Terrorust

Infobox musical artist
Name = Terrorust


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Origin = Melbourne, Australia
Genre = Deathgrind
Years_active = 2005–present
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Associated_acts = Damaged, Abominator, Sadistik Exekution, Abramelin, Destroyer 666, Walk the Earth
URL = [http://www.terrorust.com www.terrorust.com]
Current_members = Matt "Skitz" Sanders
Dan O'Grady
Dav Byrne
Matt Storma
Steve Watts
Past_members = Jamie Ludbrook
Dave Howells
Andrew Gillon
Dan Colomb

Terrorust is a deathgrind band from Melbourne, Australia. The band is the current main musical concern for one of Australia's most prominent, influential and prolific metal drummers, Matt Sanders. The group has recorded one album that it chose to release independently in deference to signing to a record label. Despite having existed for only a short time, the band has already become one of the acts at the forefront of the Australian heavy metal music scene due primarily to the notoriety of its members [ [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/gigguide/event/20163/SONIC_FORGE_FESTIVAL Sonic Forge Festival Press Release] ] .

The band was formed in late 2005 by Sanders and vocalist Jamie Ludbrook with the original intention of reforming Damaged. Damaged was a grind and death band that had been one of the most popular acts on the domestic music scene during the 1990s, releasing three albums and enduring various periods of well-documented instability and turmoil [ [http://www.ausmetalguide.com/d/damaged.htm Damaged at Ausmetalguide.com] ] [ [http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=469 Damaged are Dead! Long Live Terrorust! - TheMetalForge.com] ] . Recruiting guitarist Dan "Fanza" O'Grady and bassist Dav Byrne, Sanders and Ludbrook opted for the name Terrorust instead and began work on a CD almost immediately. Apparently insisting on complete independence, the band recorded, produced and pressed the album itself. "Post Mortal Archives" was released in mid-2006 in a limited pressing of 1000 hand-numbered copies. The album featured guest contributions from members of Blood Duster, Fuck... I'm Dead and Bestial Warlust.

Shortly after the release of the album, guitarist Dave Howells returned to the lineup subsequent to a communication fall out during the writing period. Howells' only writing contribution to the album was in fact the first riff of the song "Post Mortal Archives". Terrorust made its first major live appearance at an event called the Festival of the Dead in Sydney that was headlined by Nevermore. Howells announced he was leaving the band the night previous to this show. The group was then booked to tour nationally with Deicide in early 2007 and Andrew Gillon, formerly of Abominator, stepped in. Immediately after this tour, Ludbrook acrimoniously parted ways with the band. Matt Storma had provided some backing vocals on the album and was brought in as Ludbrook's replacement. In May, the group appeared on some shows on a tour by Nile and Decapitated, followed by a show with Celtic Frost in June. After this Gillon left to be replaced by Dan Colomb, but in early 2008 Colomb's place was taken by Steve Watts, formerly of the Wagga Wagga thrash band Manticore which released two EPs in the late 90s.

In early July 2008, Matt Skitz toured Europe as the drummer with Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi and Attila Csihar's Gravetemple before returning to Australia for Terrorust's national tour with Dismember later the same month. In October, the band will support Pig Destroyer and Carcass.

Discography

*2006 "Post Mortal Archives"

References