Short Fast Loud
# Short Fast Loud

Short Fast Loud (stylised as 'short.fast.loud.') is a radio show on Triple J in Australia. It is hosted by Joshua "Redbeard" Merriel and features punk, hardcore, emo and similar music. The name for the show was taken from the Kid Dynamite album: Shorter, Faster, Louder (Jade Tree, 2000). The show runs on a Wednesday night from 9pm to 11pm. The show originally started broadcast in January 2004 as a 2-hour format by the show's original host, Stu Harvey, but was extended to a 3-hour version in 2006. It returned to a 2 hour length show in 2022. Stu Harvey stepped aside as host of short.fast.loud at the end of 2014 to focus on other life projects and Josh Merriel has hosted the show since 2015.

Major features of the show are interviews with bands both in the studio and via phonelink, scene reports from listeners around Australia as well as a segment called "Old School Pride" (Named after the H.F.L. song of the same title), where four 'old school' songs are played that are requested by a listener. Another weekly segment is "The New Noise", in which two songs are chosen by Josh from JJJ Unearthed in order to provide more exposure to new Australian music. Touring bands also occasionally play live acoustic sets in the studio.

In the middle of every year listeners are invited to submit their top releases of the year so far for a mid-year countdown special. At the end of each year listeners are invited to submit a ranked list of their ten favourite releases of the year for an end-of-year countdown special.

The show makes a point of supporting local and emerging artists. A large proportion of the music played is Australian and there are some all-Australian music nights. Tracks from demos sent to the show are also often played.

## Top 40 2005

* 40 The Open Season - Chase EP **
* 39 Yidcore - Eighth Day Slice / Fiddlin On Ya Roof **
* 38 Taking Sides - Dresscode **
* 37 Bad Day Down - Biting The Hand That Feeds **
* 36 Dropkick Murphys - The Warriors Code
* 35 Panic! at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
* 34 Death by Stereo - Death for Life
* 33 After the Fall - Always Forever Now **
* 32 Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront
* 31 Latterman - No Matter Where We Go..!
* 30 Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon
* 29 Lagwagon - Resolve
* 28 Pennywise - The Fuse
* 27 Millencolin - Kingwood
* 26 Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
* 25 Story of the Year - In The Wake Of Determination
* 24 Funeral for a Friend - Hours
* 23 Away From Now - Blackout **
* 22 Thrice - Vheisu
* 21 Kisschasy - United Paper People **
* 20 Behind Crimson Eyes - Pavour Nocturnus **
* 19 Behind Crimson Eyes - Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph **
* 18 The Dead Walk! - ReAnimation **
* 17 Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
* 16 Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
* 15 Alkaline Trio - Crimson
* 14 Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
* 13 Gyroscope - Are You Involved? **
* 12 Bodyjar - Bodyjar **
* 11 Irrelevant - Ascension **
* 10 Comeback Kid - Wake the Dead
* 9 Miles Away - Consequences **
* 8 The Disables - Nuthin for No One **
* 7 Grand Fatal - Allies **
* 6 A Wilhelm Scream - Ruiner
* 5 The Hot Lies - Heart Attacks and Callous Acts **
* 4 Horsell Common - Lost A Lot of Blood **
* 3 Against Me! - Searching For A Former Clarity
* 2 Parkway Drive - Killing With a Smile **
* 1 Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits

## Top 40 2006

* 40 Billy Talent - Billy Talent II
* 39 Extortion - Degenerate **
* 38 Escape the Fate - Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
* 37 50 Lions - Nowhere to Run**
* 36 God So Loved the World - God So Loved the World**
* 35 Against Me! - Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!
* 34 +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
* 33 From First to Last - Heroine
* 32 Betrayed - Substance
* 31 Jaws - Slow Motion Suicide **
* 30 Bigwig - Reclamation
* 29 Break Even - Young at Heart **
* 28 My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
* 27 The Bouncing Souls - The Gold Record
* 26 Just Say Go!! - Revive **
* 25 Saosin - Saosin
* 24 The Dead Walk! - We Prowl The Streets **
* 23 The Getaway Plan - Hold Conversation **
* 22 Atreyu - A Death Grip On Yesterday
* 21 Unpaid Debt - Southern Cross Bones **
* 20 Bad Day Down - If This Is How Is Had To Be **
* 19 I Killed the Prom Queen - Music for the Recently Deceased **
* 18 Thursday - A City by the Light Divided
* 17 Carpathian - Nothing to Lose **
* 16 The Matches - Decomposer
* 15 Strike Anywhere - Dead FM
* 14 The Draft - In a Million Pieces
* 13 The Bronx - The Bronx (II)
* 12 Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
* 11 The Lawrence Arms - Oh! Calcutta!
* 10 Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
* 9 Behind Crimson Eyes - A Revelation For Despair **
* 8 Horsell Common - Satellite Wonderland **
* 7 Anti-Flag - For Blood and Empire
* 6 NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
* 5 Frenzal Rhomb - Forever Malcolm Young **
* 4 Alexisonfire - Crisis
* 3 Underoath - Define the Great Line
* 2 AFI - Decemberunderground
* 1 Rise Against - The Sufferer & the Witness
   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2007

* 40 The Nation Blue - Protest Songs **
* 39 Cut Sick - End It All **
* 38 Anti-Flag - A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
* 37 Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
* 36 Darkest Hour - Deliver Us
* 35 Mary Jane Kelly - Marionettes **
* 34 The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
* 33 Samsara - The Emptiness **
* 32 Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty
* 31 Yidcore - They Tried To Kill Us. They Failed. Lets Eat**
* 30 50 Lions - Time Is the Enemy **
* 29 Extortion - Control**
* 28 Modern Life Is War - Midnight in America
* 27 Deez Nuts - Rep Your Hood **
* 26 Daggermouth - Turf Wars
* 25 Anberlin - Cities
* 24 Lungs - An Anatomical Guide **
* 23 The Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim
* 22 No Apologies - Survival **
* 21 Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship
* 20 Circa Survive - On Letting Go
* 19 Rex Banner - The Good Times Are Killing Me **
* 18 Crime in Stereo - Crime in Stereo is Dead
* 17 Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times
* 16 Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me
* 15 Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
* 14 Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker
* 13 The Amity Affliction - High Hopes **
* 12 Jungle Fever - Stayin' Alive**
* 11 Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves
* 10 Lifetime - Lifetime
* 9 Comeback Kid - Broadcasting...
* 8 Horsell Common - The Rescue **
* 7 Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
* 6 Miles Away - Rewind, Repeat **
* 5 Mindsnare - Disturb the Hive **
* 4 Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell
* 3 Against Me! - New Wave
* 2 A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
* 1 Parkway Drive - Horizons **
   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2008

40. Antagonist A.D. - We Are The Dead

39. Dropsaw - Victims Or Killers ** 38. Ill Brigade - The EP ** 37. A Secret Death - Secret Death ** 36. Millencolin - Machine 15 35. Bayside - Shudder 34. Paint It Black - New Lexicon 33. Dillinger Four - Civilwar 32. Fucked Up - Chemistry of Common Life 31. The Broderick - Illusion Over Despair ** 30. Bleeding Through - Declaration 29. Break Even / Something More Split ** 28. Her Nightmare - Come Anarchy Come Ruin ** 27. Rex Banner / Homewrecker Split ** 26. Pennywise - Reason to Believe 25. Escape The Fate - This War Is Ours 24. The Bronx - III 23. Ceremony - Still Nothing Moves You 22. New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg 21. Robotosaurus - Manhater ** 20. Irrelevant - New Guilt ** 19. Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear 18. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer 17. Verse - Aggression 16. House Vs. Hurricane - Forfeiture ** 15.Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony 14. Extortion - Sick** 13. Mary Jane Kelly - Our Streets Turn White** 12. Misery Signals - Controller 11. Confession - Cant Live Cant Breath** 10. $H_2O$ - Nothing To Prove 9. Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation 8. Deez Nuts - Stay True ** 7. City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love 6. Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun 5. Bring Me the Horizon - Suicide Season 4. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound 3. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason 2. The Amity Affliction - Severed Ties ** 1. Carpathian - Isolation **

   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2009

40. Pour Habit - Suiticide

39. Title Fight - The Last Thing That You Forget

38. I Exist - Three Nails and a Book of Flaws ** 37. In Trenches - Relieve and Regret ** 36. Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed 35. Say Anything - Say Anything 34. Four Year Strong - Explains It All 33. Strung Out - Agents of the Underground 32. August Burns Red - Constellations 31. All Time Low - Nothing Personal

30. 50 Lions - Where Life Expires ** 29. A Wilhelm Scream - A Wilhelm Scream

28. Fireworks - All I Have to Offer Is My Own Confusion

27. Trapped Under Ice - Secrets Of The World

26. Architects - Hollow Crown 25. Taking Back Sunday - New Again 24. Raised Fist - Veil Of Ignorance 23. Evergreen Terrace - Almost Home 22. Thrice - Beggars 21. Rancid - Let The Dominoes Fall

20. Hopeless - Dear World ** 19. AFI - Crash Love

18. The Devil Wears Prada - With Roots Above and Branches Below

17. Silverstein - A Shipwreck in the Sand

16. Strike Anywhere - Iron Front

15. Brand New - Daisy

14. Converge - Axe to Fall

13. Thursday - Common Existence

12. A Death In The Family - Small Town Stories ** 11. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight

10. Confession - Cancer ** 9. NOFX - Coaster 8. Gallows - Grey Britain

7. Set Your Goals - This Will Be the Death of Us 6. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg 5. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic 4. Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals 3. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste 2. Break Even - The Bright Side ** 1. A Day To Remember - Homesick

   * Denotes Australian artist

## Top 40 2010

40. Buried in Verona - Saturday Night Sever **

39. Attack Attack! - Attack Attack!

38. Against Me! - White Crosses

37. Phantoms - As Above, So Below **

36. Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life

35. Anchors - Bad Juju **

34. Ceremony - Rohnert Park

33. You Me at Six - Hold Me Down

32. Skyway! - Nauseating Suburbia **

31. Mary Jane Kelly - Like There's No Tomorrow **

30. Hopeless - Human **

29. Emarosa - Emarosa

28. Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis

27. Trash Talk - Eyes & Nines

26. Rolo Tomassi - Cosmology

25. Hand of Mercy - The Fallout **

24. The Flatliners - Cavalcade

23. Cancer Bats - Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones

22. Underoath - Ø (Disambiguation)

21. Alkaline Trio - This Addiction

20. Deez Nuts - This One's For You **

19. Pierce the Veil - Selfish Machines

18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak

17. Bad Religion - The Dissent of Man

16. Stick to Your Guns - The Hope Division

15. Dream On, Dreamer - Hope **

14. The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie

13. I Exist - I: A Turn for the Worse **

12. Comeback Kid - Symptoms and Cures

11. Alexisonfire - Dog's Blood

10. The Wonder Years - The Upsides

9. House Vs. Hurricane - Perspectives **

8. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang

7. The Ghost Inside - Returners

6. Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret.

5. Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World

4. Miles Away - Endless Roads **

3. A Day to Remember - What Separates Me from You

2. Parkway Drive - Deep Blue **

1. The Amity Affliction - Youngbloods **

   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2011

40. Falling in Reverse - The Drug in Me is You

39. Trapped Under Ice - Big Kiss Goodnight

38. Of Mice & Men - The Flood

37. Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style

36. We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live

35. Silverstein - Rescue

34. Tonight Alive - What Are You Scared Of? **

33. Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form

32. Yellowcard - When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes

31. The Swellers - Good For Me

30. August Burns Red - Leveler

29. Heroes For Hire - Take One For The Team **

28. The Story So Far - Under Soil And Dirt

27. Man Overboard - Man Overboard

26. I Exist - II:The Broken Passage **

25. Architects - The Here And Now

24. You Me At Six - Sinners Never Sleep

23. Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends

22. Transit - Listen & Forgive

21. The Bride - President Rd. **

20. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life

19. Dream On, Dreamer - Heartbound **

18. Skyway - Finders Keepers **

17. Rise Against - End Game

16. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones

15. Northlane - Discoveries **

14. The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne

13. Confession - The Long Way Home **

12. The Smith Street Band - No One Gets Lost Anymore **

11. Fireworks - Gospel

10. Blink-182 - Neighborhoods

9. New Found Glory - Radiosurgery

8. Polar Bear Club - Clash Battle Guilt Pride

7. The Wonder Years - Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing

6. Frenzal Rhomb - Smoko At The Pet Food Factory **

5. Defeater - Empty Days And Sleepless Nights

4. Balance and Composure - Separation

3. Touché Amoré - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me

2. Title Fight - Shed

1. La Dispute - Wildlife

   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2012

40. Stick To Your Guns - Diamond

39. Memphis May Fire - Challenger

38. Milhouse -Everything's Coming Up **

37. Basement – Colourmeinkindness

36. Matty Effin Morison – Hit The Bigtime **

35. Jamie Hay – King Of The Sun **

34. Hoodlum Shouts – Young Man, Old Man **

33. For All Eternity – Beyond The Gates **

32. Clowns - Eat A Gun **

31. While She Sleeps – This Is The Six

30. Anchors – Lost At The Bottom Of The World **

29. OFF! – OFF!

28. Hand Of Mercy – Last Lights ** 27. Hot Water Music – Exister

26. Make Do And Mend – Everything You Ever Loved

25. Hands Like Houses – Ground Dweller **

24. Luca Brasi – Tassie **

23. Japandroids – Celebration Rock 22. Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living 21. The Menzingers – On The Impossible Past

20. Gallows – Gallows

19. Billy Talent – Dead Silence

18. Local Resident Failure – A Breath Of Stale Air ** 17. Every Time I Die – Ex Lives

16. Pierce The Veil – Collide With The Sky

15. Propagandhi – Failed States

14. Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind

13. NOFX – Self Entitled

12. Title Fight – Floral Green

11. Buried In Verona – Notorious **

10. Pennywise – All Or Nothing 9. Architects – Daybreaker 8. House Vs Hurricane – Crooked Teeth **

7. The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten

6. Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour

5. In Hearts Wake – Divination **

4. The Smith Street Band – Sunshine & Technology ** 3. The Ghost Inside – Get What You Give

2. The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts ** 1. Parkway Drive – Atlas **

   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 40 2013

40. Title Fight - Spring Songs

39. Safe Hands - Montenegro **

38. Perspectives - Blind **

37. Counterparts - The Difference Between Hell And Home

36. Young Lions - Burn **

35. Citizen - Youth

34. Daylight - Jar

33. August Burns Red - Rescue & Restore

32. Endless Heights - New Bloom **

31. A.F.I. - Burials

30. Trophy Eyes - Everything Goes Away **

29. Foxtrot - Gone Fishin **

28. Deez Nuts - Bout It **

27. Bad Religion - True North

26. Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart

25. FIDLAR - Fidlar

24. Paper Arms - The Smoke Will Clear **

23. Zebrahead - Call Your Friends

22. Saviour - First Light To My Deathbed **

21. Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

20. Hands Like Houses - Unimagine **

19. In Hearts Wake - Skydancer **

18. Hellions - Die Young **

17. The Wonder Years - Greatest Generation

16. The Bronx - The Bronx IV

15. Defeater - Letters Home

14. Touché Amoré - Is Survived By

13. The Story So Far - What You Don't See

12. Dream On, Dreamer - Loveless **

11. Wil Wagner - Laika **

10. Balance and Composure - The Things We Think We're Missing

9. Bodyjar - Role Model **

8. Violent Soho - Hungry Ghost **

7. letlive - The Blackest Beautiful

6. The Bennies - Rainbows In Space **

5. Clowns - I'm Not Right **

4. A Day To Remember - Common Courtesy

3. The Smith Street Band - Don't Fuck With Our Dreams **

2. Bring Me the Horizon - Sempiternal

1. Northlane - Singularity **

   * Denotes Australian Artist

## Top 30 2014

30. Postblue - I Hope They're Praying For Me **

29. New Found Glory - Resurrection

28. Real Friends - Maybe This Place Is The Same and We're Just Changing 27. Comeback Kid - Die Knowing

26. The Decline - Can I Borrow a Feeling? **

25. Issues - Issues

24. The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt

23. Neck Deep - Wishful Thinking

22. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again

21. Hand of Mercy - Resolve **

20. Confession - Life and Death **

19. The Menzingers - Rented World

18. Being as an Ocean - How We Both Wondrously Peris

17. Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown

16. Beartooth - Disgusting

15.Of Mice and Men - Restoring Force

14. Modern Baseball - Your Gonna Miss It All

13. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues

12. Ceres - I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here **

11. Rise Against - The Black Market

10. The Bennies - Heavy Disco **

9. La Dispute - Rooms of the House

8. I Killed The Prom Queen - Beloved **

7. Trophy Eyes - Mend, Move On **

6. Luca Brasi - By A Thread **

5. The Ghost Inside - Dear Youth

4. The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River **

3. Architects - Lost Together//Lost Forever

2. The Amity Affliction - Let The Ocean Take Me **

1. In Hearts Wake - Earthwalker **

   * Denotes Australian Artist
