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Dreadnaught formed in Launceston in 1992 where Greg Trull and Squiz had formerly been involved with '''Fridge'''. The band moved to Melbourne shortly after formation and released 'Flowers' as a single on cassette through Subversive Records in 1995. Trull was also singing for [[Discordia]], a band he continued to front concurrently until 1997.
Desecrator is a Melbourne thrash band, formed in 2008 by Riley Strong. After an initial demo, Luke Anticevic was added as second guitarist and the band released Live til Death in 2011, a recording from a show at the Arthouse in Melbourne.
 
In 1996 ''Body.Blood.Skin.Mind'' appeared. After the album's release however, Dreadnaught struck difficulty, firstly with the label, with whom the band wasn't happy, and secondly with the spelling of its name. In attempting to register the name "Dreadnought", the band learned that a Queensland-based finance company had the name already trademarked. To avoid a wholesale name change, "Dreadnought" became "Dreadnaught"; the band successfully sued their label Deported and the album was re-released by BlahBlahBlah in late 1997 in time for Dreadnaught to replace [[Superheist]] at that year's [[Metal for the Brain]] festival.
 
In mid-1998 'Idiosyncrasy' was released by the band independently. Around the same time, Suds formed [[Atomizer]]. Supports to '''Cathedral''' and '''Pitchshifter''' and then a national tour with '''Nevermore''' in 1999 were followed up by a third Metal for the Brain appearance and a signing to Dark Carnival Records, the Australian development imprint of Roadrunner. The band's mid-2000 release, ''Down to Zero'' displayed a significantly more rock feel than previously but still retained Dreadnaught's hallmarks.
 
Late in 2000, Squiz was replaced by Ando McDougall, although most of the bass parts on the 'One Piece Missing' EP were played by Michael Meagher. A joint tour with [[Frankenbok]] in June 2001 took them through most of the country and was followed late in the year by shows with '''Devin Townsend''' and '''Nickelback''' and a fifth Metal for the Brain showing.
 
Dreadnaught began work on a new album in mid-2004 but almost immediately Sudz announced his departure to concentrate on '''Atomizer'''. Bettenay joined the band shortly afterward and ''Dirty Music'' was released in late 2005. Sudz committed suicide on December 27, 2006.
 
Late in 2006, ''Dirty Music'' was re-released as a double album featuring tracks from all previous releases and Dreadnaught toured with '''Testament''' in February 2007. In early 2008, Bettenay was replaced by former [[Alarum]] drummer Racovalis and the band began work on their fourth album in May. In April 2009, Dreadnaught released their self-titled album. After a national tour in August and September, the band played shows in Japan. During the year the band's label dissolved leaving the album without any support.
 
In 2012, Racovalis left Dreadnaught. Mick Morley from '''Frankenbok''' played live with the band for a short time until Marty O'Shea ([[The Eternal]]) joined the band. Dreadnaught continued to perform and tour regularly but the next album ''Caught the Vultures Sleeping'' didn't appear until 2016, following a crowd-funding campaign. Damon Alcock was replaced by former [[Desecrator]] guitarist Scott Anning after this and Tim Joyce from [[Trigger]] became Dreadnaught's drummer in 2017. Poate and McDougall have been involved with '''The Eternal''' since 2017.


===Discography===
===Discography===

Revision as of 15:41, 4 February 2022

Desecrator
OriginMelbourne, VIC
GenresThrash metal
Years active2008 – 2022
LabelsDinner for Wolves
Associated actsHarlott, Dreadnaught, Catwitch, Mason, Naberus, 100 Years War, Netherealm, The Eternal, Internal Nightmare, Humonic
MembersRiley Strong, Jared Roberts, Gerad Biersboer, Andrew Hudson
Past membersScott Anning, Paul Tipping, Mano Lygnos, Matthew Woolhouse, Luke Anticevic, AJ Finch

Band members

  • Current line-up
    • Riley Strong (vocals, guitar)
    • Andrew Hudson (guitar)
    • Jared Roberts (drums)
    • Gerad Biersboer (bass)
  • Former members
    • Paul Tipping (bass) 2013 - 2015
    • AJ Finch (guitar) 2017 - 2018
    • Scott Anning (guitar) 2013 - 2017
    • Luke Anticevic (guitar) 2008 - 2013
    • Matt Woolhouse (drums) 2008 - 2013
    • Mano Lygnos (bass) 2008 - 2013

Band members

Desecrator is a Melbourne thrash band, formed in 2008 by Riley Strong. After an initial demo, Luke Anticevic was added as second guitarist and the band released Live til Death in 2011, a recording from a show at the Arthouse in Melbourne.

Discography

Albums:

1996 Body.Blood.Skin.Mind Deported
2000 Down to Zero Dark Carnival
2005 Dirty Music Roadrunner
2009 Dreadnaught Amphead
2016 Caught the Vultures Sleeping Independent

Single:

1995 Flowers Subversive

EPs:

1998 Idiosyncrasy self release
2001 One Piece Missing Dark Carnival
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