Hatchet Dawn

Hatchet Dawn
Origin	Melbourne, VIC
Genres	Hard rock, Metal
Years active	2007 - present
Labels	Independant
Associated acts	Terrorust, The Symbiosist, Dialysis, The Implicate Order, A Million Dead Birds Laughing, Aphotic Dawn, Demonium
Website	http://www.hatchetdawn.com
Members	Bert Cuzens, Bille-Jade, Das Schmidt, Dman, Howsie Noise
Past members	Ben Vengeance, Dman, Glenn Kollias, Justin Horne, Lee Kollias, Loki, Shane Deville

Band Members

• Current Line-Up
  • Billie-Jade (vocals, bass guitar, piano)
  • Howsie Noise (guitar, programming)

• Former Members
  • Bert Cuzens (vocals) 2010 - 2012
  • Daz Schmidt (guitar) 2010 - 2012
  • Shane DeVille (Shane Turville) (live drums) 2010 - 2012
  • Dman (Dylan Meadows) (drums) 2009 - 2010
  • Loki (Adam Stewart) (vocals) 2007 - 2010
  • Ben Vengeance (Ben Boyle) (live 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 EP on 14 April, 2009. Hatchet Dawn’s debut live performance was on 23 January, 2009 at Switch in Melbourne.

Hatchet Dawn opened for Marilyn Manson in October 2009 for four dates in Melbourne and Adelaide. The band also toured the east coast 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 9, 2011. Rebirth was mixed by Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon. Hatchet Dawn opened for the Misfits in Melbourne December 2011 during the "Halloween Rebirth Tour 2011".

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

Discography

Album:

	2011	Rebirth	Green Media/MGM distribution

EP:

	2009	Faith in Chaos	Amphead/The Orchard

Music Videos

Album:

Dark Symmetry	2011	Rebirth

EP:

The Serpent Order	2009	Faith in Chaos