Thy Art is Murder

Thy Art is Murder
Origin	Sydney, NSW
Genres	Deathcore
Years active	2006 - present
Labels	Skull and Bones, Shock, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Vegas in Ruins, Amongst the Demons, Scar This Sky
Website	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thy-Art-Is-Murder-Official/102365833142925
Members	Tom Brown, Sean Delander, CJ McMahon, Andy Marsh, Lee Stanton
Past members	Josh King, Mick Low, Gary Markowski, Brendan van Ryn

Band members

• Line-up
  • Tom Brown (guitar)
  • Sean Delander (bass)
  • CJ McMahon (vocals)
  • Andy Marsh (guitar)
  • Lee Stanton (drums)

• Former members
  • Gary Markowski (guitar) 2006 - 2011
  • Mick Low (bass) 2009 - 2011
  • Brendan Van Ryn (vocals) 2006 - 2008
  • Josh King (bass) 2006 - 2009

Band information

Taking their name from a line in Macbeth, Thy Art is Murder is a Sydney band formed in 2006, originally played immediately forgettable deathcore but since evolving into a far more impressive technical deathcore style. By the end of 2006 the group had already completed a successful tour of Queensland and began working on an EP shortly afterward. "Infinite Death" was released on July 23 2008. The band then set off on a two month national tour with Gallows for Grace.

Van Ryn departed the group in October. CJ McMahon from Vegas in Ruins joined the band in April 2009 and they then went on a second national tour. For the next year, they focused on the completion of their first full-length release. During studio pre-production they met engineer Mick Low, guitarist for Scar This Sky. After taking up bass duties full-time, the band then tracked a large portion of the album in Low's home studio. The Adversary was released in July 2010, followed by a two month national tour. Low departed after this and Delander switched to bass when Marsh joined. They teamed then up with Despised Icon and The Red Shore for Australian touring and also toured with Confession. Mid-2011 Tom Brown replaced Gary Markowski and in November the band toured nationally with War From a Harlot's Mouth, The Bride and Make Them Suffer. During 2012 Thy Art is Murder toured Europe and the UK and recorded their second album in New Jersey. In August 2012 it was announced the band had signed with Shock offshoot Halfcut. Hate was released shortly after a national tour with Fear Factory and debuted on the ARIA Album Chart at #35, the highest debut ever for an Australian death metal album. In January 2013 the band performed at the Sydney Big Day Out and a week later announced a signging to Nuclear Blast.

Discography

Album:

	2010	The Adversary	Skull and Bones
	2012	Hate	Halfcut

EP:

	2008	Infinite Death	Skull and Bones