Fourth 7Inch on Dog Meat, 1200 copies, from Bored!, formed in Geelong 1987 by Grant Gardner (bass), Adrian (keyboards), Justin (drums), John (guitar) [ex-Behind The Magnolia Curtain] and Dave (vocals/guitars) [ex-Bodies, Slaughter House]. Thomas' previous punk band, Bodies, had formed in Geelong in 1983, by 1985 he had joined the Melbourne-based group, Slaughter House. Late in 1986, Thomas started a new band, International Rescue, which successively became Sister Anne and then White Noise. By 1987, the group had the line-up of Gardner, Hann, Munday, Nolan and Thomas and were renamed as Bored!. Their name was derived from a 1978 single, "Bored", by Detroit punk rockers Destroy All Monsters. In October 1988, Bored! issued their debut extended play, Bored!, on the independent label, Grown Up Wrong, which included a cover version of Lobby Loyde's "Human Being". Punk rock webzine, 'Noise For Heroes' Steven Gardner, described the EP, "basic, heavy riffs that grind away, drums that never tap when they can bludgeon, and David Thomas singing voice, a voice whose general texture sounds like The Rules being ripped in two." In the following year they released, Negative Waves, their first studio album. After its appearance Gardner was replaced on bass guitar by Tim Hemensley (ex-Royal Flush, God). With Hemensley on board they released a second album, Take It Out On You, in 1990 and toured Europe.
In 1991 Hemensley and Nolan left to form Powder Monkeys, Munday and Thomas continued with Russell Baricevic (Gas Babies, Macho Clowns) on bass guitar. In December they released a third album, Feed The Dog, on Survival Records. Their fourth album, Junk, appeared in October 1992 with eight tracks produced by The Celibate Rifles guitarist, Kent Steedman; and four tracks by Rose Tattoo's Peter Wells. In March 1993 a compilation , Scuzz, collected thirteen studio out-takes, recorded between 1991 and 1992, and nine live tracks recorded on 13 May 1992 @ Prince Of Wales Hotel. By the end of 1993 the band had disbanded.
Dave Thomas managed fellow Geelong band, Magic Dirt, he later joined the group on guitar from August 1995 to July 1997. Tim Hemensley (1972–July 2003) on bass guitar and lead vocals, and John Nolan on guitar, founded punk, indie rockers, Powder Monkeys (1991–2002). From 1997 Baricevic, Munday and Thomas periodically reformed Bored! with Matt Randall on rhythm guitar. In 1999 Thomas oversaw a 2× CD compilation album, Chunks 1988-'94, for Full Toss Records, which was issued in March 2000 and with line-up of Thomas with Matt Daley (guitar), Mark (drums) and Ben (bass) undertook a short European tour.
