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February 27, 2022
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Last update/review:
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February 27, 2022
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Valtozash
To quote the great Monty Python:
"And now for something completely different".
Valtozash proudly proclaim themselves as "the first Australian
jazz-metal band", and that might be selling themselves short.
Australian or not, there really isn't any band anywhere that has
attempted a full-on fusion of big-band-era jazz (behold the
number of horn players!) and metal, such that the two styles are
equally and effectively woven together.
Sure, a few bands have integrated a trumpet or trombone successfully
into a metal structure
(
Sear Bliss
is one of the best at this),
and occasionally a band will incorporate a full orchestra to good
(non-novelty) effect
(
Waltari,
to name one),
but Valtozash takes it to another level.
It's bizarre, cool, jarring, definitely unique, and to these ears,
quite fascinating.
Current Members
Julian Parma
sax/flute
Andrew Ball
sax
David Cox
sax
Martin Kay
sax
Connor Sharpe
sax (ex-Woods Of Ypres)
Yori Dade
sax
Jacob Hills
trumpet
Simon Ward
trumpet
Zac Chambers
trumpet
Philip Harden
trumpet
Dan Brown
trumpet
Seans Mackenzie
trombone
Moniqua Lowth
trombone
Jamie Kennedy
trombone
Antony Visser
trombone
James McIntyre
guitars
Zac Sakrewski
bass
Ben Shannon
drums
Andre Bonetti
percussion
Former Members/Guests
Cameron Whelan
vocals
John Stefulj
sax/clarinet
Adam Connelly
sax
John Grainger
trumpet
Paul Black
trombone
Rohan Osborne
trombone
Lachlan Bell
guitars
Discography
Iron Maiden Voyage
EP
2016
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- Iron Maiden Voyage
- Smokey Dokey Whiskey Cat Yazz Yeah
- The Nihilist Agenda
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John Stefulj
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Julian Parma
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Yori Dade
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Jacob Hills
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John Grainger
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Paul Black
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Seans Mackenzie
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Lachlan Bell
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Zac Sakrewski
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Ben Shannon
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Wizard-Bird
2017
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- Humans are so Depressingly Stupid
- The Lick of Destiny
- Methylated Demons
- Dancing with Ravenous Dogs
- Diarrheatonic
- You're Detestable
- Fighting the Wizard-bird (feat. Brisbane Symphony Orchestra)
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John Stefulj
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Julian Parma
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Andrew Ball
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Adam Connelly
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David Cox
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Jacob Hills
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John Grainger
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Simon Ward
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Paul Black
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Seans Mackenzie
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Rohan Osborne
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Moniqua Lowth
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James McIntyre
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Zac Sakrewski
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Ben Shannon
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Andre Bonetti
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Boiling Solitude
2021
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- Stefulj
- Boiling Solitude
- Too Many Eggs, Too Many Baskets
- Children of Fuel
- Witness Me
- Pedalling E
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Cameron Whelan
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Julian Parma
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Andrew Ball
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David Cox
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Martin Kay
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Connor Sharpe
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Yori Dade
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Jacob Hills
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Simon Ward
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Zac Chambers
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Philip Harden
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Dan Brown
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Seans Mackenzie
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Moniqua Lowth
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Jamie Kennedy
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Antony Visser
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James McIntyre
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Zac Sakrewski
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Ben Shannon
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Andre Bonetti
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