The origins of Swallow Your Bride come from five musicians with a goal of redefining the hardcore/rock genre. The band combines technically furious, melody driven music with dynamic tempo changes and clean classical guitar sections.
DesTenD is a new Thrash/Metal band from Sydney that was started as a
project in early 2008 by Charbel Ayoub, and branched out from there.
With heavy thrash influences, the riffs where brought to life as the
band came together in the following months.
Each member bringing their own style and influences has shaped the
sound into something new, different and unique. With the fusion of fast
riffs and groove based beats, DesTenD has produced some intense
powerful material that they wish to share with you all.
Originating from the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Scar The
Surface continue to re-invent and redefine themselves as one of the
most stand-out bands in melodic metal, and a band to be remembered.
Bringing forth their high octane, adrenaline filled live shows, the
five piece band have shared stages with some of the finest in
Australian metal, and continue to entertain crowds both on a local and
interstate stage which is where they want and plan to be for a long
time to come.
In an industry dominated by men, the cliché is abandoned with
instigator Jess assembling Voltera's diverse talent into a defiant
armada against capitalist indulgence. A graduate from the vocally
unconventional, Jess' vocal range is rampant and unique, extending from
dark and melodic to an ardent guttural bawl, thus delivering a
captivating live performance immersed in the avant-garde.
In an industry dominated by men, the cliché is abandoned with
instigator Jess assembling Voltera's diverse talent into a defiant
armada against capitalist indulgence. A graduate from the vocally
unconventional, Jess' vocal range is rampant and unique, extending from
dark and melodic to an ardent guttural bawl, thus delivering a
captivating live performance immersed in the avant-garde.
Thundasteel is a 4 piece classic metal band influenced by the 80's
metal scene. From soaring high pitched screams,twin guitar attacks and
a thunderous low end bass and drums are what best describes the sound
of Thundasteel. Since its inception in early 2006 the band has had few
changes to their lineup including the keyboard sound in early demo's
that stablished the band in a more Rainbow/Deep Purple territory.
Its influences are mainly Iron Maiden,Judas Priest,Dio,Black
Sabbath,Accept and 80's Heavy Metal......
With a new TWIN GUITAR ATTAK sound in tow and fresh material ready to
The idea for Deathcage came about when Danny and Kas re-met (after 9
years) at an Obituary show at the Manning Bar in May '07. In his youth,
Danny would sling imported Japanese punk records on street corners
around Sydney. Kas was a regular customer.
Around the same
time (May '07) Kas spotted a tall Swedish tourist in a Discharge shirt
at a Masstrauma show in Canberra. This was Nick Cage who was missing
his Swedish punk band, Saboteur. He was more than keen to play hardcore
in Australia.
Formed in late 2005, Paindivision features some of Australia's most
disciplined and hardest-working musicians. Guitarist Stu Marshall, a
writer for Guitarist Australia magazine, is formerly of the metal band
Dungeon. During Dungeon’s heyday, they were the go-to band for
promoters seeking a world-class professional act capable of supporting
international artists such as Nightwish, Angra, Destruction, Doro and
Twisted Sister. Dungeon also toured the world extensively, playing
shows in the USA, Europe and Japan. After opening for Megadeth all of
Art of Deception is a metal/rock/alternative band from the Central West
of NSW. All 4 members of the band hail themselves from different genres
of music (predominately metal) and have come together with the idea of
creating a truly unique metal monster.
Malicious Intent began its reign of brutality in late 2006 when two
fellow metal heads met on a train, after discussing musical tastes and
what thay hoped to achieve, Matt (guitar) and Craig (bass) then stepped
into the jam room to work on reaching their goal.
After numerous jams the search for a vocalist ensued, With a strong low
end growl and overwhelming presence their search ended finally with
Alfonso Latella.