Given great incentive by their work together in Belgium’s legendary Heavy Metal band Ostrogoth, axemen Dario Frodo, Stripe and Tom Tee found themselves overwhelmed by massive amounts of inspiration for new material, much of which proved to lie too much outside the boundaries of what they could rightly realize with Ostrogoth. Therefore, they decided to found a brand new formation into which to channel all these new ideas.  With the addition of classically trained batterist Louis Van der Linden to the fold, the search was open for a powerful vocalist with a wide range and striking stage presence, which they found in seasoned Dutch singer David Marcelis (Lord Volture, Black Knight).

With the line-up complete, the band put the finishing touches on their self-titled debut album, which was released on October 5th 2018. Touring and gigging in promotion for the new record commenced immediately, and saw the band playing dozens of dates across Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Holland and Belgium, where they shared the stage with acts such as Geoff Tate’s Operation Mindcrime, Ross The Boss, Toxik, The Three Tremors, Heir Apparent, Q5, and many more.

Not content to rest on their laurels, and eager to prove themselves a band that could keep on producing quality material quickly and efficiently, Thorium completed work on their sophomore album Empires In The Sun within one year of their debut release. Working together once again with seasoned mixer Simone Mularoni (DGM, Michael Romeo, Geoff Tate, Ray Alder,…), the band delivers some of their most ambitious material yet, employing guest vocals by acclaimed artists such as Arjen A. Lucassen (Ayreon) and Joe Van Audenhove (Evil Invaders), as well as British actor and narrator Norman Eshley (Blind Guardian) to further broaden their sound. ‘Empires In The Sun’ is released on March 5 th 2021.

Influenced by and incorporating elements of all the classic styles of Metal from the past four decades, such as NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Speed Metal, Bay Area Thrash and of course classic Heavy Metal, Thorium’s members set themselves no boundaries and seek to deliver music that is heavy, melodic, virtuosic, catchy and conceptual.

With the unfortunate departure of co-founding member and bassist Stripe in 2023, Thorium welcomed Jeroen Bonne (Poseydon) into the fold as their new bass player. The position of full time drummer has not yet been filled since the departure of Louis Van der Linden in 2022, but Kjell De Raes has appeared on a session basis during Thorium’s shows in the spring of 2023.

Hidden Intent

Since their inception in 2011, Adelaide built thrash metal brutes Hidden Intent have been working harder than a meat mincer in an aussie pie factory, nabbing themselves a whopping fan base worldwide with their 80’s thrash style deeply rooted in the Bay Area and Teutonic thrash scenes. Fuelled by a firestorm of riffs, frenzied guitar solos, frenetic drumming, gritty vocals and all mashed in together with a solid slab of party, Hidden Intent punch on ruthlessly on the live front as they charge themselves loose onto crowds like a bull at a gate!

With a cluster of international tours and supports tucked tightly under their sleeves, Hidden Intent have found themselves perched on stages with the likes of Destruction, Venom Inc, Flotsam and Jetsam, Dark Angel, Iron Angel, Nuclear Assault, Lich King, Artillery, HAVOK, Toxic Holocaust & Exmortus. From the countless tours here, abroad and with no fear of busting a gut, Hidden Intent have muscled an unassailable tight force. Not only have they well established themselves as one of Australia’s prime thrash metal acts, but just in general, like a VB frothy, are one of the country’s best!