Aeturnus Dominion
Band members
- Current line-up
- Jesse "Jester "Aiken (vocals)
- Steve "Ozi" Austen (drums)
- Ted "Demented" Foster (guitar, vocals)
- PJ (guitar)
- Tait "Spud" Kristen (bass, vocals)
- Former members
- Adam Minter (guitar, vocals) (2008 - 2010)
- Jarrod Wells (drums) (2008 - 2009)
- Dan Barrett (vocals) (2009 - 2010)
- Lloyd Arnesen (drums) (2008)
- Darren "Manie" Goulding (vocals) (2007 - 2008, 2008 - 2009)
- Jono Caelli (guitar) (2008)
- Paul "Ibby" Ibbotson (drums) (2007 - 2008)
- "Morbid" Matt Phythian (guitar) (2007 - 2008)
- Mary "Mares" Lawton (vocals) (2007)
- Grant "Thrax" Campbell (guitar) (2005 - 2007)
- Dave "Rat" Wratten (bass) (2003 - 2005)
- Shane "Lex" Hall (bass) (2005)
Website
Formed
Wyong, NSW, 2003
Band information
Aeturnus Dominion is an band from the NSW Central Coast playing a mixture of classic thrash and old school death metal. Most of the line-up had played together in various bands from the local area including Paen, Tritura, Jumpathug and Eternal Hate. Eventually Kronic was formed with Ted Foster, Steve Austen and Dave Wratten and shortly afterward Jesse Aiken joined the line-up, but Foster was injured in an accident and the band folded.
By late 2003 with Kristen from Torment on second guitar, the group reformed, taking on the name Aeturnus Dominion and releasing the Semper Tyrannis CD, most of which had already been recorded by Aiken and Foster. The band began playing live regularly on the Sydney circuit but both Wratten (bass) and Kristen quit the band suddenly. They were replaced by Campbell (guitar) and Lex (bass) from Eternal Hate, but Lex stayed only briefly and Kristen rejoined, this time on bass.
They released a second album in late 2006 and toured nationally with Dubai band Nervecell in early 2007. As work began on a third album, Aiken left the band for medical reasons to be replaced by Mary Lawton from Wagga Wagga band Diamorah. Grant "Thrax" Campbell left Aeturnus Dominion in December 2007 and was shortly replaced by Morbid Matt, whose previous band MurderWorld had just folded. A month later Lawton left for personal reasons and was replaced by former Manticore and Misery vocalist Darren Goulding. The group's line-up hassles have since continued with Phythian leaving in early 2008. His replacement Caelli left after a month of rehearsals and Ibbotson departed at the same time. Since then the line-up issues have continued with Goulding departing and Arnesen in and out within a month. In November 2008, Goulding returned and Wells joined on drums but by May the following year the singer had left once again. The group was then forced off the road when Foster broke his leg, finally returning in September with new vocalist Dan Barrett.
In 2010, the AD line-up now appears to be Foster, Kristen, Austen, Aitken and new guitarist PJ.
Discography
Albums:
| 2004 | Semper Tyranis | self release | |
| 2006 | Psychotic | Grindhead |
Compilation tracks:
| Year | Track Title | Album Title | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "God Has Failed" | Underearthed 3 | Independent | |
| 2006 | "Traumatic Amputation" | Underearthed 4 | Independent | |
| 2006 | "Mouth For War" | The Art of Shredding: A Tribute to Dime | DarkStar |
