Alchemist was an Australian
progressive metal
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band from
Canberra
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whose style combined
death metal
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,
progressive rock
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,
psychedelic
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,
Eastern
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,
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electronic
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influences. The band formed in 1987 and released six studio albums, an EP and a compilation album. Work began on a new EP in 2010 but the band went on an indefinite hiatus and then split up. They are the only group to appear at every
Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain was Australia, Australia's largest heavy metal music festival. The event was held in Canberra, Australia, Canberra annually, usually towards the end of the year, and featured Australian bands almost exclusively. The festival ...
festival, an event they ran and organised from 1996. Alchemist also played at the
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out (BDO) was an annual music festival that was held in five Australian cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth, as well as Auckland, New Zealand. The festival was held during summer, typi ...
and toured Europe several times.
History
1987−1992
Alchemist was formed in 1987 by Adam Agius (
lead vocals
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/
guitar
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) as a death metal act. The band released a demo the same year entitled "Eternal Wedlock". The band's style was raw and undeveloped, and began to evolve with the addition of new drummer Rodney Holder in 1989. The following year, the line-up of Agius, Holder, Andrew Meredith (guitar) and James Preece (
bass
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) recorded a second demo. The demo showed the beginning of the band's experimentation with
avant-garde
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arrangements and psychedelic influences inspired by the likes of
Pink Floyd
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and
Frank Zappa
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. Another demo was produced in 1991, with Preece replaced by John (The Seal) Bray from another local band called Exceed. Alchemist also performed at the first
Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain was Australia, Australia's largest heavy metal music festival. The event was held in Canberra, Australia, Canberra annually, usually towards the end of the year, and featured Australian bands almost exclusively. The festival ...
festival in Canberra, eventually becoming the only group to feature at every occasion. The track "Escapism" from the demo recording was featured the following year on the
Roadrunner (Australia) compilation album
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''Redrum'', which included other rising metal acts of the time such as
Sadistik Exekution
Sadistik Exekution was an Australian extreme metal band from Sydney
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, Allegiance, and
Shihad
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.
1992−1996
In 1992, Roy Torkington joined Alchemist in place of Meredith. By this time the demos had created enough interest for them to be approached by Austrian label Lethal, who released their first
album
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, ''
Jar of Kingdom
''Jar of Kingdom'' is the debut album by Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. The band recorded the album after receiving a record contract in the mail from Austrian label Lethal Records and was released by that company in October 1993. ...
'', the next year.
[ Biography )))">allmusic ((( Alchemist > Biography )))/ref> The album was recorded in ]Sydney
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and featured an eclectic mixture of death metal, grindcore
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and psychedelia. Two songs featured vocals from Michelle Klemke, a friend of Agius' mother. According to the notes accompanying the 2005 compilation album ''Embryonics
''Embryonics'' is a double-CD Compilation album, compilation of tracks by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist (band), Alchemist. It was released in 2005 in Australia by Chatterbox Records and worldwide by Relapse Records. The album ...
'', Agius lost his voice during the recording. Dissatisfied with the sound of the album, the band re-mastered and re-released it in 1999. Alchemist was also dissatisfied with Lethal's handling of ''Jar of Kingdom'' and soon parted ways with them. After releasing ''Jar of Kingdom'', the band went on their first tour.
During 1994, Alchemist recorded a promotional tape to shop to record companies and a version of the Venom
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song "Black Metal" for a Swedish tribute album
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called ''The Promoters of the Third World War: A Tribute to Venom'', now a collector's item. The band also began work on its next album, titled ''Lunasphere
''Lunasphere'' is the second full-length album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist, and the first of their albums to be released by Shock Records through its metal subsidiary Thrust, in 1995. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic describe ...
'', which was released in 1995 by Melbourne
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label Shock Records
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through its subsidiary Thrust.[ ''Lunasphere'' showed a further development of Alchemist's unusual style, adding Eastern motifs and keyboards] to its already diverse style. The track "Garden of Eroticism" was added to the Triple J
Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...
compilation album ''This Is Twelve'' (ABC
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) in 1996 and both this song and "Yoni Kunda" became live staples. The group supported the release of ''Lunasphere'' with a heavy touring schedule that included several shows with joint UK/Australian ambient
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act Deathless, a slot on the Sydney leg of the 1996 Big Day Out
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, supporting Cathedral
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and Paradise Lost
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on their dual headlining tour, and also opening for Fear Factory a second time. They performed live-to-air on the Triple J metal program ''Three Hours of Power''. Two songs from this session would later be included on the ''Embryonics
''Embryonics'' is a double-CD Compilation album, compilation of tracks by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist (band), Alchemist. It was released in 2005 in Australia by Chatterbox Records and worldwide by Relapse Records. The album ...
'' compilation album in 2005. During the same year, pioneering Canberra death metal band Armoured Angel disbanded. The band's drummer Joel Green handed over the running of the festival to Holder, who with the rest of Alchemist was responsible for the event for the next decade.
1996−2000
Alchemist began recording ''Spiritech
''Spiritech'' is the third full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. It was released in 1997 by Australian label Thrust and distributed by Shock Records. A promotional music video for the song "Road to Ubar" was ...
'' in late 1996. After enduring a problematic recording process, the band handed production over to D.W. Norton, the guitarist with Melbourne band Superheist
Superheist are an Australian nu metal band formed in 1993 by mainstay guitarist and backing vocalist DW Norton. They have released five studio albums, the first two, ''The Prize Recruit'' (2001) and ''Identical Remote Controlled Reactions'' (20 ...
and the part-owner of Back Beach Studios in Rye, Victoria
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. ''Spiritech'' introduced more electronic elements as well as tribal rhythms
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and heavy sampling into the band's ''oeuvre'' and opened with the sprawling nine-minute "Chinese Whispers", which remains a particular favourite for group and fans alike.
In 1999, the band's next project was an EP that featured as its title track a version of "Eve of the War
''Eve of the War'' is a six-track extended play from the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. The EP was released by Shock Records through its subsidiary label Thrust in 1998/1999. The title track, "Eve of the War" is a cover version of ...
", the opening piece from the 1978 production, ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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''. Josh Nixon from Canberra doom metal
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band, Pod People featured as a guest guitarist. The EP also included live versions of "Yoni Kunda" and "Chinese Whispers", an electronica
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remix of "Yoni Kunda" retitled as "Koni Yunda" and two ''Jar of Kingdom'' tracks, "Brumal: A View from Pluto" and "Worlds within Worlds." These last two were a precursor to the band's re-release of ''Jar of Kingdom
''Jar of Kingdom'' is the debut album by Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. The band recorded the album after receiving a record contract in the mail from Austrian label Lethal Records and was released by that company in October 1993. ...
'' the following year. This re-release included some new overdubs as the album's original master tapes were damaged, and included the 1991 demo in its entirety. This release completed their contractual obligation to Shock Records and Alchemist began to shop for a new local deal as well as international distribution. The group's albums had attained a heavy cult following in parts of Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, but they had not had European representation since their failed association with Lethal. In the meantime, Alchemist toured with Entombed and Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter (originally Pitch Shifter) are an English industrial metal band from Nottingham, formed in 1989. The band was started by lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A. Carter, and bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden. The band's early mate ...
.
Late in 1999, a new Alchemist track called "Austral Spectrum" appeared on a compilation of Australian metal called ''Under the Southern Cross'' and issued by Sydney label Chatterbox Records
Chatterbox Records was an independent record label based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 1997 by musician Nik Tropiano and Sebastian Chase of Phantom Records. The label boasts an eclectic mixture of various genres. Its first release was a vi ...
(with whom the band had just signed for Australian release). A slightly different version of the song then appeared on the '' Organasm'' album, again recorded with D.W. Norton in Rye and released in early 2000. To promote ''Organasm'', Alchemist undertook a three-month Australian tour during autumn. Billed as "World War Three", the tour also featured Sydney thrash
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bands Cryogenic
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and Psi.Kore, both of whom had also just released CDs. ''Organasm'' featured a warmer sound and a focus on tighter songwriting with tracks embellished even more by duelling slide guitar
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s, keyboards and samples.
2000−2005
Following 2000's Metal for the Brain, Alchemist went off the road for more than a year to work on ''Austral Alien
''Austral Alien'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. It was recorded and mixed in only ten days. It was released in 2003 by Chatterbox Records in Australia and worldwide by Relapse Records ...
'', which was released by Chatterbox in May 2003. This latest album showed a mellower side of Alchemist, with highly polished production and a heavily electronic sound. Influenced by the rock
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band Midnight Oil
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, the lyrics of the semi-conceptual album focused on environmental
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issues affecting their country, specifically the impact of man on the ecology. Alchemist added a fifth member, Nick Wall, to provide samples during live shows.
In late 2004, Alchemist embarked on their first tour outside of Australia. Because of these commitments, Metal for the Brain was held off until February 2005. In the same month Alchemist won their first Australian Heavy Metal Music Awards, with "First Contact" awarded Best Video Clip, and Agius awarded Best Keyboardist.
2005−2010
A compilation album, ''Embryonics
''Embryonics'' is a double-CD Compilation album, compilation of tracks by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist (band), Alchemist. It was released in 2005 in Australia by Chatterbox Records and worldwide by Relapse Records. The album ...
'', was released in October 2005. It covered material recorded between 1990 and 1998, including tracks from the first three albums, the 1998 EP release and demo songs. Bonus tracks included two of the songs recorded on the radio in 1996. The band also announced a companion DVD
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release due for 2006, which, however, is yet to be released.
After ten years of successfully organising Metal for the Brain, Alchemist laid the festival to rest, playing the final event on 4 November 2006. Holder, now based in Brisbane
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, moved on to organise the 20-band Abducted Metal Horror Festival held in July 2007. In May of that year Alchemist completed work on their next album ''Tripsis
''Tripsis'' is the sixth and final full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. Recorded in 2007, Adam Agius stated that the songwriting focused on a consistently heavy approach. A promotional music video for th ...
'', which the band declared to be a return to the earlier sound of ''Lunasphere'' and ''Spiritech''. To coincide with the release of ''Tripsis'', Alchemist headlined the European ProgPower event and played selected other dates. In July 2008 the band played at the Graspop Metal Meeting
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in Belgium as part of their European tour. In October 2008, Alchemist returned to Australia to tour with Meshuggah
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. Afterwards, the band premiered the video for "Tongues and Knives" on 9 December. In January 2010 Alchemist began recording a new EP as a follow-up to ''Tripsis''. In an article in Sydney's ''Drum Media
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'' in July, drummer Rodney Holder claimed that Alchemist was currently on "extended hiatus". The band's website reflected this with a splash page declaring that "Alchemist are hibernating indefinitely". Holder went on to create and run a new heavy music festival named Bastardfest, inaugural shows held on 28 August in Brisbane, 4 September in Melbourne, and 16 October in Perth.
Adam Agius formed the Levitation Hex in 2010 with Mark Palfreyman of Melbourne band Alarum. They released a self-titled album in August 2012, during which time Agius talked about the hard work of being in a band, and Alchemist's eventual demise.
In 2013, just before the birth of his first child, Rodney Holder started the 'Music Business Facts' podcast, aimed at sharing tricks of the trade in interviews with successful musicians and music professionals from all over the world. He also ran a number of high-profile artist webinars and online music and production courses with artists like Devin Townsend.
Rodney Holder currently lives with his wife and two children in Brisbane.
Band line-up
Personnel
* Adam Agius − vocals, guitar, keyboards (1987−2010)
* John Bray − bass guitar, keyboards (1991−2010)
* Rodney Holder − drums (1988−2010)
* Roy Torkington − guitar (1992−2010)
Former members
* Andrew Hall − drums (1987−88)
* Andrew Meredith − guitar (1990−92)
* James Preece − bass guitar (1989−91)
* Scott Chivers − bass guitar (1987−89)
* Murray Neill − vocals (1987−88)
* Nick Paddon-Row − drums (1987)
* Nick Wall − live samples (2003−2008)
Timeline
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Discography
Albums
* ''Jar of Kingdom
''Jar of Kingdom'' is the debut album by Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. The band recorded the album after receiving a record contract in the mail from Austrian label Lethal Records and was released by that company in October 1993. ...
'' (1993)
* ''Lunasphere
''Lunasphere'' is the second full-length album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist, and the first of their albums to be released by Shock Records through its metal subsidiary Thrust, in 1995. Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic describe ...
'' (1995)
* ''Spiritech
''Spiritech'' is the third full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. It was released in 1997 by Australian label Thrust and distributed by Shock Records. A promotional music video for the song "Road to Ubar" was ...
'' (1997)
* '' Organasm'' (2000)
* ''Austral Alien
''Austral Alien'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. It was recorded and mixed in only ten days. It was released in 2003 by Chatterbox Records in Australia and worldwide by Relapse Records ...
'' (2003)
* ''Tripsis
''Tripsis'' is the sixth and final full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. Recorded in 2007, Adam Agius stated that the songwriting focused on a consistently heavy approach. A promotional music video for th ...
'' (2007)
Demos and EPs
* "Eternal Wedlock" (1987)
* "Demo '90" (1990)
* "Demo '91" (1991)
* "Promo 94" (1994)
* "Eve of the War
''Eve of the War'' is a six-track extended play from the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. The EP was released by Shock Records through its subsidiary label Thrust in 1998/1999. The title track, "Eve of the War" is a cover version of ...
" (1998)
* "Promo 99" (1999)
Compilations
* '' Promoters of the Third World War - A Tribute to Venom'' (1997)
* '' Jar of Kingdom Re-Release 99'' (1999)
* ''Embryonics
''Embryonics'' is a double-CD Compilation album, compilation of tracks by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist (band), Alchemist. It was released in 2005 in Australia by Chatterbox Records and worldwide by Relapse Records. The album ...
'' (2005)
See also
* Australian heavy metal
External links
Alchemist official Site
Alchemist
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Interview at Saviours of Rock
The Levitation Hex myspace
References
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Relapse Records artists
Australian death metal musical groups
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1987 establishments in Australia