Californian nu metal band Hed PE performed at Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Friday 7 February 2025 as part of their Australian Tour, their first since 2018. Formed in Huntington Beach during 1994, the band’s name stands for Higher Education Planet Earth. Known for their fusion of punk rock and gangsta rap with reggae influenced music, Hed PE has released fourteen studio albums, one live album and three compilation albums, selling over 700,000 albums worldwide.
Their most recent studio album Detox is a crushing return to the G-Punk sound that the band’s fans adore. Hed PE currently comprises Jahred “M.C.U.D.” Gomes on lead vocals, Kurt “Kid Bass” Blankenship on bass, Nathan Javier on guitars, and Stephen Arango on drums.
