Peter Hobbs
(vocals, guitar); Mark Woolley (guitar); Phil Gresik (bass); Darren McMaster-Smith
(drums)
Another
of the bands which laid the foundations of the current extreme metal scene in
Australia, and another whose status probably far outweighs their actual achievements -- although these were quite significant for the time --
was Melbourne's Hobbs' Angel of Death. With their so-called "virgin metal"--to
describe their 'untainted' metal style--the band began life as a solo project
for Hobbs, with musicians being drawn from other Melbourne bands (Woolley was
from Nothing Sacred)
to make up the numbers and perform live, which happened rarely. The first album
was recorded with the above line-up and with a style and image geared towards
the European scene found release through German label Steamhammer long before
it was available locally. After this the band virtually disappeared although
Hobbs resurrected the name in the early 90s and recorded another album with a line up of himself, Bruno Canziani (drums), Dave Frew (bass) and Nick Maltezos (guitar), but didn't achieve quite the same level of success. Gresik has moved on to become one of the more prolific members of the Melbourne metal scene whose credits have since included Bestial Warlust, Destroyer 666 and his current solo project Long Voyage Back.
After a long period of self-imposed exile from the music scene, Hobbs reformed this band in 2002 with the line-up of Woolley, Canziani, Frew and Talie Helene (keyboards), although both Helene and Woolley have since left the fold. Modern Invasion released a compilation of the band's two early demos in mid-2003. Hobbs Angel of Death played at Metal for the Brain in December 2003.
Discography:
Hobbs' Satan Crusade (Modern Invasion) 2003
Peter Hobbs (vocals, guitar) Mark Woolley (guitar) Sham (drums) Karl Lean (bass)
Inheritance (Def) 1995
Peter Hobbs (vocals, guitar) Bruno Canziani (drums) Dave Frew (bass) Nick Maltezos (guitar)
Depopulation
Skeptics
Revenge
Ashes
Catalepsy
Tutankhaman
Dream Killer
Final Feast
Misled Fortune
Force Fed
I Am What I Am
Lost Faith
Destiny
Hobbs Angel of Death (Steamhammer) 1988
Peter Hobbs (vocals, guitar) Mark Woolley (guitar) Phil Gresik (bass) Darren McMaster-Smith (drums)
House of Death
Satan's Crusade
Lucifer's Domain
Marie Antoinette
Jack the Ripper
Crucifixion
Brotherhood
The Journey
Bubonic Plague
Cold Steel
Compilation track: Depopulation -- Australian Metal Compilation '92 (Def) 1992
