Chalice was an Australian Gothic-doom metal band from

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. The group released three albums and was perhaps Australia's most notable Gothic metal band for a number of years before splitting up in 2007. The band was formed by

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/ keyboards player Shiralee Morgan and

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Adrian Bickle in late 1996. The pair was at the time in a band called Jeneaha that released a demo before breaking up. Morgan and Bickle continued the project under the new name of Chalice. With

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ists Sean Graetz and Darren McLennan (from fellow Adelaide band Fury),

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player Mark Bodossian and Russell providing

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, the band recorded ''Chronicles of Dysphoria'' which won them the attention of

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label Modern Invasion. In the meantime Justin Hartwig had replaced McLennan, who departed to continue with Fury and Alannah Probert also joined the band playing flute in place of the violinist. ''Chronicles of Dysphoria'' was then re-recorded with updated arrangements and released through Modern Invasion in 2000. In October they then featured at the

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festival in Canberra. Chalice recorded their second album during 2001 and it was released in October to coincide with another appearance at Metal for the Brain, this time on the main stage. Bodossian left the group after this and was replaced by Simon Henderson in time for a tour of the east coast in early 2002. Bodossian later joined the

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. During 2003 Chalice completed their third album, ''Augmented'', featuring some

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parts from Joel Baligod and Infernal Method member Joss Separovic contributing Spanish guitar in the track "Child of the Matador". The band also supported Opeth and

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during their Australian tours that year. Adrian Bickle departed Chalice in 2005 and was replaced by Matt Enright. The group then did a tour of

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during the year. A new EP was completed by mid-2006. Featuring strings provided by the Zephyr Quartet, "The Calm That Was the Storm" was Probert's last release with the band as she left prior to its release. A video was made of the title track and was included on the resultant CD. After this, the band's activities seemed to freeze for almost a year. On 5 May 2007, Justin Hartwig posted to the group's internet forum that he and the rest of Chalice had split from Morgan, bringing the group to an end and announcing a forthcoming new band called Black Orchid. Morgan has since contended that she too will continue a separate musical avenue.

Discography

External links

Official Website
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