Bad Habit Records has been the target of religious zealots after posters on its shop wall were ripped down.

Aaron Borg says he was working in his shop, when he thought he heard kids graffiting his shop.

After stepping out to investigate he found two “middle aged ladies” tearing down posters in broad daylight.

The posters were for some upcoming live music gigs he was helping to promote.

“I was in the shop getting ready to open and heard some noise out front,” Aaron says.

“And I thought it was kids tagging the building. So I went out and two middle-aged ladies were ripping down the posters for all the gigs coming up.

“I said, ‘what are you doing’? And they informed me all these events were bringing darkness and misery to Nambour.

“I tried to explain that these shows were were giving kids opportunities. And bringing lots of joy and happiness to town, but they were not ready to listen.

“They were 100 per cent convinced the shows in Nambour and Bad Habit were some sort of demonic force trying to corrupt everyone.”

Bad Habit Records is an incubator for up-and-coming talent

Bad Habit Records has become an incubator for emerging punk, metal and alternative musicians.

The shop is on Howard Street and sits right next to the Old Ambulance Station.

They sell records, collectables, skate gear, and vintage clothing. And Aaron also helps bands promote their shows and merchandise.

He helps local promoters, such as No No Records, by allowing them to use his shop as a advertising front.

The shows are often held at the Old Ambo’s Black Box Theatre.

And Aaron also helps local bands by selling their merchandise, and clothing by local street-wear brand, Anti-Vision.

Despite the good work Aaron puts into his community, it’s not the first time he’s been met with opposition.

“It’s happened a few times before, but I’ve since become friends with the people who have targeted us.

“I think mostly its lonely people. Or they are people who have suffered some sort of abuse or mental health issues. And they just need someone to be friendly and listen to them.

“It’s understandable to be honest.

“The world can be hard on people, but man it’ exhausting having to navigate these sort of things.”

Nambour is quickly becoming an epicentre for hardcore music in South-East Queensland, with international acts now becoming a regular feature.

You can support Bad Habit and the Nambour music community by heading to one of these upcoming shows:

International Goth Industrial Post-Punk kicks off on November 3, while Peter and The Test Tube Babies is on November 24. Poison Ruin is on December 1.

These are all-ages shows at Black Box Theatre, in the Old Ambo at 80 Howard Street, Nambour.

For more information on Bad Habit and these shows head to https://badhabitrecords.com.au/.