From humble origins to the global stage and back again, Australia has a lot to be proud about when it comes to our homegrown lads Thy Art Is Murder – and their Brutality Across Australia tour has proven that once again.
Picture this: lights out, smoke flowing through the room and ‘We Like To Party’ by Vengaboys blasting through Tattersalls Hotel in Penrith, the crowd dancing and vibing along to the beat. This was just the beginning of the rip-roaring show fans were in for on Friday night.
The shift in energy from the fun lighthearted bop, to the deep bounding of the war-like drums from Jessie Beahler was hypnotic. Blue cinematic lighting covered the floor, as fans awaited the rest of Thy Art Is Murder to grace the stage.
The sound was crisp and clear, mix on point as they tactically blew fans away with their opening track ‘Destroyer of Dreams’ from the 2023 release Godlike.
The audience’s ears were graced with powerful chugs and mammoth riffage from lead guitarist Andy Marsh and bassist Kevin Butler bringing the heat. If those flames were not enough, the brutality of Tyler Miller’s vocals united the crowd, some fans screaming every lyric with near-religious devotion.
Brutality in its most divine state, the band then launched straight into ‘Blood Throne’. The breakdowns paired with the intense slow drop tuned strings were an instant crowd pleaser. The pit really starts to come alive by this point – Thy Art Is Murder left no crumbs.
Next up is the spicy social meatball ‘Make America Hate’ again, inspired by the band’s own hot takes on critical thinking and questioning the current political climate. Tyler got the crowd jumping and head banging, quite possibly setting the Tattersalls’ record for most middle fingers in one room. The lyrical content is as sharp as the melodic intro with each segment of the song executed with precision.
The atmosphere was ablaze as ‘Join Me In Armageddon’ was unleashed with one of the nastiest breakdowns of the evening, alongside a sprinkle of dissonance and machine gun drumming. Like a well-oiled machine, not one of the lads missed a beat.
The chaos is reborn when the album title track ‘Godlike’ sent the pit into a frenzy, quickly followed by ‘Keres.’ The fast tempo intro is a testament to the skill of Thy Art Is Murder as musicians, writing not only an absolutely catchy banger but knowing how to use the intricate complexities of each skillset available within the band.
Just as the energy was reaching a fever pitch, the band closed with the track ‘Puppet Master’ and a lesson in critical thinking and moshing. There was head banging and windmills aplenty – the circle pit tiny but mighty, and the entire crowd raging in unison.
Thy Art Is Murder truly brought it home and then some, leaving Penrith in raptures long after the final riff came to a close.
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