Nazxul

Nazxul
Origin	Sydney, NSW
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1993 – present
Labels	None
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, Brace, Backyard Mortuary, Battalion
Website	http://myspace.com/nazxul
Members	Adrian Henderson, Mitchell Keepin, John McLaughlin, Luke Mills, Lachlan Mitchell, Petar Peric
Past members	Tim Yatras, Greg Morelli, Daniel Lomas, Rev Kriss Hades, Dalibor Backovic, Steve Hughes, Pete Kostic, Morte

Band Members

• Current line-Up
  • Adrian Henderson (bass, guitar)
  • Mitchell Keepin (guitar)
  • John FMC McLaughlin (drums)
  • Luke Mills (guitar, vocals)
  • Lachlan Mitchell (keys, guitar)
  • Petar Peric (guitar)

• Former members
  • Tim Yatras (drums) (2004 - 2009)
  • Greg Morelli (guitar) (1995 - 2008) d. 20/11/08
  • Daniel Lomas (vocals) (2004)
  • Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) (1997 - 2003)
  • Dalibor Backovic (vocals) (1993 - 1998, 1999 - 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 best-selling demo was issued 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 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, a performance released on picture vinyl in 2002. 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 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. During the 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 has since been taken by Pete Peric (Infernal Method, Rookwood) and Yatras has been replaced by John 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.

Discography

Albums:

	1996	Totem	Vampire
	2002	Live	Decius
	2009	Iconoclast	Moribund

EP:

	1998	Black Seed	Shock

Compilation tracks:

	Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
	1999	"Vow of Vengeance"	Under the Southern Cross	Chatterbox
	2000	"Vow of Vengeance"	Full Metal Racket	ABC/EMI
	2004	"Ancient Lords"	Legions: Opening of the Southern Gate	Blacktalon Media