NAZXUL

Lachlan Mitchell (keyboards, guitar); Adrian Henderson (bass, guitar); Steve Hughes (drums); Greg Morelli (guitar); Rev Kriss Hades (guitar); Morte (vocals)

Nazxul is a thunderous and excruciating black metal holocaust. Mercilessly unrelenting and incorporating snatches of immensely heavy and sophisticated death metal, Nazxul was a studio project for several years, issuing a best-selling demo, before the appearance of the Totem album which featured Mitchell, Henderson, Morelli, Hughes and Dalibor Backovic on bass and vocals. Nazxul's style is extreme and exhausting, with a live emphasis on theatrics and crushing volume. The band (as listed above) played their first ever gigs in 1998, some five years after inception. Hughes left the band after these shows and in early 1999 was replaced by Front End Loader drummer Pete Kostic, an eyebrow-raising choice certainly, but a good one in terms of his solid ability. In mid-1999 the "Black Seed" EP was re-released by Chatterbox with extra tracks. Morte was sacked from the band following an unfortunate incident at the end of their national tour with Impaled Nazarene and Backovic rejoined the band, his first ever live appearance with them being the 1999 Metal for the Brain festival. Since then the individual members of Nazxul have gone their separate ways with none forthcoming about the future of the band. Kostic joined Regurgitator and is now with the Hard Ons. Rumours had long abounded that Nazxul would live again and the band was to support Dimmu Borgir in early 2004 but the tour was cancelled.
The 2002 release is a 12" vinyl picture disc of a live show from 1999 and the spectre of the long-anticipated Iconoclast album seems looming once more. Mitchell is currently a member of Brace with several former members of Henry's Anger.

Discography:

	Live (Decius) 2002
	Lachlan Mitchell (keyboards) Adrian Henderson (bass) Greg Morelli (guitar) Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) Dalibor Backovic (vocals) Pete Kostic (drums)	Intro Vow of Vengeance Under the Sign Distance Begins Totem Ancient Lords Iconoclast
	Black Seed (EP) (re-release) (Hekal Xul) 1999
	Lachlan Mitchell (keyboards) Adrian Henderson (bass) Greg Morelli (guitar) Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) Steve Hughes (drums) Morte (vocals)	Vow of Vengeance Black Seed Sown Apostasies Legions Arise, XUL! Under the Sign of Life's Living End Totem (live) I Awaken (Amongst Them) (live)
	Black Seed (EP) (Shock) 1998
	Lachlan Mitchell (keyboards) Adrian Henderson (bass) Greg Morelli (guitar) Rev. Kriss Hades (guitar) Steve Hughes (drums) Morte (vocals)	Vow of Vengeance Black Seed Sown Apostasies Legions Arise, XUL! Under the Sign of Life's Living End
	Totem (Vampire) 1996
	Lachlan Mitchell (keyboards, guitar) Adrian Henderson (guitar) Greg Morelli (guitar) Steve Hughes (drums) Dalibor Backovic (vocals, bass)	Totem Watching and Withering I Awaken (Amongst Them) Unearthed Vermis Mysteriis Hatred Endless Reign of Power Distance Begins Amidst the Flames End Eternum

Compilation track: Under The Sign -- A.I.R. Vol 1 (A.I.R.) 1997

Compilation track: Vow of Vengeance -- Under the Southern Cross (Chatterbox) 1999

Compilation track: Vow of Vengeance -- Full Metal Racket (ABC) 2000

Related entries: Grungeon, Rev. Kriss Hades, Hard Ons, Isaacaron, Mortal Sin, Sadistik Exekution, Slaughter Lord

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