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Cape Town - Legendary Australian deathcore band Thy Art Is Murder are set to play a once off show in South Africa in support of their fourth studio album, Dear Desolation.
Their show will be taking place on 4 November 2017 in Johannesburg at the Newtown Music Factory (10 Henry Nxumalo St).
Tickets are available via Witchdoctor Productions (R580) and Computicket (R600).
Combining classic and authentic death metal elements that invoke the renegade, spirit-crushing, monstrosity of early Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and Decapitated with the precision rhythmic assault of Meshuggah and the breakdown-infused bounce of Black Dahlia Murder, Thy Art Is Murder have redefined a once cast aside and maligned subgenre, proudly reenergising and representing the best in extremity.
The band’s music remains uncompromising, building upon the savage momentum of the controversially outspoken Holy War (2015), the punishing Hate (2012) and their gigantic debut, The Adversary (2010).
Dear Desolation continues the band’s evolutionary trajectory, remaining consistently inventive and diverse without sacrificing the band’s established identity. The adventurous spirit of the band’s unprecedented collaboration with The Acacia Strain and Fit For An Autopsy, released as The Depression Sessions, continues unabated, expanding and informing the band’s already confident creativity.
A new generation of death metal acolytes and vintage older thrashers alike enthusiastically proclaim the band’s unrelenting aggression, cementing a reputation with an increasingly fervent international fanbase. Videos for Holy War, The Purest Strain of Hate, Shadow of Eternal Sin, They Will Know Another, Light Bearer, and No Absolution resulted in more than 30 million views on YouTube; Reign of Darkness alone accounts for nearly a third of those online views.
Thy Art Is Murder sharpened their sonic weapons on the road, with early tours in support of genre giants like Fear Factory and Cattle Decapitation, followed by much heralded appearances at Soundwave and all over North America on the Rockstar Mayhem Tour with Slayer. They’ve earned accolades from the likes of Metal Hammer and fellow bands alike, while delivering standout sets at festivals like Download.
Dear Desolation is custom built for the festival stage, organically streamlined to translate to a wide audience as skilfully as the central sound at Thy Art Is Murder’s core has resonates in sweaty clubs and theatres since the band’s formation in 2006. This is extreme metal for the people, torchbearers for a primal style that doesn’t die.
