THY ART IS MURDER IN CONCERT:
As the first extreme metal band to ever crack the Top 40 Down Under, Aussie deathcore band Thy Art is Murder has proven that mainstream popularity doesn’t have to come at the expense of your edge. The quartet hasn’t let commercial success temper their brutal sound one bit—their blistering brand of metalcore-meets-death metal is just as crushing as when they first started out, and their provocative lyrics are more incisive than ever. In concert the band is a maelstrom of aggression and powerful musicianship, flooring fans with hair-raising guttural screams, blistering blast beats, driving double bass, and intense breakdowns that provide ample opportunity for moshing. Fans love the band for their uncompromising sound and combative lyrics, and ticket buyers who want to thrash get exactly what they’re looking for any time the band takes the stage.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Thy Art is Murder formed in 2006 in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown and quickly built a strong following in the local deathcore scene. They released a demo collection in 2007 titled This Hole Isn’t Deep Enough for the Twelve of You and followed up in 2008 with their debut EP Infinite Death, a Top 10 success on the Australian independent charts. The band’s 2010 debut full-length The Adversary further established them as a major deathcore force, drawing them out for extensive touring alongside bands like Despised Icon and The Red Shore, but it was 2012’s Hate that really helped them break through. That album topped the independent charts and cracked the Top 40 on the Australian mainstream charts, a coup that led to performances at major festivals like Sydney’s Big Day Out. They solidified their crossover status in 2015 with their third album Hate, a Top 10 chart smash in Australia that also landed on charts in Europe and the US. Since then the band has toured tirelessly, blowing minds around the world with their ferocious sound and live-wire performances.
