The Racket (radio program) The Racket (radio program) The Racket (formerly 3 Hours of Power and Full Metal Racket) is an Australian heavy metal radio show airing on alternative youth broadcaster Triple J. The show currently airs at 10pm on Tuesday nights and is hosted by Lochlan Watt. The name was an allusion to the popular Kubrick war film "Full Metal Jacket". A notable, now former segment of the program is the 'Corpse Classic' - three songs played throughout the show off a pre-1987 heavy metal vinyl. Bands featured on this segment have been: Bathory, Suicidal Tendencies, Mötley Crüe, Spinal Tap, Iron Maiden among
Full Devil Jacket this name. One is that the band was named after a song written by lead singer Josh Brown, called "Full Devil Jacket." Another story is that the band simply pulled the name from a magazine article. While signed to Def Jam Records, the band had a successful career. They first released an EP titled "A Waxbox To Put Your Frankenstein Head In..." in October 1999, followed by an eponymous LP in March 2000 that was quickly certified gold. The band toured with Creed, Nickelback, Type O Negative, played at Woodstock 99, and was featured on the Tattoo the Earth tour