Australia’s Dead are an unusual beast, consisting as they do of just a bassist and a drummer. The noise they make is somewhere between Punk and Sludge, with more variety than you might think for only having two instruments.
Starting off creepy and atmospheric; when the bass kicks in you can feel it like a physical presence.
There’s plenty going on in these songs, including vocals from multiple people, to keep things interesting.
As the bass and drums are the only instruments they are left bare and exposed for everyone to see with no opportunity to hide what’s going on behind other instruments; due to this the duo have risen to the challenge and ensured that they are always doing something interesting.
This is a dredge through the darkest recesses of forgotten filth, but in the best possible way. The minimalistic Sludge the band come up with and the variety of ideas and delivery on display is a recipe for success in my book.
Favourite Track: Murder Hollow. Creep-tastic.
Wonderbox Metal 