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, from 2012 until 2021.
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.[ citation needed ]
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]
Bully was released on 10 July 2015. [5] The track "Guillotine" was used in Warwick Thornton's 2021/2 vampire TV series, Firebite . [6]
The band split up in 2021.[ citation needed ]
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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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| 2019 [12] | 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. [13]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2014 | Death Beat | 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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| 2018 | Purge | Best Heavy Album | Nominated | [14] [15] |
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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| 2016 [16] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 [17] [18] | Themselves | Live Hard Rock Act of the Year | Nominated |
| 2018 [19] [20] | Themselves | Live Act of the Year | Nominated |
| Karina Utomo (High Tension) | Live Voice of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 [21] [22] | Lauren Hammel (High Tension) | Live Drummer of the Year | Won |
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