 17 consecutive No.&nbsp;1 listings on the Australian alternative music charts.<ref name="McFarlane"/>


The band demonstrated an independent punk spirit, with the members deliberately controlling their own careers: recording, booking and promoting themselves, creating their own artwork (mostly by Ahn), choosing support bands and even managing the merchandise stand whilst on tour.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="McGregor"/> During 1987 the group were promoted as part of the Australian [[Skateboarding|skate boarding]] scene.<ref name="Barrett"/> While maintaining a solid if underground following in Australia, The Hard-Ons were popular in Europe, scoring a Top&nbsp;10 hit in Spain and a Top&nbsp;5 slot in [[Greece]] with their 1989 album, ''Love is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts''. It also reached the Top&nbsp;5 on the ''[[NME]]'' chart; this made The Hard-Ons the third Australian band after [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]] and the [[Go Betweens]] to do so. In 1989 the group recorded a split EP with British band [[The Stupids (band)|The Stupids]]. Two years later they teamed up with [[Henry Rollins]] and released a cover version of [[AC/DC]]'s hit, "[[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There Be Rock]]", which was released in a limited edition on 10" vinyl. In January 1992 the group performed at the inaugural [[Big Day Out]] and were joined on-stage by Rollins on four songs.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Following the release of 1993's album, ''Too Far Gone'', and after recording a live album for [[Your Choice Records]], the band announced their break up, to pursue projects outside The Hard-Ons' style of music: "after more than ten years of playing the same songs, they were just not interested in doing so any more".<ref name="McFarlane"/>
The band demonstrated an independent punk spirit, with the members deliberately controlling their own careers: recording, booking and promoting themselves, creating their own artwork (mostly by Ahn), choosing support bands and even managing the merchandise stand whilst on tour.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="McGregor"/> During 1987 the group were promoted as part of the Australian [[Skateboarding|skate boarding]] scene.<ref name="Barrett"/> While maintaining a solid if underground following in Australia, The Hard-Ons were popular in Europe, scoring a Top&nbsp;10 hit in Spain and a Top&nbsp;5 slot in [[Greece]] with their 1989 album, ''Love is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts''. It also reached the Top&nbsp;5 on the ''[[NME]]'' chart; this made The Hard-Ons the third Australian band after [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]] and the [[Go Betweens]] to do so. In 1989 the group recorded a split EP with British band [[The Stupids (band)|The Stupids]]. Two years later they teamed up with [[Henry Rollins]] and released a cover version of [[AC/DC]]'s hit, "[[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There Be Rock]]", which was released in a limited edition on 10" vinyl. In January 1992 the group performed at the inaugural [[Big Day Out]] and were joined on-stage by Rollins on four songs.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Following the release of 1993's album, ''Too Far Gone'', and after recording a live album for [[Your Choice Records]], the band announced their break up, to pursue projects outside The Hard-Ons' style of music: "after more than ten years of playing the same songs, they were just not interested in doing so any more".<ref name="McFarlane"/>


During the break-up of The Hard-Ons, Ahn and Black formed another punk band, [[Nunchukka Superfly]], with Joel Ellis on drums; while de Silva created Malibu Stacey.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="LWTTTBio"/> Nunchukka Superfly released their debut, self-titled album in 1999.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Black compared Nunchukka Superfly with The Hard-Ons as "a much heavier and experimental outfit, citing psychedelic, avant-garde, progressive rock, free jazz, funk and dub among the usual inspirations of punk and post-punk".<ref name="LWTTTBio"/>
===1997 to present: reformation and beyond===

During the break-up of The Hard-Ons, Ahn and Black formed another punk band, [[Nunchukka Superfly]], with Joel Ellis on drums; while de Silva created Malibu Stacey.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="LWTTTBio"/> Nunchukka Superfly released their debut, self-titled album in 1999.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Black compared Nunchukka Superfly with The Hard-Ons as "a much heavier and experimental outfit, citing psychedelic, avant-garde, progressive rock, free jazz, funk and dub among the usual inspirations of punk and post-punk".<ref name="LWTTTBio"/> In October 1997 The Hard-Ons played a reunion gig which was followed by the release of a new EP, ''Yesterday and Today'', in 1998 and a compilation album, ''The Best Of'', in 1999.<ref name="McFarlane"/> In August 2001, [[ABC1|ABC-TV]] broadcast the rock music series, ''[[Long Way to the Top]]''.<ref name="ABCTVDoco"/> The Hard-Ons featured on "Episode 6: Gathering of the Tribes 1984–2000" where they were described as "an eclectic band of misfits that took up where punk had left off in the early 80s. Their challenge was to make that sound relevant and exciting in the 1990s. There was nothing left but to get downright offensive".<ref name="LWEp6"/>
===1997–2020: Reformation===
In October 1997, The Hard-Ons played a reunion gig which was followed by the release of a new EP, ''Yesterday and Today'', in 1998 and a compilation album, ''The Best Of'', in 1999.<ref name="McFarlane"/> In August 2001, [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] broadcast the rock music series, ''[[Long Way to the Top]]''.<ref name="ABCTVDoco"/> The Hard-Ons featured on "Episode 6: Gathering of the Tribes 1984–2000" where they were described as "an eclectic band of misfits that took up where punk had left off in the early 80s. Their challenge was to make that sound relevant and exciting in the 1990s. There was nothing left but to get downright offensive".<ref name="LWEp6"/>


Following ''This Terrible Place...'' in 2000, the band's first line-up change in twenty&nbsp;years occurred, with de Silva deciding to leave the band during 2001.<ref name="McGregor"/> Black took up full-time vocals and Pete Kostic ([[Front End Loader]], [[Regurgitator]]) was brought in on drums.<ref name="McGregor"/> In 2002 The Hard-Ons and Boom Boom Kid issued a shared EP, ''Split!''. In 2003 The Hard-Ons released ''Very Exciting!'', their first album for [[Chatterbox Records]]. In 2005, the 21st anniversary of the band's first pub gig was celebrated by Australian and European tours as a four-piece, with Kostic drumming and de Silva on vocals. Although technically a three-piece band, de Silva maintained a close relationship with his old band. Recordings were made in 2006 with contributions from all four – though primarily Black, Ahn and Kostic – with the intention of releasing a double album. This project was eventually released as two separate albums: the 'poppier' ''Most People Are a Waste of Time'' (2006) and the 'heavier' ''Most People Are Nicer Than Us'' (2007), with subsequent tours around Australia. The band recorded with United States comedian [[Neil Hamburger]] on guest lead vocals in January 2008. In April 2011, the group announced via their website that Kostic had left. On 5 August that year Murray Ruse (Conation, Captain Cleanoff) played his first show as their new drummer.
Following ''This Terrible Place...'' in 2000, the band's first line-up change in twenty&nbsp;years occurred, with de Silva deciding to leave the band during 2001.<ref name="McGregor"/> Black took up full-time vocals and Pete Kostic ([[Front End Loader]], [[Regurgitator]]) was brought in on drums.<ref name="McGregor"/> In 2002 The Hard-Ons and Boom Boom Kid issued a shared EP, ''Split!''. In 2003 The Hard-Ons released ''Very Exciting!'', their first album for [[Chatterbox Records]]. In 2005, the 21st anniversary of the band's first pub gig was celebrated by Australian and European tours as a four-piece, with Kostic drumming and de Silva on vocals. Although technically a three-piece band, de Silva maintained a close relationship with his old band. Recordings were made in 2006 with contributions from all four – though primarily Black, Ahn and Kostic – with the intention of releasing a double album. This project was eventually released as two separate albums: the 'poppier' ''Most People Are a Waste of Time'' (2006) and the 'heavier' ''Most People Are Nicer Than Us'' (2007), with subsequent tours around Australia. The band recorded with United States comedian [[Neil Hamburger]] on guest lead vocals in January 2008. In April 2011, the group announced via their website that Kostic had left. On 5 August that year Murray Ruse (Conation, Captain Cleanoff) played his first show as their new drummer.
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In 2012, the band began re-issuing their early catalogue as bonus re-packagings featuring unreleased songs and live tracks. The first to be released was a new 60-track version of ''Smell My Finger'' and The Hard-Ons promoted it with a national tour. While working a shift as a [[taxi|taxi driver]] between legs of that tour on 18 May 2012, Black suffered a severely fractured skull when he was assaulted with a [[skateboard]]. Several fund-raising shows were held to raise money for his care and recovery, including special Hard-Ons shows in Sydney and Newcastle on 1 and 2 June that featured the line-up of Ahn, Kostic and de Silva on vocals and guitar. Within three months, Black had recovered sufficiently to perform a short tour in support of his solo album ''No Dangerous Goods in Tunnel'' that was followed by a Hard-Ons tour of Europe and Japan. Another Australian tour to wrap up the previously cancelled shows was completed in October, with a 51-track re-release of ''Dickcheese'' coming out around the same time.
In 2012, the band began re-issuing their early catalogue as bonus re-packagings featuring unreleased songs and live tracks. The first to be released was a new 60-track version of ''Smell My Finger'' and The Hard-Ons promoted it with a national tour. While working a shift as a [[taxi|taxi driver]] between legs of that tour on 18 May 2012, Black suffered a severely fractured skull when he was assaulted with a [[skateboard]]. Several fund-raising shows were held to raise money for his care and recovery, including special Hard-Ons shows in Sydney and Newcastle on 1 and 2 June that featured the line-up of Ahn, Kostic and de Silva on vocals and guitar. Within three months, Black had recovered sufficiently to perform a short tour in support of his solo album ''No Dangerous Goods in Tunnel'' that was followed by a Hard-Ons tour of Europe and Japan. Another Australian tour to wrap up the previously cancelled shows was completed in October, with a 51-track re-release of ''Dickcheese'' coming out around the same time.


===2021–present: de Silva's second departure and new music===
Keish de Silva was removed from the Hard-Ons in March 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct. A planned documentary on the band was also cancelled.<ref>https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hard-ons-keish-de-silva-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-24317/</ref>
Keish de Silva was removed from the Hard-Ons in March 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct. A planned documentary on the band was also cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hard-ons-keish-de-silva-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-24317/|title=Hard-Ons' Keish de Silva Accused of Sexual Misconduct|website=Au.rollingstone.com|date=19 March 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

In August 2021, it was announced that [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]] was the group's new lead singer. The band's thirteenth studio album was released on 8 October 2021, titled ''I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/tim-rogers-joins-hard-ons-lead-singer-you-am-i/13483256|title=Tim Rogers is the new lead singer of the Hard-Ons|website=ABC|date=4 August 2021|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/news/newmusicfriday-james-blake-sam-teskey-moaning-lisa-and-more-out-now|title=NewMusicFriday: James Blake, Sam Teskey, Moaning Lisa and more out now!|website=[[ARIA Charts]]|date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref> The album debuted at number 4 on the ARIA charts, becoming the band's first to enter the ARIA top 50.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/olivia-rodrigo-returns-to-aria-albums-chart-1-with-sour|title=Olivia Rodrigo returns to ARIA Albums Chart #1 with SOUR|website=[[ARIA Charts]]|date=5 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>

In April 2023, the band announced a new album entitled ''Ripper '23'' and an accompanying Australian tour.<ref name="ripper">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/the-hard-ons-new-album-australian-tour/|title=The Hard-Ons Announce New Album ‘Ripper ’23’ and Accompanying Australian Tour|website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=4 April 2023|access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>


==Musical style==
==Musical style==
Early recordings by The Hard-Ons such as ''Smell My Finger'', ''Dickcheese'', ''Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts'' and ''Yummy!'' set the blueprint for the group's sound: messy pop-punk with [[Metal music|metal]] and [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]] elements. Australian [[music history|music historian]] [[Ian McFarlane]] described their music as "cheap and potent, their appeal selective. Yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords ... fused punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies into a seamless ball of energy".<ref name="McFarlane"/> A 1987 ''Beat Magazine'' article described their sound as "[[Motörhead]] meets the [[Beach Boys]]"; [[Allmusic]]'s Jody McGregor describes it as a "mix of punk, pop, and metal" with "dashes of power pop, psychedelic rock, thrashy metal, and a healthy dose of humor".<ref name="McGregor"/> Though originally inspired by punk bands such as [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Buzzcocks]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Ramones]] and [[The Saints (Australian band)|The Saints]],{{ref|CustomMade}} the band also blended pop, psychedelia and metal elements; "death-pop" as described by Ahn.{{ref|NKVD}} The band were also noteworthy not only within punk but also within rock music for having their lead vocals handled by de Silva, the group's drummer. The physical challenge of drumming to the band's fast punk rock songs as well as singing (as opposed to shouting) made for charismatic live performances. Guitarist Black provided another original touch to the band with his distinctive guitar sound that is both melodic and messy, often making use of [[Audio feedback|feedback]].
Early recordings by The Hard-Ons such as ''Smell My Finger'', ''Dickcheese'', ''Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts'' and ''Yummy!'' set the blueprint for the group's sound: messy pop-punk with [[Metal music|metal]] and [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]] elements. Australian [[music history|music historian]] [[Ian McFarlane]] described their music as "cheap and potent, their appeal selective. Yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords ... fused punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies into a seamless ball of energy".<ref name="McFarlane"/> A 1987 ''Beat Magazine'' article described their sound as "[[Motörhead]] meets the [[Beach Boys]]"; [[AllMusic]]'s Jody McGregor describes it as a "mix of punk, pop, and metal" with "dashes of power pop, psychedelic rock, thrashy metal, and a healthy dose of humor".<ref name="McGregor"/> Though originally inspired by punk bands such as [[Sex Pistols]], [[The Buzzcocks]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Ramones]] and [[The Saints (Australian band)|The Saints]],{{ref|CustomMade}} the band also blended pop, psychedelia and metal elements; "death-pop" as described by Ahn.{{ref|NKVD}} The band were also noteworthy not only within punk but also within rock music for having their lead vocals handled by de Silva, the group's drummer. The physical challenge of drumming to the band's fast punk rock songs as well as singing (as opposed to shouting) made for charismatic live performances. Guitarist Black provided another original touch to the band with his distinctive guitar sound that is both melodic and messy, often making use of [[Audio feedback|feedback]].


Major recurring lyrical themes range from girls, love and relationships (as in: "I Do I Do I Do", "Just Being With You", "Girl in the Sweater") to [[toilet humour]] ("I Farted", "Oozin' for Pleasure") as well as other variations, particularly in the post-Keish line-up of the band.
Major recurring lyrical themes range from girls, love and relationships (as in: "I Do I Do I Do", "Just Being With You", "Girl in the Sweater") to [[toilet humour]] ("I Farted", "Oozin' for Pleasure") as well as other variations, particularly in the post-Keish line-up of the band.

==Fan reaction==
Although not as widely known as some classic punk and independent bands, the Hard-Ons have carved a niche in the world of punk rock and have assembled a cult following of fans worldwide. They are Australia's most successful independent band, with over 250,000 records sold worldwide and 17 consecutive No.&nbsp;1 hits on the Australian alternative charts. Their popularity far outreaches Australia, with large cult followings in Spain and [[Greece]]. At one time there was a Hard-Ons cover band in the UK known as Suck n Swallow. {{ref|Hard-OnsnetAbout}}


==Band members==
==Band members==
===Current members===
===Current members===
* Ray Ahn – bass guitar, vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–present)</small>
* Ray Ahn – bass guitar, backing vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–present)</small>
* Peter "Blackie" Black – guitar, vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–present)</small>
* Peter "Blackie" Black – guitar <small>(1982–1993, 1998–present)</small>, backing vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–2001, 2016–present)</small>, lead vocals <small>(2001–2016)</small>
* Murray Ruse – drums <small>(2011–present)</small>
* Murray Ruse – drums <small>(2011–present)</small>
* Tim Rogers – lead vocals <small>(2021–present)</small>


===Former members===
===Former members===
* Pete Kostic – drums <small>(2002–2011)</small>
* Pete Kostic – drums <small>(2002–2011)</small>
* Keish de Silva – drums <small>(1982–1993, 1998–2001)</small>, vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–2001, 2016–2021)</small>
* Keish de Silva – drums <small>(1982–1993, 1998–2001)</small>, lead vocals <small>(1982–1993, 1998–2001, 2016–2021)</small>


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bar:Pete from:01/01/2002 till: 01/08/2011 color:drums
bar:Blackie from:01/01/1998 till:01/06/2001 color:guitar
bar:Blackie from:01/01/1998 till:31/12/2001 color:guitar
bar:Blackie from:01/06/2001 till:01/03/2016 color:vocals
bar:Blackie from:01/01/1998 till:31/12/2001 color:bvocals width:3
bar:Blackie from:01/01/1998 till:01/06/2001 color:vocals width:3
bar:Blackie from:31/12/2001 till:01/03/2016 color:vocals
bar:Blackie from:01/06/2001 till:01/03/2016 color:guitar width:3
bar:Blackie from:31/12/2001 till:01/03/2016 color:guitar width:3
bar:Blackie from:01/03/2016 till:21/03/2021 color:vocals width:3
bar:Blackie from:01/03/2016 till:end color:guitar
bar:Blackie from:01/03/2016 till:21/03/2021 color:guitar
bar:Blackie from:01/03/2016 till:01/04/2021 color:bvocals width:3
bar:Blackie from:21/03/2021 till:end color:vocals
bar:Blackie from:04/08/2021 till:end color:bvocals width:3
bar:Blackie from:21/03/2021 till:end color:guitar width:3
bar:Tim from:04/08/2021 till:end color:vocals
bar:Ray from:01/01/1998 till:end color:bass
bar:Ray from:01/01/1998 till:end color:bass
bar:Ray from:01/01/1998 till:end color:vocals width:3
bar:Ray from:01/01/1998 till:01/04/2021 color:bvocals width:3
bar:Keish from:01/01/1998 till:01/06/2001 color:drums width:3
bar:Ray from:04/08/2021 till:end color:bvocals width:3
bar:Keish from:01/01/1998 till:01/06/2001 color:vocals
bar:Keish from:01/01/1998 till:31/12/2001 color:drums width:3
bar:Keish from:01/06/2005 till:01/07/2005 color:vocals
bar:Keish from:01/01/1998 till:31/12/2001 color:vocals
bar:Keish from:01/10/2005 till:31/12/2005 color:vocals
bar:Murry from:01/08/2011 till:end color:drums
bar:Murry from:05/08/2011 till:end color:drums
bar:Keish from:01/03/2016 till:01/04/2021 color:vocals
bar:Keish from:01/03/2016 till:21/03/2021 color:vocals
</timeline>
</timeline>
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums
|+ List of studio albums
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIACharts"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2021-10-18|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=18 October 2021|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="aus2">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/ybVOGJf|title=Part of Hard-Ons ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 2 December 2023}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Smell My Finger''
! scope="row" | ''Smell My Finger''
|
|
* Released: November 1986
* Released: November 1986
* Label: [[Waterfront Records]] <small>(DAMP 37)</small>
* Label: [[Waterfront Records|Waterfront]] <small>(DAMP 37)</small>
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]]
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]]
| —

|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Dickcheese''
! scope="row" | ''Dickcheese''
|
|
* Released: April 1988
* Released: April 1988
* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP 71)</small>
* Label: Waterfront <small>(DAMP 71)</small>
* Formats: LP
* Formats: LP
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts''
! scope="row" | ''Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts''
|
|
* Released: June 1989
* Released: June 1989
* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP102, SOL19 CD)</small>
* Label: Waterfront <small>(DAMP102, SOL19 CD)</small>
* Formats: LP, [[Compact cassette|cassette]], CD
* Formats: LP, [[Cassette tape|cassette]], CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Yummy!''
! scope="row" | ''Yummy!''
|
|
* Released: December 1990
* Released: December 1990
* Label: Waterfront Records, [[Festival Records]] <small>(DAMP147, C 30500, SOL26 CD)</small>
* Label: Waterfront, [[Festival Records|Festival]] <small>(DAMP147, C 30500, SOL26 CD)</small>
* Formats: LP, cassette, CD
* Formats: LP, cassette, CD
| 93
* Peaked at number 93 on the ARIA Charts in January 1991.<ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Too Far Gone''
! scope="row" | ''Too Far Gone''
|
|
* Released: July 1993
* Released: June 1993
* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(C 30989, DAMP 181)</small>
* Label: Waterfront, Festival <small>(C 30989, DAMP 181)</small>
* Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
* Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
| 107
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''This Terrible Place...''
! scope="row" | ''This Terrible Place...''
|
|
* Released: 20 November 2000
* Released: 20 November 2000
* Label: [[Chatterbox Records]] <small>(CB014)</small>
* Label: [[Chatterbox Records|Chatterbox]] <small>(CB014)</small>
* Formats: LP, CD
* Formats: LP, CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Very Exciting!''
! scope="row" | ''Very Exciting!''
|
|
* Released: 17 March 2003
* Released: 17 March 2003
* Label: Chatterbox Records <small>(CB028)</small>
* Label: Chatterbox <small>(CB028)</small>
* Formats: CD, LP
* Formats: CD, LP
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Most People Are a Waste of Time''
! scope="row" | ''Most People Are a Waste of Time''
|
|
* Released: 10 April 2006
* Released: 10 April 2006
* Label: Chatterbox Records <small>(CB047)</small>
* Label: Chatterbox <small>(CB047)</small>
* Formats: CD, LP
* Formats: CD, LP
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Most People Are Nicer Than Us''
! scope="row" | ''Most People Are Nicer Than Us''
|
|
* Released: 4 August 2007
* Released: 4 August 2007
* Label: Chatterbox Records <small>(CB059)</small>
* Label: Chatterbox <small>(CB059)</small>
* Formats: CD, LP
* Formats: CD, LP
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die''
! scope="row" | ''Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die''
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* Label: The Cool Bananas Record Company <small>(COOL1)</small>
* Label: The Cool Bananas Record Company <small>(COOL1)</small>
* Formats: LP, CD
* Formats: LP, CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Peel me like a Egg.''
! scope="row" | ''Peel me like a Egg.''
|
|
* Released: 29 September 2014
* Released: 29 September 2014
* Label: Citadel Records
* Label: Citadel
* Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
* Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''So I Could Have Them Destroyed''
! scope="row" | ''So I Could Have Them Destroyed''
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* Label: Music Farmers
* Label: Music Farmers
* Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
* Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
| —
|-
! scope="row" | ''I{{'}}m Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken''
|
* Released: 8 October 2021
* Label: Cheersquad
* Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
| 4
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ripper '23''
|
* Released: 2 June 2023<ref name="ripper"/>
* Label: Cheersquad
* Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
| 26<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2023-06-12|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=12 June 2023|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of compilation albums
|+ List of compilation albums
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Hard-Ons''
! scope="row" | ''Hard-Ons''
|
|
* Released: 1986
* Released: 1986 (US)
* Label: [[Big Time Records]] <small>(6040-1-B)</small>
* Label: [[Big Time Records]] <small>(6040-1-B)</small>
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]]
* Formats: [[LP record|LP]]
* Note: US compilation
* Note: US compilation: contains Australian album, ''Smell My Finger'' and both sides of the single, "The Girl in the Sweater"/"I Heard Her Call My Name"
| —
|-
|-

! scope="row" | ''Hot for Your Love, Baby''
! scope="row" | ''Hot for Your Love, Baby''
|
|
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* Label: [[Waterfront Records]] <small>(DAMP 63)</small>
* Label: [[Waterfront Records]] <small>(DAMP 63)</small>
* Formats: LP
* Formats: LP
| —
* Note: Australian compilation
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Worst of...''
! scope="row" | ''The Worst of...''
|
|
* Released: 1988
* Released: 1988 (Europe)
* Label: Vinyl Solution <small>(SOL-8)</small>
* Label: Vinyl Solution <small>(SOL-8)</small>
* Formats: LP
* Formats: LP
* Note: UK & Europe compilation
* Note: UK & Europe compilation
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Junk 1984–1987''
! scope="row" | ''Junk 1984–1987''
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* Label:
* Label:
* Formats: LP
* Formats: LP
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Rarities''
! scope="row" | ''Rarities''
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* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP182)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP182)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Singles''
! scope="row" | ''Singles''
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* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP183)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records <small>(DAMP183)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| 127
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''A Decade of Rock''
! scope="row" | ''A Decade of Rock''
|
|
* Released: 1994
* Released: October 1994
* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP 182, DAMP 183)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP 182, DAMP 183)</small>
* Formats: 2× CD
* Formats: 2× CD
* Note: First disc is sub-titled, ''Singles'', the second is ''Rarities''
* Note: Combines ''Singles'' and ''Rarities''
| 68
* Peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Charts in October 1994.<ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Best of...''
! scope="row" | ''The Best of...''
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* Label: [[Citadel Records]] <small>(CITCD 546)</small>
* Label: [[Citadel Records]] <small>(CITCD 546)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Suck and Swallow: 25 Years 25 Songs''
! scope="row" | ''Suck and Swallow: 25 Years 25 Songs''
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* Label: Boss Tuneage Records <small>(BTRCRS037)</small>
* Label: Boss Tuneage Records <small>(BTRCRS037)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Eat Shit Listen to Horrible Music''
! scope="row" | ''Eat Shit Listen to Horrible Music''
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* Label: Insubordination Records <small>(116)</small>
* Label: Insubordination Records <small>(116)</small>
* Formats: CD,LP
* Formats: CD,LP
| —
|-
|-
|}
|}
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=== Extended plays ===
=== Extended plays ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays
|+ List of Extended plays
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| EP details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Surfin' on My Face''
! scope="row" | ''Surfin' on My Face''
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* Label: ViNil Records <small>(VR 006)</small>
* Label: ViNil Records <small>(VR 006)</small>
* Formats: [[Extended play#Defining EP|7" vinyl]]
* Formats: [[Extended play#Defining EP|7" vinyl]]
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''No Cheese (The High-Way to Hell Tour Souvenir)''
! scope="row" | ''No Cheese (The High-Way to Hell Tour Souvenir)''
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* Label: [[Waterfront Records]] <small>(DAMP 88)</small>
* Label: [[Waterfront Records]] <small>(DAMP 88)</small>
* Formats: [[Gramophone record#Common formats|10" vinyl]]
* Formats: [[Gramophone record#Common formats|10" vinyl]]
* Note: [[Split album|Split EP]] with three tracks by The Hard-Ons, three tracks by [[The Stupids (band)|The Stupids]] and one track each by Tennant All Stars and Pittman All Stars
* Note: [[Split album|Split EP]] with [[The Stupids (band)|The Stupids]], Tennant All Stars and Pittman All Stars
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Sick of Being Sick''
! scope="row" | ''Sick of Being Sick''
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* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Note: aka ''Giveaway EP''
* Note: aka ''Giveaway EP''
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Where the Wild Things Are...''
! scope="row" | ''Where the Wild Things Are...''
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* Label: Waterfront Records, [[Festival Records]] <small>(DAMP 170, D 16022)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records, [[Festival Records]] <small>(DAMP 170, D 16022)</small>
* Formats: 7" vinyl, CD
* Formats: 7" vinyl, CD
* Note: Split EP with two tracks each by The Hard-Ons and [[Celibate Rifles]]
* Note: Split EP with [[Celibate Rifles]]
| 51
* Peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Charts in March 1992.<ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Dateless Dudes' Club!''
! scope="row" | ''Dateless Dudes' Club!''
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* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP176, D 29127)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP176, D 29127)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| 78
* Peaked at number 78 on the ARIA Charts in August 1992.<ref name="ARIACharts"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Test''
! scope="row" | ''Test''
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* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP183, D11550)</small>
* Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records <small>(DAMP183, D11550)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Yesterday and Today''
! scope="row" | ''Yesterday and Today''
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* Label: One Way Street Records <small>(OWSEP01)</small>
* Label: One Way Street Records <small>(OWSEP01)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Split!''
! scope="row" | ''Split!''
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* Formats:
* Formats:
* Note: Split EP with [[Boom Boom Kid]]
* Note: Split EP with [[Boom Boom Kid]]
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Pay Attention Collector Scum''
! scope="row" | ''Pay Attention Collector Scum''
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* Label: Stiff Records <small>(BUY 666)</small>
* Label: Stiff Records <small>(BUY 666)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''American Exports'' (with [[Neil Hamburger]])
! scope="row" | ''American Exports'' (with [[Neil Hamburger]])
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* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Note: Vocals by Neil Hamburger
* Note: Vocals by Neil Hamburger
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Split''
! scope="row" | ''Split''
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* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Formats: 7" vinyl
* Note: Split EP with [[The Manges]]
* Note: Split EP with [[The Manges]]
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Shit-Pants-Shit-Pants''
! scope="row" | ''Shit-Pants-Shit-Pants''
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* Label: Boss Tuneage, The Cool Bananas Record Company <small>(BTRC060, COOL3)</small>
* Label: Boss Tuneage, The Cool Bananas Record Company <small>(BTRC060, COOL3)</small>
* Formats: CD
* Formats: CD
| —
|-
|-
|}
|}


===Singles===
===Charting singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{{Singles discography | all_albums= yes
|+List of singles which had a chart position within the ARIA top 100
| title1 = Girl in the Sweater | album1 = ''Non-album single'' | albumspan1 = 6 | year1 = 1986 | yearspan1 = 2
!rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:22em;"| Title
| title2 = By My Side" / "I'll Come Again
!rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
| title3 = All Set to Go | year3 = 1987 | yearspan3 = 2
!colspan="1"| Chart peak positions
| title4 = Busted" / "Suck 'n' Swallow
!rowspan="2" scope="col"| Album
| title5 = Just Being with You | year5=1988
|-
| title6 = Sick of Being Sick | year6 = 1989 | yearspan6 = 2
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="ARIACharts"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/rl0JXlE.png|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 27/07/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 130)|via=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>
| title7 = Been Had Before (Demo) | album7 = European magazine giveaway
|-
| title8 = Where Did She Come From? | year8 = 1990 | album8 = Yummy! | albumspan8 = 2
! scope="row"| "[[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There Be Rock]]" {{small|(with [[Henry Rollins]]}}
| title9 = Dull | year9 = 1991 | yearspan9 = 2
| 1991
| title10 = [[Let There Be Rock (song)|Let There be Rock]] | note10 = with [[Henry Rollins]] | album10 = ''Non-album single'' | albumspan10 = 3
| 65
| title11 = Love Hurts | year11 = 1992 | yearspan11 = 2
| rowspan="2"| non album singles
| title12 = She's a Dish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/rl0JXlE.png|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 27/07/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 130)|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| title13 = Crazy Crazy Eyes | year13 = 1993 | album13 = Too Far Gone
! scope="row"| "She's a Dish"
| title14 = You Disappointed Me | year14 = 1999 | yearspan14 = 2 | album14 = ''Non-album single''
| 1992
| title15 = Shark's Head | album15 = This Terrible Place
| 64
| title16 = Sunny" / "Scared of It All | year16 = 2003 | album16 = Very Exciting!
|}
| title17 = There Goes One of the Creeps That Hassled My Girlfriend | year17 = 2005 | album17 = Most People Are a Waste of Time
}}

* Note "Let There Be Rock" peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Charts in July 1991. "She's a Dish" peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts in August 1992.<ref name="ARIACharts"/>


===DVDs===
===DVDs===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
!'''Title'''
! Title
!'''Date'''
! Date
|-
|-
|''The Hard-Ons vs. Europe 2007''
|''The Hard-Ons vs. Europe 2007''
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|-
|-
|}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===AIR Awards===
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as [[AIR Awards]]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[AIR Awards of 2022|2022]]
| ''I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken''
| Best Independent Rock Album or EP
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-air-independent-music-awards-2022/|title=Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022|website=musicfeeds|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins2022">{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/genesis-owusu-wins-big-at-the-2022-air-awards/|title=Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards|website=[[MusicFeeds]]|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022|author=Tyler Jenke}}</ref>
|-
| [[AIR Awards of 2023|2023]]
| ''Yummy'' (re-release)
| Best Independent Punk Album or EP
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="AIRnoms2023">{{cite web|url= https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-the-australian-independent-music-awards-2023/|title= Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023 |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins2023">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/air-awards-2023-winners/|title=King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards |website=[[Music Feeds]]|date= 4 August 2023|access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>
{{end}}


==References==
==References==
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;Specific
;Specific
{{Refend}}
{{Refend}}
{{Reflist|25em|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=


<ref name="McFarlane">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040615182929/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=874 'The Hard-Ons'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=874 the original] on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref>
<ref name="McFarlane">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040615182929/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=874 'The Hard-Ons'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=874 the original] on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref>
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<ref name="Holmgren">{{Cite web | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hardons.html | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren) | title = The Hard-Ons | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | access-date = 28 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805194217/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hardons.html | archive-date = 5 August 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
<ref name="Holmgren">{{Cite web | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hardons.html | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]]. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren) | title = The Hard-Ons | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | access-date = 28 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110805194217/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hardons.html | archive-date = 5 August 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


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Not to be confused with "hard on", a slang term for erection.

Hard-Ons
Peter Black and Murray Ruse at the Rolling Stone Awards
Background information
Also known asDead Rats, Plebs, The Three Sinners
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresPunk rock, power pop, hardcore punk
Years active1982 (1982)–1994 (1994), 1997 (1997)–present
LabelsViNil, Chatterbox, Bad Taste, Waterfront, Alternative Tentacles
SpinoffsNunchukka Superfly
MembersPeter "Blackie" Black
Ray Ahn
Murray Ruse
Tim Rogers
Past membersPeter Kostic
Keish de Silva

The Hard-Ons are an Australian punk rock band, which formed in 1982 in Punchbowl, New South Wales. Its founding members were Keish de Silva on lead vocals and drums, Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar and backing vocals, and Ray Ahn on bass guitar. The band issued five studio albums prior to their disbandment in 1994. The band reformed in 1997. In 2002, de Silva announced his departure from the band. He was replaced on drums by Front End Loader's Peter Kostic, while Black took over on lead vocals. Kostic was later replaced in turn by Conation drummer Murray Ruse in 2011. de Silva returned as a guest vocalist in 2014, and permanently rejoined the band in 2016. This version of the band would stay together for a further five years and one studio album, prior to de Silva's second departure in 2021. You Am I frontman Tim Rogers has since taken over as the band's lead vocalist.

Across their career, the band have had two singles, two EPs, three studio albums and one greatest-hits compilation peak within the ARIA top 100.[1] They have sold over a quarter of a million albums.[2]

Biography

1981–1994: Early days to disbandment

The Hard-Ons' origins are traced to Western Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School, where three founding members were students.[3][4] In 1981 the first version of the band, then-known as Dead Rats, included Peter "Blackie" Black on guitar, Brendan Creighton on drums and Shane Keish de Silva on guitar and vocals.[3][5][6] In 1982 Creighton left to form Thrust and Raymond Dongwan Ahn joined on bass guitar with de Silva taking over on drums, the group began playing as The Plebs before being renamed as The Hard-Ons by the end of the year.[3][5][6] Initially being too young to play in pubs, the band featured at birthday parties and school dances.[4] On 20 June 1984, The Hard-Ons played their first official show at the Vulcan Hotel in Ultimo.[1] Black later recalled "We wanted to be punk rockers ... We didn't want Keish's parents to see so we had bags full of these jackets and chains and stuff and went around the corner of the street and put all these clothes on. Keish's dad busted us".[4] Quickly gaining a considerable following, in August 1985 the band released its debut extended play, Surfin' on My Face, on ViNil Records.[3][5] This was the beginning of a series of releases for the band that netted them a run of 17 consecutive No. 1 listings on the Australian alternative music charts.[3]

The band demonstrated an independent punk spirit, with the members deliberately controlling their own careers: recording, booking and promoting themselves, creating their own artwork (mostly by Ahn), choosing support bands and even managing the merchandise stand whilst on tour.[3][6] During 1987 the group were promoted as part of the Australian skate boarding scene.[7] While maintaining a solid if underground following in Australia, The Hard-Ons were popular in Europe, scoring a Top 10 hit in Spain and a Top 5 slot in Greece with their 1989 album, Love is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts. It also reached the Top 5 on the NME chart; this made The Hard-Ons the third Australian band after Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the Go Betweens to do so. In 1989 the group recorded a split EP with British band The Stupids. Two years later they teamed up with Henry Rollins and released a cover version of AC/DC's hit, "Let There Be Rock", which was released in a limited edition on 10" vinyl. In January 1992 the group performed at the inaugural Big Day Out and were joined on-stage by Rollins on four songs.[3] Following the release of 1993's album, Too Far Gone, and after recording a live album for Your Choice Records, the band announced their break up, to pursue projects outside The Hard-Ons' style of music: "after more than ten years of playing the same songs, they were just not interested in doing so any more".[3]

During the break-up of The Hard-Ons, Ahn and Black formed another punk band, Nunchukka Superfly, with Joel Ellis on drums; while de Silva created Malibu Stacey.[3][4] Nunchukka Superfly released their debut, self-titled album in 1999.[3] Black compared Nunchukka Superfly with The Hard-Ons as "a much heavier and experimental outfit, citing psychedelic, avant-garde, progressive rock, free jazz, funk and dub among the usual inspirations of punk and post-punk".[4]

1997–2020: Reformation

In October 1997, The Hard-Ons played a reunion gig which was followed by the release of a new EP, Yesterday and Today, in 1998 and a compilation album, The Best Of, in 1999.[3] In August 2001, ABC TV broadcast the rock music series, Long Way to the Top.[8] The Hard-Ons featured on "Episode 6: Gathering of the Tribes 1984–2000" where they were described as "an eclectic band of misfits that took up where punk had left off in the early 80s. Their challenge was to make that sound relevant and exciting in the 1990s. There was nothing left but to get downright offensive".[9]

Following This Terrible Place... in 2000, the band's first line-up change in twenty years occurred, with de Silva deciding to leave the band during 2001.[6] Black took up full-time vocals and Pete Kostic (Front End Loader, Regurgitator) was brought in on drums.[6] In 2002 The Hard-Ons and Boom Boom Kid issued a shared EP, Split!. In 2003 The Hard-Ons released Very Exciting!, their first album for Chatterbox Records. In 2005, the 21st anniversary of the band's first pub gig was celebrated by Australian and European tours as a four-piece, with Kostic drumming and de Silva on vocals. Although technically a three-piece band, de Silva maintained a close relationship with his old band. Recordings were made in 2006 with contributions from all four – though primarily Black, Ahn and Kostic – with the intention of releasing a double album. This project was eventually released as two separate albums: the 'poppier' Most People Are a Waste of Time (2006) and the 'heavier' Most People Are Nicer Than Us (2007), with subsequent tours around Australia. The band recorded with United States comedian Neil Hamburger on guest lead vocals in January 2008. In April 2011, the group announced via their website that Kostic had left. On 5 August that year Murray Ruse (Conation, Captain Cleanoff) played his first show as their new drummer.

In 2012, the band began re-issuing their early catalogue as bonus re-packagings featuring unreleased songs and live tracks. The first to be released was a new 60-track version of Smell My Finger and The Hard-Ons promoted it with a national tour. While working a shift as a taxi driver between legs of that tour on 18 May 2012, Black suffered a severely fractured skull when he was assaulted with a skateboard. Several fund-raising shows were held to raise money for his care and recovery, including special Hard-Ons shows in Sydney and Newcastle on 1 and 2 June that featured the line-up of Ahn, Kostic and de Silva on vocals and guitar. Within three months, Black had recovered sufficiently to perform a short tour in support of his solo album No Dangerous Goods in Tunnel that was followed by a Hard-Ons tour of Europe and Japan. Another Australian tour to wrap up the previously cancelled shows was completed in October, with a 51-track re-release of Dickcheese coming out around the same time.

2021–present: de Silva's second departure and new music

Keish de Silva was removed from the Hard-Ons in March 2021 following allegations of sexual misconduct. A planned documentary on the band was also cancelled.[10]

In August 2021, it was announced that Tim Rogers was the group's new lead singer. The band's thirteenth studio album was released on 8 October 2021, titled I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken.[11][12] The album debuted at number 4 on the ARIA charts, becoming the band's first to enter the ARIA top 50.[13]

In April 2023, the band announced a new album entitled Ripper '23 and an accompanying Australian tour.[14]

Musical style

Early recordings by The Hard-Ons such as Smell My Finger, Dickcheese, Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts and Yummy! set the blueprint for the group's sound: messy pop-punk with metal and psychedelia elements. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their music as "cheap and potent, their appeal selective. Yet never has so much been owed by so many to so few chords ... fused punk tempos, hardcore attitude, heavy metal riffs and surf-pop melodies into a seamless ball of energy".[3] A 1987 Beat Magazine article described their sound as "Motörhead meets the Beach Boys"; AllMusic's Jody McGregor describes it as a "mix of punk, pop, and metal" with "dashes of power pop, psychedelic rock, thrashy metal, and a healthy dose of humor".[6] Though originally inspired by punk bands such as Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, Ramones and The Saints,[2] the band also blended pop, psychedelia and metal elements; "death-pop" as described by Ahn.[3] The band were also noteworthy not only within punk but also within rock music for having their lead vocals handled by de Silva, the group's drummer. The physical challenge of drumming to the band's fast punk rock songs as well as singing (as opposed to shouting) made for charismatic live performances. Guitarist Black provided another original touch to the band with his distinctive guitar sound that is both melodic and messy, often making use of feedback.

Major recurring lyrical themes range from girls, love and relationships (as in: "I Do I Do I Do", "Just Being With You", "Girl in the Sweater") to toilet humour ("I Farted", "Oozin' for Pleasure") as well as other variations, particularly in the post-Keish line-up of the band.

Band members

Current members

  • Ray Ahn – bass guitar, backing vocals (1982–1993, 1998–present)
  • Peter "Blackie" Black – guitar (1982–1993, 1998–present), backing vocals (1982–1993, 1998–2001, 2016–present), lead vocals (2001–2016)
  • Murray Ruse – drums (2011–present)
  • Tim Rogers – lead vocals (2021–present)

Former members

  • Pete Kostic – drums (2002–2011)
  • Keish de Silva – drums (1982–1993, 1998–2001), lead vocals (1982–1993, 1998–2001, 2016–2021)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1][15][16]
Smell My Finger
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Waterfront (DAMP 37)
  • Formats: LP
 —
Dickcheese
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: Waterfront (DAMP 71)
  • Formats: LP
 —
Love Is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts
  • Released: June 1989
  • Label: Waterfront (DAMP102, SOL19 CD)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
 —
Yummy!
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Waterfront, Festival (DAMP147, C 30500, SOL26 CD)
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
 93
Too Far Gone
  • Released: June 1993
  • Label: Waterfront, Festival (C 30989, DAMP 181)
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
 107
This Terrible Place...
  • Released: 20 November 2000
  • Label: Chatterbox (CB014)
  • Formats: LP, CD
 —
Very Exciting!
  • Released: 17 March 2003
  • Label: Chatterbox (CB028)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
Most People Are a Waste of Time
  • Released: 10 April 2006
  • Label: Chatterbox (CB047)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
Most People Are Nicer Than Us
  • Released: 4 August 2007
  • Label: Chatterbox (CB059)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —
Alfalfa Males Once Summer Is Done Conform or Die
  • Released: 11 May 2010
  • Label: The Cool Bananas Record Company (COOL1)
  • Formats: LP, CD
 —
Peel me like a Egg.
  • Released: 29 September 2014
  • Label: Citadel
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
 —
So I Could Have Them Destroyed
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Music Farmers
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
 —
I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken
  • Released: 8 October 2021
  • Label: Cheersquad
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
 4
Ripper '23
  • Released: 2 June 2023[14]
  • Label: Cheersquad
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, streaming
 26
[17]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Hard-Ons —
Hot for Your Love, Baby —
The Worst of...
  • Released: 1988 (Europe)
  • Label: Vinyl Solution (SOL-8)
  • Formats: LP
  • Note: UK & Europe compilation
 —
Junk 1984–1987
  • Released: 1991
  • Label:
  • Formats: LP
 —
Rarities
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Waterfront Records (DAMP182)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Singles
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Waterfront Records (DAMP183)
  • Formats: CD
 127
A Decade of Rock
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records (DAMP 182, DAMP 183)
  • Formats: 2× CD
  • Note: Combines Singles and Rarities
 68
The Best of... —
Suck and Swallow: 25 Years 25 Songs
  • Released: 23 March 2009
  • Label: Boss Tuneage Records (BTRCRS037)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Eat Shit Listen to Horrible Music
  • Released: 2 May 2010
  • Label: Insubordination Records (116)
  • Formats: CD,LP
 —

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Your Choice Live Series
Live at the Annandale
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: We Empty Rooms (WER#15)
  • Formats: LP
  • Note: Recorded at the Annandale Hotel, Sydney

Extended plays

List of Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Surfin' on My Face
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: ViNil Records (VR 006)
  • Formats: 7" vinyl
 —
No Cheese (The High-Way to Hell Tour Souvenir) —
Sick of Being Sick
  • Released: 28 July 1989
  • Label: Waterfront Records (DAMP111)
  • Formats: 7" vinyl
  • Note: aka Giveaway EP
 —
Where the Wild Things Are... 51
Dateless Dudes' Club!
  • Released: May 1992
  • Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records (DAMP176, D 29127)
  • Formats: CD
 78
Test
  • Released: January 1994
  • Label: Waterfront Records, Festival Records (DAMP183, D11550)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Yesterday and Today
  • Released: May 1999
  • Label: One Way Street Records (OWSEP01)
  • Formats: CD
 —
Split! —
Pay Attention Collector Scum
  • Released: 7 November 2008
  • Label: Stiff Records (BUY 666)
  • Formats: CD
 —
American Exports (with Neil Hamburger)
  • Released: April 2009
  • Label: Red Lounge Records (RLR 062)
  • Formats: 7" vinyl
  • Note: Vocals by Neil Hamburger
 —
Split
  • Released: 16 October 2010
  • Label:
  • Formats: 7" vinyl
  • Note: Split EP with The Manges
 —
Shit-Pants-Shit-Pants
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Boss Tuneage, The Cool Bananas Record Company (BTRC060, COOL3)
  • Formats: CD
 —

Charting singles

List of singles which had a chart position within the ARIA top 100
Title Year Chart peak positions Album
AUS
[1][18]
"Let There Be Rock" (with Henry Rollins 1991 65 non album singles
"She's a Dish" 1992 64

DVDs

Title Date
The Hard-Ons vs. Europe 2007 2008

Reissues

Volume Title Description Date
1 (1984–1987) Smell My Finger 60 track double C.D. featuring every release from the period, demos, live tracks and rarities 2012
2 (1987–1988) Dickcheese 51 track double C.D. featuring every release from the period, demos, live tracks and rarities 2013

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken Best Independent Rock Album or EP Nominated [19][20]
2023 Yummy (re-release) Best Independent Punk Album or EP Nominated [21][22]

References

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 124.
  2. ^ "Hard Ons 40 Years On: 'We Never Thought We'd Be Doing This Forever'". The Music. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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  4. ^ a b c d e "Band: Hard Ons – Stories and Highlights from 1982". Long Way to the Top. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 22 November 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "The Hard-Ons". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f McGregor, Jody. "Hard-ons". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. ^ Barrett, Peter (27 October 2012). "Rock of Ages". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  8. ^ "ABC Online – Long Way to the Top". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 22 November 2002. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Episode6: Gathering of the Tribes 1984–2000". Long Way to the Top. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Hard-Ons' Keish de Silva Accused of Sexual Misconduct". Au.rollingstone.com. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Tim Rogers is the new lead singer of the Hard-Ons". ABC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ "NewMusicFriday: James Blake, Sam Teskey, Moaning Lisa and more out now!". ARIA Charts. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo returns to ARIA Albums Chart #1 with SOUR". ARIA Charts. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "The Hard-Ons Announce New Album 'Ripper '23' and Accompanying Australian Tour". Music Feeds. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Part of Hard-Ons ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  18. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 27/07/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 130)". Retrieved 20 April 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA).
  19. ^ "Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022". musicfeeds. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  20. ^ Tyler Jenke (5 August 2022). "Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards". MusicFeeds. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  22. ^ "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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