High Tension (band)

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High Tension
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Extreme metal, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, stoner rock, sludge metal
Years active2012–2021
Labels Cooking Vinyl Australia
Spinoffs Tropical Fuck Storm, Rinuwat, Kilat
Spinoff of Young and Restless, The Nation Blue
Past membersKarina 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.

Contents

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]

Band members

Final line-up
Former members
Former touring musicians

Timeline

High Tension (band)

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums
TitleDetails
Death Beat
Bully
  • Released: 10 June 2015 [7]
  • Label: High Tension, Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP030)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
Purge
  • Released: 15 June 2018 [8]
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVLP075)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD, streaming

Extended plays

List of EPs
TitleDetails
High Tension
  • Released: October 2012 [9]
  • Label: OSCL Records (OSCL007)
  • Format: CD, DD

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2019 [10] PurgeBest Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk AlbumNominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987. [11]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 Death Beat ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
Music Victoria Awards of 2018 PurgeBest Heavy AlbumNominated [12] [13]

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2016 [14] ThemselvesLive Hard Rock Act of the YearNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2017 [15] [16] ThemselvesLive Hard Rock Act of the YearNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2018 [17] [18] ThemselvesLive Act of the YearNominated
Karina Utomo (High Tension)Live Voice of the YearNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2019 [19] [20] Lauren Hammel (High Tension)Live Drummer of the YearWon

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