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DZ Deathrays (previously Denzel then DZ) are an Australian dance-punk trio from Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland. Composed of Shane Parsons (vocals/guitar), Lachlan Ewbank (lead guitar/vocals) and Simon Ridley (drums), they put out two EPs before releasing their debut album, ''Bloodstreams'', in April 2012. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012. To date they have released six studio albums: ''Bloodstreams'', ''Black Rat (album), Black Rat'', ''Bloody Lovely (album), Bloody Lovely'', ''Positive Rising: Part 1'', ''Positive Rising: Part 2'' and R.I.F.F History 2008–2011: Early years Parsons and Ridley (both from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia) were initially the founding members of Brisbane band Velociraptor, and continue to play with the group. Following the formation of DZ Deathrays, the band's first performances occurred at Brisbane house parties. The debut recording for the band was an Extended play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Award For Best Hard Rock Or Heavy Metal Album
The ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Music Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Australians, Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry." To be eligible, the recording must be an Music album, album in the hard rock or heavy metal music, heavy metal genres, and cannot be entered in other genre categories. The accolade is voted for by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre, and is given to a solo artist or group who is either from Australia or an Australian resident. The award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album was first presented to Parkway Drive in 2010, for ''Deep Blue (Parkway Drive album), Deep Blue'', they won the award again in 2018 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
