Your top 5 Australian Metal bands?

[Tim Charles]

Hey peoples!

There are so many great Australian metal bands around at the moment.... what are your top 5 Aussie metal bands?

Feel free to throw in any honourable mentions as well if you'd like.

NOTE: They must be CURRENT active bands. If you want to add in past bands, throw them in your honourable mentions section.

 

[mark b]

Ne Obliviscaris

Voyager

Vanishing Point

Arcane

Sleepmakeswaves

Not in any particular order.

 

[SMiM]

NeO
Nazxul
Alarum
Be'lakor
smw

Could go on for sure...

 

[jussstin]

NeO
Arcane
Eyefear
Be'lakor
Black Majesty

 

[Casey.32]

NeO
Be'lakor
Rainshadow
Virgin Black
sleepmakeswaves

 

[mark b]

And I forgot ( Eyefear ) and Collins Wardingham Project, Great band in the vein of Planet X.

 

[Mean Machine]

sleepmakeswaves
Be'lakor
Toehider
Ne Obliviscaris
Arbrynth

 

[fifthwinter]

Be'lakor (I guess I have to say that haha)
Alchemist
NeO
Voyager
The Ocularis Infernum (I just wish they would record an album!)

 

[Casey.32]

I should probably add The Cat Empire somewhere in that list, I adore them.

 

[Tim Charles]

Be'lakor (I guess I have to say that haha)
Alchemist
NeO
Voyager
The Ocularis Infernum (I just wish they would record an album!)

Haha.. Actually seeing you're in Be'lakor I think the way it works is that you AREN'T allowed to say Be'lakor.

 

[steadyisgod]

A Million Dead Birds Laughing
Ne Obliviscaris
The Ocularis Infernum
Psycroptic
Destroyer 666 (if you consider them aus)

+ Alarum. And Alchemist.

 

[VredDoesLights]

TO MANY!
Neo' (I'm paid to say that)
The Amenta
Devolved (FROM Australia )
Empyrean (Gotta mention the old band)
Headkase
Nothing (Great guys, awesome thrash)
Limb from Limb (not sure if they are still active)
Acheara (Not sure if active anymore)
Portal and Virginblack as well!

 

[phagist_]

In no particular order;

NeO
Portal
Psycroptic
Mephistopheles (need new album!)
The Amenta
Can we claim NZ bands as our own? =P

 

[Willow of oz]

NeO
Be'lakor
Abyssic Hate (active/inactive?)
Arbrynth
Virgin Black

 

[Dan Presland]

john farnham
ruins
hilltop hoods
sleep makes waves

 

[Tim Charles]

john farnham
ruins
hilltop hoods
sleep makes waves

I didn't know John Farnham and Hilltop Hoods had metal albums out?

 

[DivineMalice]

I thoroughly enjoyed Hilltop's collaboration with Pharoahe Monch (one of my all-time favourite rappers) off of their new album 'State of the Art'

 

[Dan Presland]

sorry i didnt see the metal part tim. will you ever forgive me
may aswell take sleep makes waves out too then

 

[steadyisgod]

Can we claim NZ bands as our own? =P

If so... ULCERATE!

 

[phagist_]

that was why I asked haha