No Anchor is listed on triple j Unearthed as being punk/metal. So punk/metal, in fact, that they don’t even have a guitar player - because guitars are way too cute to be punk/metal. Genres are superfluous in No Anchor’s case though as they don’t even consider what they do to be music – in fact, it’s a punishment. Listening to No Anchor equals an aural version of high-school detention. Self-deprecation aside, they’re actually really good, and they’ve made albums to prove it. In fact, they’ve just finished making one, and it’s called Real Pain Supernova, which you can now download for free on their website.
But if you’re a live/vinyl purist, you’ll probably get a kick out of going to No Anchor’s album launch and having your face melted off at Woodland this Black Friday – the dudes will be joined by Dreamtime and Undead Apes. Your face might not survive the shred but the double vinyl LPs they’ll have for sale will so pick one up on the way out.