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| origin          = Sydney, NSW
| genre          = Black metal, dark ambient
| years_active    = 1993 – present
| label          = Vampire, Chatterbox, Moribund, Hekal Xul, Shock, Decius, Seance
| associated_acts = [[Mortal Sin]], [[Sadistik Exekution]], [[Slaughter Lord]], [[Grungeon]], [[Infernal Method]], [[Pestilential Shadows]],[[Secratain]], Bestianity, Regurgitator, [[Hard-Ons]], Front End Loader, [[Dungeon]], [[LORD]], [[Austere]], [[Baal Gadrial]], [[Damarill]], [[Rookwood]],  Brace, [[Backyard Mortuary]], [[Battalion]], [[Burden Man]], [[Crone]], [[Illimitable Dolor]], [[The Slow Death]], [[Ichor]], Vassafor, [[Eternum]], [[Blackened Angel]], [[Germ]]
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| current_members = Adrian Henderson, Mitchell Keepin, John McLaughlin, Luke Mills, Lachlan Mitchell, Petar Peric
| past_members    = Tim Yatras, Greg Morelli, Daniel Lomas, Rev Kriss Hades, Steve Hughes, Pete Kostic, Morte
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===Band Members===
===Band Members===


*Current line-Up
*Current line-Up
**Adrian Henderson (bass)
**Adrian Henderson (bass, guitar)
**Lachlan Mitchell (keys)
**John FMC McLaughlin (drums)
**Greg Morelli (guitar)
**Luke Mills (guitar, vocals)
**Daniel Lomas (vocals)
**Lachlan Mitchell (keys, guitar)
**Petar Peric (guitar)
**Dalibor Backovic (vocals)


*Former members
*Former members
**Luke Mills (guitar) (2004)
**Mitchell Keepin (guitar) 2009 - 2018
**Tim Yatras (drums) (2004)
**Tim Yatras (drums) 2004 - 2009
**Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) (1997 - 2003)
**Greg Morelli (guitar) 1995 - 2008 ''d. 20/11/08''
**Dalibor Backovic (vocals) (1993 - 1998, 1999 - 2003)
**Daniel Lomas (vocals) 2004
**Pete Kostic (drums) (1998 - 2000)
**Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) 1997 - 2003
**Morte (vocals) (1998 - 1999)
**Pete Kostic (drums) 1998 - 2000
**Steve Hughes (drums) (1993 - 1998)
**Morte (vocals) 1998 - 1999
 
**Steve Hughes (drums) 1993 - 1998
===Website===
 
[http://myspace.com/nazxul myspace.com/nazxul]
 
===Formed===
 
Sydney, NSW, 1993


===Band Information===
===Band Information===


Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney. Mercilessly unrelenting and incorporating snatches of immensely heavy and sophisticated death metal, Nazxul was a studio project for several years, issuing a best-selling demo, before the appearance of the ''Totem'' album which featured Mitchell, Henderson, Morelli from [[Grungeon]], Steve Hughes from [[Slaughter Lord]] and Dalibor Backovic on bass and vocals. Nazxul's style is extreme and exhausting, with a live emphasis on theatrics and crushing  volume. The band played their first ever gigs in 1998, some five years after inception. By now [[Reverend Kriss Hades|Rev. Kriss Hades]] from [[Sadistik Exekution]] had joined on guitar and Morte from '''Bestianity''' was the band's vocalist, with Henderson taking over the bass role. Hughes left the band after these shows and in early 1999 was replaced by '''Front End Loader''' drummer Pete Kostic.  
Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney. Originally a studio project for several years, a demo was in 1994 issued before the appearance of the ''Totem'' album which featured Lachlan Mitchell, Adrian Henderson, Greg Morelli from [[Grungeon]], Steve Hughes from [[Slaughter Lord]] and Dalibor Backovic on bass and vocals. The band played their first ever gigs in 1998. By now [[Reverend Kriss Hades|Rev. Kriss Hades]] from [[Sadistik Exekution]] had joined on guitar and Morte from '''Bestianity''' was the band's vocalist, with Henderson taking over the bass role. Hughes left the band after these shows and in early 1999 was replaced by '''Front End Loader''' drummer Pete Kostic.  


In mid-1999 the "Black Seed" EP was re-released by Chatterbox with extra tracks. Morte was then sacked from the band following an unfortunate incident at the end of their national tour with '''Impaled Nazarene''' and Backovic rejoined the band, his first ever live appearance with them being the 1999 [[Metal for the Brain]] festival. Shortly after this the individual members of Nazxul went their separate ways for some time with none too forthcoming about the future of the band. Kostic joined '''Regurgitator''' and is now also with the '''Hard Ons'''. Mitchell joined '''Brace''' with several former members of [[Henry's Anger]]. Hades has since
In mid-1999 the "Black Seed" EP was re-released by Chatterbox with extra tracks. Morte was sacked from the band following a national tour with '''Impaled Nazarene''' and Backovic rejoined, his first ever live appearance with them being the 1999 [[Metal for the Brain]] festival, a performance released on picture vinyl in 2002. Shortly after this the individual members of Nazxul went their separate ways for some time. Kostic joined '''Regurgitator''' and was also with the [[Hard-Ons]] until 2011. Mitchell joined '''Brace''' with several former members of [[Henry's Anger]]. Hades has released solo material.  
gone solo.  


Rumours had long abounded that Nazxul would live again, however, and the band was to support '''Dimmu Borgir''' in early 2004 but the tour was cancelled. However, several months later Nazxul toured nationally with [[Virgin Black]]. The touring line-up featured Mitchell, Henderson, Morelli plus Mills and Lomas from [[Secratain]] and Yatras from [[Battalion]]. After several years since of silence, Nazxul was announced as the major support on '''Mayhem's''' 2008 Australian tour, but the shows were cancelled.
The band reformed and was to support '''Dimmu Borgir''' in early 2004 but the tour was cancelled. Several months later Nazxul toured nationally with [[Virgin Black]]. The touring line-up featured Mitchell, Henderson and Morelli plus Luke Mills and Daniel Lomas from [[Secratain]] and Tim Yatras from [[Battalion]]. After several more years since of silence, Nazxul was announced as the major support on '''Mayhem's''' 2008 Australian tour, but that tour was also cancelled. During that year, the group completed work on the long-promised ''Iconoclast'' album and began making tentative plans for live shows. Tragically however, Greg Morelli was killed shortly after midnight on November 20, 2008 when his motorcycle hit a flooded stretch of road in Sydney. His place in the band was taken by Pete Peric ([[Infernal Method]], [[Rookwood]]) and Yatras was replaced by John "Yonn" McLaughlin from [[Damarill]] and [[Backyard Mortuary]].


The 2002 release is a 12" vinyl picture disc of a live show from 1999.
''Iconoclast'' was released in 2009 and the band played a single return show in Sydney in September before heading to Europe for performances in Britain, Belgium and Russia. In late May 2010, Nazxul toured the US. Following this tour the band played a show in Sydney but after that became inactive for over a decade, returning with a new album in 2021.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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| 2002
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| '''''Irkalla'''''
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| '''''Quickener of the Dead'''''
| Seance
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| "Vow of Vengeance"
| '''''Under the Southern Cross'''''
| Chatterbox
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| 2000
| "Vow of Vengeance"
| '''''Full Metal Racket'''''
| ABC/EMI
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| 2004
| "Ancient Lords"
| '''''Legions: Opening of the Southern Gate'''''
| Blacktalon Media
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[[Category:Bands from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Bands from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Bands from Sydney]]
[[Category:Bands from Sydney]]
[[Category:Bands that played Metal for the Brain]]
[[Category:Bands that played Metal for the Brain]]
[[Category:Band_List]]

Latest revision as of 09:36, 18 March 2022

Nazxul
OriginSydney, NSW
GenresBlack metal, dark ambient
Years active1993 – present
LabelsVampire, Chatterbox, Moribund, Hekal Xul, Shock, Decius, Seance
Associated actsMortal Sin, Sadistik Exekution, Slaughter Lord, Grungeon, Infernal Method, Pestilential Shadows,Secratain, Bestianity, Regurgitator, Hard-Ons, Front End Loader, Dungeon, LORD, Austere, Baal Gadrial, Damarill, Rookwood, Brace, Backyard Mortuary, Battalion, Burden Man, Crone, Illimitable Dolor, The Slow Death, Ichor, Vassafor, Eternum, Blackened Angel, Germ
MembersAdrian Henderson, Mitchell Keepin, John McLaughlin, Luke Mills, Lachlan Mitchell, Petar Peric
Past membersTim Yatras, Greg Morelli, Daniel Lomas, Rev Kriss Hades, Steve Hughes, Pete Kostic, Morte

Band Members

  • Current line-Up
    • Adrian Henderson (bass, guitar)
    • John FMC McLaughlin (drums)
    • Luke Mills (guitar, vocals)
    • Lachlan Mitchell (keys, guitar)
    • Petar Peric (guitar)
    • Dalibor Backovic (vocals)
  • Former members
    • Mitchell Keepin (guitar) 2009 - 2018
    • Tim Yatras (drums) 2004 - 2009
    • Greg Morelli (guitar) 1995 - 2008 d. 20/11/08
    • Daniel Lomas (vocals) 2004
    • Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) 1997 - 2003
    • Pete Kostic (drums) 1998 - 2000
    • Morte (vocals) 1998 - 1999
    • Steve Hughes (drums) 1993 - 1998

Band Information

Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney. Originally a studio project for several years, a demo was in 1994 issued before the appearance of the Totem album which featured Lachlan Mitchell, Adrian Henderson, Greg Morelli from Grungeon, Steve Hughes from Slaughter Lord and Dalibor Backovic on bass and vocals. The band played their first ever gigs in 1998. By now Rev. Kriss Hades from Sadistik Exekution had joined on guitar and Morte from Bestianity was the band's vocalist, with Henderson taking over the bass role. Hughes left the band after these shows and in early 1999 was replaced by Front End Loader drummer Pete Kostic.

In mid-1999 the "Black Seed" EP was re-released by Chatterbox with extra tracks. Morte was sacked from the band following a national tour with Impaled Nazarene and Backovic rejoined, his first ever live appearance with them being the 1999 Metal for the Brain festival, a performance released on picture vinyl in 2002. Shortly after this the individual members of Nazxul went their separate ways for some time. Kostic joined Regurgitator and was also with the Hard-Ons until 2011. Mitchell joined Brace with several former members of Henry's Anger. Hades has released solo material.

The band reformed and was to support Dimmu Borgir in early 2004 but the tour was cancelled. Several months later Nazxul toured nationally with Virgin Black. The touring line-up featured Mitchell, Henderson and Morelli plus Luke Mills and Daniel Lomas from Secratain and Tim Yatras from Battalion. After several more years since of silence, Nazxul was announced as the major support on Mayhem's 2008 Australian tour, but that tour was also cancelled. During that year, the group completed work on the long-promised Iconoclast album and began making tentative plans for live shows. Tragically however, Greg Morelli was killed shortly after midnight on November 20, 2008 when his motorcycle hit a flooded stretch of road in Sydney. His place in the band was taken by Pete Peric (Infernal Method, Rookwood) and Yatras was replaced by John "Yonn" McLaughlin from Damarill and Backyard Mortuary.

Iconoclast was released in 2009 and the band played a single return show in Sydney in September before heading to Europe for performances in Britain, Belgium and Russia. In late May 2010, Nazxul toured the US. Following this tour the band played a show in Sydney but after that became inactive for over a decade, returning with a new album in 2021.

Discography

Albums:

1996 Totem Vampire
2002 Live Decius
2009 Iconoclast Moribund
2021 Irkalla Seance

EP:

1998 Black Seed Shock
2010 Quickener of the Dead Seance
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