The early history of the band can be said to have begun in 1986 when Matt Hyde began his first band, Microwave Babies, while attending Saint Bernard's College in Lower Hutt. They disbanded in 1988. Hyde then moved to Australia, and then London. Aaron Carson in Auckland invited Hyde to try out for his new band, The Larry Normans. At around the same time Nathan "Nato" Hickey was an up and coming bass and guitar musician. Hickey was introduced to Clayton Anderson, a guitarist in metal bands. This is about the time Hickey began playing drums. Hickey had also discussed forming a band with James Woods, and brought him along. At some point Hyde met Hickey, and the beginning of Beastwars was underway. The band was formed in 2006, and played their first show as a four-piece unit in 2009.[1]
Their 2011 self-titled debut album received positive reviews in the band's native country[2][3][4] and invited musical comparisons to Soundgarden, Mastodon, and Unsane, amongst others.[5][6] The album also gained recognition for Nick Keller's cover design, winning the 2011 New Zealand Music Award for Best Album Artwork or Packaging. The band received a nomination for best New Zealand Rock Album at the same ceremony, but ultimately lost out to Ignite.[7] The album was also shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize.[8]
The group has opened for Mastodon, High on Fire, Fu Manchu and Kyuss and in 2012 performed at the Auckland Big Day Out music festival alongside notable international acts such as Soundgarden, Röyksopp, and Kasabian.[9][10] In 2011, a limited release custom-brewed beer was commissioned bearing the band's name.[11]
In July 2023, the band announced that guitarist Christian Pearce would join the band to replace Clayton Anderson.[12]
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External linksedit
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Bandcamp Page
April 11, 2024
beastwars, this, article, about, heavy, metal, music, group, their, eponymous, album, album, entertainment, franchise, transformers, beast, wars, sludge, metal, band, from, zealand, matt, hyde, nathan, hickey, james, woods, clayton, andersonbackground, informa. This article is about the heavy metal music group For their eponymous album see Beastwars album For the entertainment franchise see Transformers Beast Wars Beastwars is a sludge metal band from New Zealand BeastwarsMatt Hyde Nathan Hickey James Woods Clayton AndersonBackground informationOriginWellington The Hutt New ZealandGenresSludge metal stoner metalYears active2006 2006 presentMembersNathan HickeyMatt HydeJames WoodsChristian PearcePast membersClayton AndersonWebsitehttp beastwars bandcamp com The early history of the band can be said to have begun in 1986 when Matt Hyde began his first band Microwave Babies while attending Saint Bernard s College in Lower Hutt They disbanded in 1988 Hyde then moved to Australia and then London Aaron Carson in Auckland invited Hyde to try out for his new band The Larry Normans At around the same time Nathan Nato Hickey was an up and coming bass and guitar musician Hickey was introduced to Clayton Anderson a guitarist in metal bands This is about the time Hickey began playing drums Hickey had also discussed forming a band with James Woods and brought him along At some point Hyde met Hickey and the beginning of Beastwars was underway The band was formed in 2006 and played their first show as a four piece unit in 2009 1 Their 2011 self titled debut album received positive reviews in the band s native country 2 3 4 and invited musical comparisons to Soundgarden Mastodon and Unsane amongst others 5 6 The album also gained recognition for Nick Keller s cover design winning the 2011 New Zealand Music Award for Best Album Artwork or Packaging The band received a nomination for best New Zealand Rock Album at the same ceremony but ultimately lost out to Ignite 7 The album was also shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize 8 The group has opened for Mastodon High on Fire Fu Manchu and Kyuss and in 2012 performed at the Auckland Big Day Out music festival alongside notable international acts such as Soundgarden Royksopp and Kasabian 9 10 In 2011 a limited release custom brewed beer was commissioned bearing the band s name 11 In July 2023 the band announced that guitarist Christian Pearce would join the band to replace Clayton Anderson 12 Discography editStudio albums Beastwars Destroy Records Universal Music 2011 Blood Becomes Fire 2013 13 The Death of All Things 2016 14 IV 2019 15 Beastwars 10th Anniversary Remaster 2021 Tyranny of Distance 2023 16 Live Albums Live at San Fran 2020 Singles Cold Wind When I m King 2021 References edit Beastwars AudioCulture www audioculture co nz Retrieved 19 October 2020 Scott Kara Album Review Beastwars The New Zealand Herald 5 May 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 Nicola Russel Meet Wellington metal act Beastwars Stuff co nz 13 May 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 Ricardo Kerr Album Review Beastwars Undertheradar co nz 29 April 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 Patrick Hajduch Scott Morrow Morrow vs Hajduch Beastwars Archived 27 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine Alarmpress com 24 August 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 New Band To Burn One To Evening Buzz Beastwars Heavyplanet net 28 June 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 VNZMA 2011 Winners Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine nzmusicawards co nz 3 November 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 Taite Music Prize 2012 IMNZ Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 Retrieved 25 October 2012 Dave Borgioli Jones Beastwars Interview Nato drums nzrock com 7 December 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2011 2012 Auckland Big Day Out Lineup Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Big Day Out Retrieved 30 January 2011 Beastwars Announces Tour And Custom Brewed Beer Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Amplifier Magazine Official Website Retrieved 30 January 2011 2011 BEASTWARS Announce 5th Studio Album Tyranny of Distance NZ Music Retrieved 26 July 2023 Beastwars Streaming Audio Samples Of Blood Becomes Fire Beastwars The Death Of All Things NZ Top 40 Albums Chart Recorded Music NZ 8 July 2019 Retrieved 5 July 2019 BEASTWARS Announce 5th Studio Album Tyranny of Distance NZ Music Retrieved 26 July 2023 External links editBeastwars on YouTube Bandcamp Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beastwars amp oldid 1177714408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
