Truth Corroded

Truth Corroded
Origin	Adelaide, SA
Genres	Metalcore, death metal
Years active	1996 - present
Labels	Truth Inc., Chatterbox
Associated acts	In:Extremis, Fury, Mournful Congregation, Superheist, Chalice, Cloth Tape, A Red Dawn, Closed Casket, Murder Hill, The Harrowed, Sarsekim
Website	http://www.truthcorroded.com
Members	Wayne Batters, Greg Shaw, Mark Lennard, Jason North, Kieran Murray, Chris Walden
Past members	Matt Barnett, Chris Canini, Corey Grieve, Si Durrant, Sven Hentschel, Darren McLennan, Adam Milburn, Liam Okninski, Andrew Parkinson, Luke Peak

Band members

• Current line-up
  • Wayne Batters (guitar()
  • Greg Shaw (bass)
  • Mark Lennard (guitar)
  • Jason North (vocals)
  • Kieran Murray (drums)
  • Chris Walden (guitar)

• Former line-up
  • Luke Peak (drums) (2010 - 2012)
  • Darren McLennan (guitar) (2008 - 2010)
  • Andrew Parkinson (drums) (2010)
  • Liam Okninski (drums) (2007 - 2010)
  • Corey Grieve (guitar) (2003 - 2008)
  • Sven Hentschel (drums) (2006 - 2007)
  • Matt Barnett (drums) (2003 - 2005, 2005 - 2006)
  • Chris Canini (drums) (2005)
  • Adam Milburn (drums) (1996 - 2002) d. 14/1/03
  • Si Durrant (vocals) (1996)

Band information

Truth Corroded is a band from Adelaide with a sound that has slowly evolved from a heavy repetitive hardcore to a violent and aggressive modern metal. Formed in 1996 with the line-up of Shaw, Lennard, Adam Milburn and Si Durrant of In:Extremis; Durrant was shortly replaced with North. The band played several international supports with the likes of Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad and hardcore acts like Sick Of It All and Vision Of Disorder and in January 2000 played at the Adelaide Big Day Out. Since then Truth Corroded has established a strong name for themselves on a national level with both metal and hardcore crowds, having played Metal for the Brain in 2001 as well as appearing at Grounded, Overcranked and the High Voltage showcases in 2002.

Adam Milburn left Truth Corroded in September 2002. He committed suicide at the age of 29 on January 14, 2003.

After a 10-month hiatus, Truth Corroded returned to the live scene in 2003 as a five piece with Corey Grieve and Matt Barnett in the line-up and their style significanly tweaked toward death and thrash metal. A new album was recorded and due for release in early 2005 but Barnett left Truth Corroded in January and the album release was delayed. Barnett was replaced by Chris Canini for a few months but he also subsequently left the band. In July 2005, Barnett returned to Truth Corroded on a temporary basis while the band sought a permanent replacement. He was replaced by Sven Hentschel, who made his live debut with Truth Corroded in early 2006.

The band toured regularly through 2006 and played with Dark Tranquillity and at Metal for the Brain. In early 2007 Truth Corroded played a festival date in Singapore. Shortly after, former Cry Murder drummer Okninski joined the band in place of Hentschel.

Truth Corroded's third album Upon the Warlords Crawl was released in March 2008, showing a final transition from hardcore to metal. In July 2008 Okninski announced he was leaving the band to pursue a career in sport; however this did not eventuate. During October, Truth Corroded toured China and Thailand. A split EP with Double Dragon was released in April 2009 to co-incide with a national tour, the first with Darren McLennan (ex-Fury, Chalice) who replaced Corey Grieve.

The band returned to SE Asia for touring in November. In early 2010 Liam Okninski announced he was leaving Truth Corroded to join the army. He was replaced temporarily by Andrew Parkinson. Truth Corroded began work on a new album in July, with drums played by Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index et. al) and guitar contributions from Grieve and Jonas Kjellgren from Scar Symmetry. The band then announced Luke Peak (ex-Murder Hill, Cloth Tape, A Red Dawn) as their new drummer. Worship the Bled was released in April 2011. A tour of Australia with experimental French band Hypno5e followed, with Wayne Batters of A Red Dawn and Closed Casket's Chris Walden on guitars as McLennan has since departed and Lennard recovers from carpal tunnel surgery. After the Australian dates, the band went on to play in Japan and SE Asia. Following that Truth Corroded hit Europe in January/February 2012, touring with Krisiun, Malevolent Creation and Vital Remains. In September 2012, the band will support Fear Factory on three shows of their tour. A fifth album, again with Talley drumming, is being completed.

Discography

Albums:

	2001	Begin	Chatterbox
	2005	Our Enemy is the Weapon	Truth Inc.
	2008	Upon the Warlords Crawl	Truth Inc.
	2011	Worship the Bled	Truth Inc.

Single:

	2001	End	self release

EPs:

	1997	Truth Corroded	self release
	1999	Fuel the Chain	self release

EPs:

	2009	The Devastation/Decimation EP (with Double Dragon)	Truth Inc.

Compilation tracks:

	Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
	2000	"No Man's Earth"; "Remove the Face"	Profile: Unknown Quantity	Adrenalin
	2000	"No Man's Earth"	Local Area Network	Indulged Incorporated
	2000	"Remove the Face"	Full Metal Racket	ABC/EMI
	2002	"Insurrect"	Full Metal Racket 2	ABC/EMI
	2002	"Nothing @ Hand"	Hip New Sounds	High Voltage