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===Band information===
===Band information===


Sydney band combining dark, blackened doom and death metal, incorporating swirling melodies and timely injections of keys with crushing riffs and an awesome vocal presence. The group recorded a demo in 1998 as a four piece before Owen Richards of [[Across the Scarlet Moat]] joined as a second guitarist.  
Sydney death/doom band. The band's earliest demo featured a different line-up but by 1999 the Decayed Divinity personnel had become Vickery, Chad, Creed, Marsh and Richards and the band released a debut EP. Natalie Meisenhelter from [[Rok]]'s solo band joined Decayed Divinity as replacement for Richards, who quit just before an interstate tour but her stay was brief.
Early in 2001 Tassaker from [[Lycanthia]] joined the band on bass, leaving Vickery as specialist vocalist. Late in the year Marsh, Creed and Halford had all left.


Natalie Meisenhelter from [[Rok]]'s solo band joined Decayed Divinity as replacement for Richards, who quit just before an interstate tour, but her stay was short. Early in 2001 Lee Tassaker from [[Lycanthia]] joined the band on bass, leaving Vickery as specialist vocalist. By late in 2001 Marsh, Creed and Halford had all left and Decayed Divinity’s style had shifted into Swedish melodic death metal territory with the addition of Prickett and Habib from [[Elysium]] and Chad from [[Grenade]]. A full length album was to be released through Venomous Records but the label collapsed; Vickey and Prickett formed [[Bludgeoner]] in 2002 and Decayed Divinity is no more.
A full length album was to be released through Venomous Records but the label collapsed. Vickey joined [[Bludgeoner]] and the band ended.


===Discography===
===Discography===

Revision as of 12:42, 6 June 2013

Band members

  • Final line-up
    • Rob Vickery (vocals)
    • Lee Tassaker (bass)
    • Nigel Chad (drums)
    • Stuart Prickett (guitar)
    • Andrew Habib (guitar)
  • Former members
    • Lauren Marsh (keys) (1997 - 2001)
    • Chad Halford (guitar) (1997 - 2001)
    • Andrew Creed (drums) (1997 - 2001)
    • Natalie Meisenhelter (guitar) (2000)
    • Owen Richards (guitar) (1999 - 2000)

Formed

Sydney, NSW, 1997

Band information

Sydney death/doom band. The band's earliest demo featured a different line-up but by 1999 the Decayed Divinity personnel had become Vickery, Chad, Creed, Marsh and Richards and the band released a debut EP. Natalie Meisenhelter from Rok's solo band joined Decayed Divinity as replacement for Richards, who quit just before an interstate tour but her stay was brief.

Early in 2001 Tassaker from Lycanthia joined the band on bass, leaving Vickery as specialist vocalist. Late in the year Marsh, Creed and Halford had all left.

A full length album was to be released through Venomous Records but the label collapsed. Vickey joined Bludgeoner and the band ended.

Discography

Albums:

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1999 Decayed Divinity self release
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