High Tension | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Extreme metal, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, stoner rock, sludge metal |
Years active | 2012–2021 |
Labels | Cooking Vinyl Australia |
Spinoffs | Tropical Fuck Storm, Rinuwat, Kilat |
Spinoff of | Young and Restless, The Nation Blue |
Past members | Karina Utomo Matt Weston Mike Deslandes Lauren Hammel Ash Pegram Dan McKay Damian Coward |
Website | http://www.hightension.com.au |
High Tension was an Australian extreme metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2012, [1] the band's original line-up featured Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram from Young and Restless with Matt Weston from The Nation Blue [2] and Damian Coward from Love Like...Electrocution. Only Utomo and Weston remained from the original line-up throughout; the final line-up of the band featured guitarist Mike Deslandes (also of YLVA), and drummer Lauren Hammel.
Their debut album, Death Beat, was released in October 2013 [3] and was nominated for best hard rock / heavy metal album at the 2014 ARIA Awards. [4]
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Purge |
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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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AIR Awards of 2019 [10] | Purge | Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987. [11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | Death Beat | ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album | Nominated |
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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Music Victoria Awards of 2018 | Purge | Best Heavy Album | Nominated | [12] [13] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2016 [14] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2017 [15] [16] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2018 [17] [18] | Themselves | Live Act of the Year | Nominated |
Karina Utomo (High Tension) | Live Voice of the Year | Nominated | |
National Live Music Awards of 2019 [19] [20] | Lauren Hammel (High Tension) | Live Drummer of the Year | Won |
High Tension | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Extreme metal, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, stoner rock, sludge metal |
Years active | 2012–2021 |
Labels | Cooking Vinyl Australia |
Spinoffs | Tropical Fuck Storm, Rinuwat, Kilat |
Spinoff of | Young and Restless, The Nation Blue |
Past members | Karina Utomo Matt Weston Mike Deslandes Lauren Hammel Ash Pegram Dan McKay Damian Coward |
Website | http://www.hightension.com.au |
High Tension was an Australian extreme metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2012, [1] the band's original line-up featured Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram from Young and Restless with Matt Weston from The Nation Blue [2] and Damian Coward from Love Like...Electrocution. Only Utomo and Weston remained from the original line-up throughout; the final line-up of the band featured guitarist Mike Deslandes (also of YLVA), and drummer Lauren Hammel.
Their debut album, Death Beat, was released in October 2013 [3] and was nominated for best hard rock / heavy metal album at the 2014 ARIA Awards. [4]
Title | Details |
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Death Beat |
|
Bully |
|
Purge |
|
Title | Details |
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High Tension |
|
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
AIR Awards of 2019 [10] | Purge | Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987. [11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | Death Beat | ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album | Nominated |
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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Music Victoria Awards of 2018 | Purge | Best Heavy Album | Nominated | [12] [13] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2016 [14] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2017 [15] [16] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
National Live Music Awards of 2018 [17] [18] | Themselves | Live Act of the Year | Nominated |
Karina Utomo (High Tension) | Live Voice of the Year | Nominated | |
National Live Music Awards of 2019 [19] [20] | Lauren Hammel (High Tension) | Live Drummer of the Year | Won |