Brisbane band What We’re Worth categorises themselves as metal punk. They’ve got two songs recorded, which you can check out on Triple J. The first song, inspired by Lord of the Rings, is entitled “Gandalf’s Comin’ Hide Yo Rings”, but the lyrics stay away from the fantasy world, and talk mostly about angsty youth. They have a seriously fat bass sound, and a kind of hard-core meets street punk vocal style. Their second song, “Playing the Nice Guy” is much more melodic pop punk, and is right on the money with the catchy guitar riffs and vocals. The common denominator in all their songs is that the quality of the recordings leaves much to be desired. So, let’s petition to get these guys into a studio ASAP. There’s no telling what they could come up with, given the right recording set up. While you’re waiting on that, you can catch their live show at the X&Y in Brisbane this weekend, so don’t miss the chance to come out and support them on their journey to greatness.