Set amongst the lush bushland confines of Dashville, in the Hunter Valley, Thrashville returns, ready for a one day explosion of punk, rock, metal and all in between, on the darkest, firiest day of the year, Saturday, June 27, 2026.
This years line-up is a cracker, with FEAR (USA), Disentomb, The Bennies, Dregg, Hybrid Nightmares, Turtle Skull, Good Sniff, Private Wives, Couch Wizard, Catpiss, Purple Disturbance, Pyrefly, Whisperhead, Happy Fuckin Family, Immortal Within, I Hate People and Shacked! all set to deliver a great weekend of live entertainment.
HEAVY sent each band a short Q&A in order to get to know them a bit better. Today we get better acquainted with Purple Disturbance.
HEAVY: THRASHVILLE 2026 is nearly upon us. Have you ever been to Thrashville before as a punter or performing?
PURPLE DISTURBANCE: Purple Disturbance have not attended Thrashville as punters or performers before, we are very excited to have this opportunity to play our music to an audience like Thrashville and to be a part of the festival environment this year.
H: What does it mean to you to be playing Thrashville?
PD: To be a part of Thrashville this year means the world to us. It’s one of those festivals where we can let things get loose and chaotic, and the audience will be right there with us for the duration of our set.
H: How important are festivals like Thrashville for Australian bands?
PD: They are important as they give a stage to us heavier bands. Australia’s festival scene is tight so to have a festival that primarily focuses on giving heavier Australian bands a platform to play their music to other heavy music lovers is fantastic! It will be a day of discovery and new music for festival goers and musicians alike.
H: Which bands are you most looking forward to and why?
PD: Honestly it’s a great lineup this year. I think we are all excited to see different acts, to have Fear from the US headline the show this year is unreal, but just to be able to play on a festival bill alongside great homegrown talent is exciting in itself. Will be a perfect opportunity for all bands to meet one another and watch each other play!
H: It’s a long day of music. What will you be doing to make sure you will still be standing come your set time?
PD: It may be a big day of music however when you have anticipation and adrenaline running through you before your set that’ll push you through any tiredness you may have and lucky for us, thrashville is one of those festivals that will keep you awake and wired for the day.
H: Give me your Top 3 Festival survival tips.
PD: Stay hydrated, water, beer, wine, piss, whatever you can get your hands on!
Wear shoes you can survive the day in.
Prepare yourself for the mosh and look after one another in the pit.
H: Which band – other than yourself – do you think will get up to the most mischief on the day?
PD: I will be seriously disappointed if it’s not us, however I have high hopes for Good Sniff. They look like they are more than capable of being the amusement for the day.
H: What song do you think the crowd would want you to play to finish your set and what are you going to play?
PD: We usually finish up the set with our song “When Whales Explode” it’s heavy, it ends with chaos. What more could you possibly want to end the set with.
H: What one song would you tell festival goers to listen to of yours if they haven’t heard you play before?
PD: We’d recommend listening to our song “Criticise Penalise Attack And Slam.” It’s the song on our discography we feel captures our live energy the best and can semi prepare an audience for what they are in for when we step out on that stage.
H: What is your most recent release?
PD: Our most recent release is our song “Bloody Racket” recorded with Pete Dyball at Valleysounds. It’s our newest edition to our catalogue released in December of last year.
H: Finally, what plans does your band have for the rest of 2026?
PD: We as a band have a few things up our sleeve for the year that we are very excited to announce soon, we hope to play as many shows as possible and continue to write new music and just overall keep putting on a show for any audience we have in front of us.
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