Hatchet Dawn

Hatchet Dawn
Origin	Melbourne, VIC
Genres	Hard rock, Goth metal
Years active	2006 - present
Labels	Amphead
Associated acts	Terrorust, The Symbiosist, Dialysis
Website	http://www.hatchetdawn.com
Members	Bille-Jade, Bert Cuzens, Shane Deville, Howsie Noise, Daz Schmidt
Past members	Justin Horne, Glenn Kollias, Lee Kollias, Loki, Andrew Posterino, Daniel Spizzirri, Ben Vengeance, Ash White

Band Members

• Current Line-Up
  • Bert Cuzens (vocals)
  • Howsie Noise (guitar)
  • Shane DeVille (drums)
  • Billie-Jade (bass guitar, backing vocals)
  • Daz Schmidt (guitar)

• Former Members
  • Dman (Dylan Meadows) (drums) 2009 - 2010
  • Loki (Adam Stewart) (vocals) 2007 - 2010
  • Ben Vengeance (Ben Boyle) (guitar) 2009 - 2010
  • Justin Horne (bass) 2007 - 2008
  • Glenn Kollias (guitar) 2007 - 2008
  • Lee Kollias (drums) 2007 - 2008

Band Information

Hatchet Dawn is a heavy dark groove band from Melbourne playing a style that combines Rob Zombie-like sludge with furious groove riffs and vocals like a cross between Marilyn Manson and Rammstein. The band was conceived mid-2007 by founding member and guitarist/producer Howsie Noise. Howsie was a member of Terrorust briefly during 2006 and also Melbourne bands The Symbiosist and Tribura.

Hatchet Dawn's initial 2007 lineup featured Adam "Loki" Stewart on vocals, Howsie Noise on guitars, Lee Kollias from Dialysis on drums, Justin Horne (also Dialysis) on bass and Glenn Kollias on guitars. This lineup recorded the five-track EP "Faith in Chaos" in 2007 but it remained un-released for two years due to a lineup change early in 2008 that saw all original members except Howsie Noise move on to work in other bands and projects.

A debut album was put into production in July 2008 with DW Norton producing but never eventuated. Howsie recruited Billie-Jade on bass, Dman on drums and Ben Vengeance on guitars in 2009 and released "Faith In Chaos" through AMPHEAD records and THE ORCHARD worldwide on iTunes 14th April 2009. Hatchet Dawn’s debut live performance was on 23rd January 2009 at Switch Nightclub in Hawthorn.

Hatchet Dawn opened for Marilyn Manson in October 2009 for four dates in Melbourne and Adelaide. The band also toured the east coast playing over 30 shows around Australia in 2009. Loki and Vengeance departed the band in late January 2010. Bert Cuzens from The Symbiosist/Dialysis and Das Schmidt (also The Symbiosist) united with the current lineup.

Hatchet Dawn released a debut album Rebirth on September 9th 2011 through GREEN MEDIA/MGM and worldwide on iTunes. "Rebirth" was mixed by Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon (Sex Pistols, Queen, Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Hall & Oats & Judas Priest) and mastered by Alan Douches (Sepultura, Misfits, Killswitch Engage, HIM & Mastodon). Hatchet Dawn opened for the Misfits in Melbourne during the bands "Halloween Rebirth Tour 2011".

The promotional music video for "Dark Symmetry" featured on MTV Australia "Headbangers Ball" October 19th 2011.

Discography

Album:

	2011	Rebirth	self release

EP:

	2009	Faith in Chaos	Amphead