GHAZZA: ‘Mythical Ethos’and mosh pit chaos

GHAZZA, a name with a nod to the satirical essence of the band, was born straight out of Covid boredom. The band’s namesake, a P.E teacher they all admired. Kennan, Ghazza’s bassist, says he was “an elusive creator of mythical ethos.” 

Permeating the young music scene, Ghazza is a staple at the 7th Day Brewery where I met them on a sunny Sunday afternoon. They have gone from playing a few gigs a year to sold out shows, at amazing venues like Lazy Bones Lounge. This year they have seized around 30 stages across wider Sydney, stretching up to places as far as Newcastle and Cenny Coast.

So, how do you go from being high school mates to emerging artists? Xavier the lead singer says, “getting yourself known is the biggest challenge.” But the local music venues and social media have given them a stage to be heard, inspiring the Northern Beaches crowd into a new era of chaotic punk satire. 

When writing their songs Xavier says he lays down the framework for the great collaboration to begin. Written in May this year, “Dirodi” hit top views for Ghazza on Spotify, where they have gained an immense crowd of over 13,000 listeners. The song was inspired by the Northern Beaches love-hate relationship with e-bikes. “In the writing of it, we were definitely just sitting there laughing”, says Kennan. 

They say they were just ‘taking the piss’, and the song came together in 5 to 10 minutes. The lyrics take a stab at Northern Beaches privilege and entitlement, “F@*k the cars we own the road…sitting on my e-bike throne.” However, this is not all GHAZZA has to offer, with a discography of multiple EPs, an epic full length album and an awesome package of singles. In another song entitled ‘Elon Musk’, Ghazza flips from social to political commentary, “You crashed the stock market, because of your Trump bull$h!t.”

“So, has punk rock political activism come to the Northern Beaches?” Xavier says their music is “definitely more to laugh at than to be a commentary on society.” He says, “I don’t think it goes nearly deep enough into the issues, it’s pretty surface level.” The band are quick to acknowledge the inevitable mainstream media backlash when dabbling in this space. Bede says their lyrics are open to interpretation, “the biggest thing about our music is that it’s completely up to the listener if they want to draw meaning upon it.” 

The band want to avoid being boxed into one musical lane, their approach invites listeners to connect however they want, emotionally or, as Bede says, “just kick back, drink beer, and mosh.” 

Going ballistic on socials with a 32K following on Insta and 1.4 million views on Tik Tok, 2026 is looking to be an awesome year for these guys, with some potential new music on the horizon. Will they retain their freewheeling chaotic sound or is something different on the menu? Whatever it is, Bede the drummer says, “We have some stuff cooking up in the pot.” They just hope they “don’t overcook it!”

Toby, the ambiguous and rare left-handed guitarist, a man of few words, sums it up pretty well, “I love Ghazza band.”