Illzilla

Illzilla
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	hip hop
Years active	2004 -
Labels	Obese Records, Shock Records
Members	MC Mantra 1/6 Mista Savona Tom Martin Bob Knob Julian Goyma
Past members	Paul Havea

Illzilla are an Australian hip hop group featuring live instruments. ^[1] The group mix funk, reggae and rock. ^[2]

Illzilla released their debut album Wasteland in 2008. ^[3] They were a Victorian winner of Triple J's Unearthed competition ^[2] and were nominated for the Unearthed J Award. ^[4]

Discography

• Wasteland (2008) - Shock ^{[5] [6]}
• Illzilla EP (2005) - Obese

Awards and nominations

J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
J Awards of 2007 [7]	themselves	Unearthed Artist of the Year	Nominated

References

1. inthemix Illzilla: 100 percent live hip hop
2. 3DWorld Illzilla - Ill Communication Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
3. Triple J Music News
4. Hobart Mercury, 18 September 2008, "Hip-hop funksters rise to a new level in Hobart"
5. Rolling Stone Sep 2008, review on p.99
6. Melbourne/Yarra Leader, 30 June 2008, "Sounds of beginning follow sad ending" by Annika Priest
7. "The J Award 2007". Triple J . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

External links

• Illzilla: Telling us the score interview at inthemix