I Exist

I Exist
Origin	Canberra, ACT
Genres	Sludge metal, hardcore
Years active	2008 - present
Labels	Resist, Prostethic
Associated acts	Pod People, Blood Duster
Website	http://www.facebook.com/iexistcbr
Members	Simon Murphy, Josh Nixon, Aaron Osbourne, Sam Provost, Jake Willoughby, Alex Young

Band Members

• Current Line-Up
  • Simon Murphy (drums, guitar, vocals)
  • Josh Nixon (guitar)
  • Aaron Osbourne (guitar, vocals)
  • Sam Provost (guitar, vocals)
  • Jake Willoughby (vocals)
  • Alex Young (bass, vocals)
  • Adrian Kelly (occasional live guitar)

Band Information

I Exist is a band from Canberra playing a mixture of hardcore and bottom-heavy sludge. Originally formed in 2008, the band issued a self-released EP the following year before linking up with Resist Records for the full-length follow-up in 2010. Pod People guitarist Josh Nixon joined the band after this as I Exist developed a massive triple-guitar assault with stylistic similarities to bands like Eyehategod and Iron Monkey. 2011 was the group's busiest year, with their excellent second album released just ahead of a national tour with Doomriders in July and appearances at most of the mainland Bastardfests in September/October. 2012 saw the band appear at the Canberra leg of the Groovin' the Moo festival and play a run of shows with Frenzal Rhomb before again lining up as part of Bastardfest in the last quarter of the year. After a European tour in mid-2013, I Exist supported Every Time I Die at two shows on their Australian tour. The band has signed a worldwide deal (excluding Australia) with Prosthetic for the release of their third album From Darkness.

Discography

Albums:

	2010	I: A Turn for the Worse	Resist
	2011	II: The Broken Passage	Resist
	2013	From Darkness	Resist

EP:

	2009	Three Nails and Book of Flaws	self release

Split:

	2011	Bad Romance (split with Phantoms)	Commonbond