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Dark Order
12+ albums
thrash metalthrashwyjebany w kosmos thrashaustralianold school thrash metal
about
Australia is known for many famous bands over the years, like that of AC/DC, INXS, but it still remains "The Undiscovered Country" of true and real Heavy Metal. Isolation has meant that ONLY the best influences reach bands here, while the general glut of crap stays away. This unique condition has helped produce Australia's modern Thrash Metal band, DARK ORDER. Since it's inception in 1993 (Under the name Vanadium) the band has stood the test of time for over 15 years to evolve a sound unique to itself, unlike any band that exists in Australia. They are veterans of the metal scene of Australia. Being predominantly Thrash Metal, they have blended touches of Death Metal, Traditional Heavy Metal, and Power Metal, plus adding powerful South American Andean music, Guitarist/Vocalist Raul Ignacio Alvarez Garcia has forged a sound, that in Australia, is [unique]. [This music] was first unleashed in a primordial state in 2 demo's 1994-'Warrior God-King' & 1995-'War of Attrition' (name change from Vanadium to Dark Order occurred here). The later demo was reviewed by the then Sony A & R rep Clayton Doherty, who referred to the style as "Jungle Metal"; (REBEL RAZOR, issue ..12). He was the one who highlighted the South American influence, which the band itself had created unintentionally, but which is understandable because of Raul's Chilean heritage. By 1996-7, DARK ORDER recorded the 1st album, which was released locally in 1998. Titled 5000 Years Of Violence, [the album] demonstrat
