One of the best punk bands to come out of Sydney ( or Australia) in the early 80’s. World war XXIV were formed in late 1981 they were getting into fast energetic punk music, they decided to have a jam and make a bit of noise. First gig was at the Civic Hotel, March 1982. 1983 the band did the Excellent Azaria / Why Bother single which is one othe best Aussie punk records of the 80’s. The band played a fast style of punk that combined Dead Kennedys type Hardcore, Peter & the test tube babies style Oi! And tough Radio Birdman style riffing which made for a powerfull non generic sound. (The band also did some Dead kennedys and Test tube babies covers in their set as well as Originals.) 1986 The band released their debut shit hot album (self titled) but by this stage the line up had changed: Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.