Hooray for Hate

(Band promo, 2005)

 

ORIGINS: Lower Blue Mountains, NSW

GENRE: Thrash, Hardcore, Powerviolence

YEARS ACTIVE: 2004-2006

 

MEMBERS:

• Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar)
• Dave Goymour (Drums)
  

RELEASES: 

• Demo (2004)
• 1. ADI or Die!
  
• 2. Lord of the Sword (Spazz cover)

SUMMARY: Hooray for Hate were a two-piece powerviolence band who played a bunch of hardcore shows over a year and a half. The band eventually morphed into a 3 piece band called Death Trap.

 

SHOWS: 

• PCYC, Penrith - Friday, 12th November, 2004
  
• The Union, Penrith (House Party) - Saturday, 8th April, 2006
• PCYC, Blacktown - Friday, 9th June, 2006
  

ORAL HISTORY:

RHYS: Dave started playing drums and I had a bunch of riffs that I had no use for otherwise. We'd just hang out and practice for about 30 minutes over the space of 8 hours. 

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

RHYS: Hooray for Hate is just about two guys playing music for the fun of it. We've been best mates for 8 years now, so we're pretty much playing for each other. We just wanted a no-bullshit, no-ego, no-superstar creative environment to play music. 

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), CTW Issue 11, 2005

RHYS: It used to feel empty without bass but now I play with two amps at different settings, with a suppressor in the middle to turn one off. It's not as much of a problem anymore as it used to be. I have a line out of one amp to the pedal, then to the other amp input.

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), CTW Issue 11, 2005

RHYS: We recorded a shitty 3 song demo on my 4-track in March 2005. Dave hurt his hand at work and can't drum, so it might be a while before we record again.

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), CTW Issue 11, 2005

RHYS: 'ADI or Die' was about the ADI Site in Penrith that's now Jordan Springs. It was a dumping ground for a whole bunch of dodgy shit that was left buried for years. The place was home to thousands of endangered flora and fauna and they wanted to destroy it and sell it off for houses. I agree that people need houses but sometimes other things are more important.

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024 and CTW Issue 11, 2005

RHYS: Our first show was 10 days after we formed. It was an Anarchoi show at Penrith PCYC, we got asked by Ryan (Anarchoi's bassplayer) to play, so we did. We probably shouldn't have, it was terrible, but it was fun all the same. 

Rhys Sheehan (Vocals, Guitar), CTW Issue 11, 2005

RELATED BANDS: Death Trap, Anarchoi