Monday 13 May 2013

ARTIST OF THE MONTH -

THY ART IS MURDER



Thy Art Is Murder is an Australian deathcore band from Campbelltown, New South Wales(a suburb located in the city of Sydney). The band formed in 2006 and have released two EPs and two full-length albums and are currently signed to Distort in Canada and Nuclear Blast worldwide. Their 2008 EP Infinite Death, reached position no. 10 on the AIR Charts upon release, and their second full-length album Hate debuted at no. 35 on the AIR Charts, making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 of this chart. The album as well reached no. 1 on AIR and both no. 2 and no. 4 respectively on the USA and Canadian iTunes metal charts on its week of release.

Thy Art Is Murder have garnered a wide fanbase in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States despite having not even toured in the US yet. Their first show in the United States was held at a small venue in Binghamtom, NY in 2011.

MEMBERS

Current members :

Lee Stanton - Drums (2005—present)
Sean Delander - Bass Guitar (2010—present) Rhythm Guitar (2006—2010)
Chris "CJ" McMahon - Lead Vocals (2009—present)
Andy Marsh - Guitar (2010 – present)
Tom Brown - Guitar (2012—present)

Former members :

Brendan Van Ryn - Lead Vocals (2006—2008)
Gary Markowski - Lead Guitar (2006—2010)
Josh King - Bass Guitar (2006—2009)
Mick Lowe - Bass Guitar (2009—2011)