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Thornhill
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresAlternative Metalcore
Years active2015-present
LabelsUNFD
Members
  • Jacob Charlton (vocals)
  • Ethan McCann (guitar)
  • Matt Van Duppen (guitar)
  • Nick Sjogren (bass)
  • Ben Maida (drums)
Past membersSam Anderson (guitar)
Websitehttps://unfdcentral.com/artists/thornhill/

Thornhill are an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne, formed in 2016. The band consists of vocalist Jacob Charlton, guitarists Ethan McCann and Matt "MVD" Van Duppen, drummer Ben Maida, and bass guitarist Nick Sjogren. Thornhill have released one studio album and two EPs: The Dark Pool (album) in 2019, Butterfly (EP) in 2018, and '13' (EP) in 2016.

History

Foundation and early years (2015-2017)

The idea for the band had its foundations around 2015..[1] when Jacob Charlton and Ethan McCann were still teenagers at high-school in outer suburban Melbourne. Jacob and Ethan described Amity Affliction and Northlane as important early musical influences whilst performing in 'Battle of the Bands' competitions[2] at high school. The duo recruited drummer Ben Maida and guitarist Sam Anderson whom also went to the same high school. The band with it's complete ensemble of guitar, bass, drums and vocals was formally formed in 2016 prior to the release of their debut single 'XY' on June 2nd 2016 featuring Void of Vison's Jack Bergin[3]. The band soon after released their debut EP, '13', in August 2016[4] as well as the self-released single Temperer in May 2017[4]

After early good reception of EP '13' and single Temperer[5], the band toured as support acts for several Australian local metal bands including Void of Vision and Hellions. In 2017 the band won a Triple J Unearthed competition to support the British band Architects as part of their 2017 tour of Australia[6]. The publicity following this, as well as ongoing airtime on Triple J radio, including on the 'Home and Hosed' segment, saw the band go on to support Alphawolf, The Brave, Graves and, one of the band's early influences[2], Northlane in 2017. The band released of the single Limbo on 15th August 2017[4]. Thornhill finished 2017 as Triple J's weekly feature artist in November[7].

During late 2017 guitarist, Sam Anderson, left the band and was replaced by Matt van Duppen, who at the time was also guitarist for heavy-act 'Better Half'. At the time Matt also assumed the role as the band's manager[8].

UNFD Signing and Butterfly EP (2018-2019)

Thornhill began early 2018 by supporting Australian metalcore heavyweight Parkway Drive at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne[9] before going on to again support the Architects in Adelaide[10]. Around this time the band revealed that it had signed a record deal with UNFD,[11][12] an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia and home to a number of Australian rock and metal artists.

On February 16th 2018[4] the band released it's second EP titled 'Butterfly', now under the UNFD label. The band's first ever headline show premiering 'Butterfly' live followed on April 7th at the well-known Melbourne venue, Cherry Bar, to a sold out crowd[13].

Thornhill embarked on a series of shows throughout 2018 and early 2019, supporting bands up and down the coast of Eastern Australia, Perth and Adelaide including Ocean Grove, Make Them Suffer and In Hearts Wake.[14][15][16] The band's year of heavy touring culminated in a feature at Unify Festival 2019[17], a multi-day rock and heavy based music festival held in January in rural Victoria, Australia.

The band released the single Coven in April 2019[18] followed by 'The Coven Australian Tour'[19].

The Dark Pool (2019-present)

On October 25th 2019 the band released its first studio album The Dark Pool[4] under the UNFD label. The album debuted on the Aria Charts Album list at #20[20] and featured a compliment of music videos showcasing the album's doomsday and spiritualistic themes, including 'Nurture' the album's lead track. The Dark Pool gained widespread attention and led to several interviews with rock and heavy-metal focused journals and news sites.[21][22][23] The band had its first headline Australian tour in November 2019, visiting Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, debuting The Dark Pool live at 'Stay Gold' in Melbourne[24]. The album gained Thornhill a nomination for "Best International Breakthrough Band" at the '2020 Heavy Music Awards' by Amazon Music UK.[25] The Dark Pool was selected by Triple J as the station's 'Feature Album' for the first week of December 2019[26].

In November, the band headlined 'Misery: Emo Boat Party', a nautical-inspired gig held on board 'The Lady Cutler', a cruising boat departing Melbourne where the members of the band dressed up in old seamen style outfits.[27]

The band announced it's first international tour, touring Europe in January 2020 with Ded as supports for Wage War. The band played shows across the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Immediately following this tour the band announced plans for a second international tour in 2020. Unfortunately, this was cancelled due to border restrictions following the COVID-19 epidemic.[28] The band announced plans in late 2020 for another international Europe and UK tour for late 2021 with August Burns Red, Bury Tomorrow and Miss May I.[29]

Thornhill played at Download Festival 2020 Melbourne and Sydney in March 2020, their last show before the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]

On Sunday 5th April 2020 a glitch in Triple J Darwin's broadcast system saw Thornhill make headlines when track Lily and the Moon was accidentally played on public radio on-loop for nearly 4 hours hours from approximately 4:30am to 8:30am[31]

Despite not touring during most of 2020, Thornhill released The Dark Pool (instrumentals) and The Dark Pool (isolated vocals) in May 2020.[4]

On 5th February 2021 the band's lead singer, Jacob Charlton, featured on the single Year of the Rat (feat. Jacob Charlton) by Void of Vison, a rework of the band's original song from the 2019 album Hyperdaze.[32] This track represented Thornhill coming "full circle" as Void of Vision's lead singer, Jack Bergin, featured in Thornhill's first ever single 'XY'.

The band was able to recommence live shows in March 2021 and began by touring Queensland, Australia[33]. Unfortunately the band was caught in the middle of a COVID-19 outbreak in Brisbane at the time and was forced to return to Melbourne to quarantine, requiring the rescheduling of the rest of their tour planned for the Australian East Coast[34]

Discography

Studio Albums

List of studio albums
Title Album Details Peak chart positions
AUS US
The Dark Pool Released: 25 October 2019[4]

Label: UNFD

Format: CD, LP, Streaming, Cassette

20[35] -
The Dark Pool (Instrumentals) Released: 1 May 2020[36]

Label: UNFD

Format: LP, Streaming

- -

Extended Plays

List of extended plays
Title Details
Butterfly Released: 16 February 2018[37]

Label: UNFD

13 Released: 14 August 2016[38]

Label: Self-released

Singles

List of Singles
Title Released Album
XY 22nd June 2016 Non-Album Single
Temperer 22nd March 2017 Non-Album Single
Limbo 15th August 2017 Non-Album Single
Reptile 19th January 2019 Butterfly (EP)
Coven 4th April 2019 The Dark Pool (album)

Members

Current

  • Jacob Charlton – vocals (2016–present)
  • Ethan McCann – guitar (2016–present)
  • Ben Maida – drums (2016–present)
  • Nick Sjogren – bass guitar (2016–present)
  • Matt van Duppen – guitar (2017–present)

Former

  • Sam Anderson – guitar (2016–2017)

Timeline

Reference

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