Jayson Sherlock
Jayson Sherlock | |
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Birth name | Jayson Andrew Sherlock |
Also known as | "Anonymous" |
Born | 12 July 1970 |
Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician, graphic designer |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Jayson Andrew Sherlock (born 1970) is a
Biography
Style
Sherlock is known for his unique and extremely fast double bass pedal and blast beat technique.[2][3] He also plays guitar and bass. Sherlock is left-handed.[4]
Mortification
In 1990 Sherlock joined Mortification after
Paramaecium
In 1993 Paramaecium released their debut album
Horde
After a year of being a part of Paramaecium, Sherlock formed the one-man band Horde. He released the album
Upon the initial release of Hellig Usvart, a publicity campaign was launched throughout the black metal community, revolving around Sherlock being credited as "Anonymous", a play on Euronymous.[7] Death-threats were sent to Mark Staiger at Nuclear Blast to reveal the identity of the anonymous musician who had created the album; later the musician was revealed to be Jayson Sherlock.[7]
Hellig Usvart pioneered the previously unheard-of genre of "Christian black metal"[7] (sometimes referred to as "Holy UnBlack Metal" as Sherlock called his music). Since its release, bands such as Dark Endless (also a black metal band with one anonymous member), Crimson Moonlight and Antestor have emerged as proponents of Christian black metal.
Revulsed
In 2010 Jayson and Sheldon D'Costa left inExordium to form Revulsed, a faster and more technical and extreme death metal band based in Melbourne. In 2014 they acquired the services of Konni from Defeated Sanity and Despondency to perform the vocals for the debut album Infernal Atrocity released through Permeated Records on 31 October 2015. In 2017, Revulsed released Live Atrocity - The Inception of Sufferance, through Brutal Mind, It featured Damien Miriklis on vocals and Mark Smith on bass guitar.
Other projects
Sherlock is also involved in a number of other bands. In 2000 he joined the band Soundscape and in 2002 he joined the band Where Shadows Lie.[8] In 2006 he rejoined the doom metal band Paramaecium and appeared at the '06 Black Stump festival. In 2007 they went to the NordicFest in Oslo, Norway which was to be Paramaecium's final show before the creation of InExordium by the remaining members of the band. Sherlock is also part of a progressive metal band called Altera Enigma, in which Jason De Ron (Paramaecium, InExordium) is also involved. In 2009 Jayson recorded as guest drummer for Fearscape's Nightmare Hymn (to be released mid-2009 on Bombworks Records). In mid-2009, Jayson was asked to fill in for Teramaze drummer Julian Percy as Julian was unable to fulfill commitments due to a chronic heart condition. Jayson has since fulfilled his commitments with the band, and they now have a permanent drummer. Jayson joined the band Deliverance to record the album Hear What I Say!.[1]
Digital graphic artist
Sherlock was known to illustrate the cover art for most of his bands' albums. He created the artwork for Mortification's albums during 1990–1993 and designed a number of their T-shirts. These works are characterised by their underground approach, which is typical for death metal music. He also created artwork for Paramaecium's debut, which showcases detailed calligraphy artwork, and Horde's Hellig Usvart, among others. Eventually Sherlock became a professional digital graphic artist.
Bands
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Current
- Revulsed – drums (2010–present)
Former
- Lightforce– drums (1990)
- Mortification – drums (1990–1993)
- Paramaecium – drums (1993–1996)
- Beheadoth – drums, vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards (1994)
- Horde – vocals, drums (1994, 2006, 2012), guitars, bass, keyboards (1994)
- Altera Enigma – drums (2004–2006)
- Where Shadows Lie – drums (2002–2004)
- Generator – drums
- Soundscape – drums (1999–2007)
- Deliverance – drums (2012–2014)
Discography
Mortification
- Break the Curse – (1990)
- Mortification – (1991)
- Scrolls of the Megilloth – (1992)
- Post Momentary Affliction – (1993)
- Live Planetarium – (1993)
- The Best of Five Years– (1995)
- Grind PlanetsDVD – (2005)
- Live Planetarium album and DVD – (2006)
- Ancient Prophecy/Overseer EP – (2017)
Paramaecium
- Exhumed of the Earth – (1993)
- Within the Ancient Forest– (1996)
- Repentance (EP) – (1997)
Horde
- Hellig Usvart – (1994)
- Alive in Oslo album and DVD – (2007)
Soundscape
- Soundscape – (2007)
inExordium
- inExordium – (2008)
Fearscape
- Nightmare Hymn – (2009)
Altera Enigma
- Angular Momentum – (Not Released)
Ursula
- Awakening – (2012)
Revulsed
- Infernal Atrocity – (2015)
- Live Atrocity – The Inception of Suffering – (2017)
Deliverance
- Hear What I Say! – (2013)
Further reading
- Interview in HM MagazineNo. 65
References
- ^ a b "Deliverance – About". Facebook. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b Morrow, Matt. Horde – Hellig Usvart. The Whipping Post. Retrieved 26 November 2007
- ^ Taylor. Mortification – Scrolls of the Megilloth Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Guitar6. Retrieved 26 November 2007
- ^ Revulsed (23 August 2013). "Jayson's Revulsed Kit Tour". YouTube.
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(help) - ^ a b Panagiotou, Kostas. "Paramaecium". Doom-metal.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ Exhumed of the Earth on the Christian Metal wiki page
- ^ a b c Erasmus. Interview with Horde. Cached at Unblac.de. Retrieved 26 November 2007
- ^ Jayson on the Soundscape website Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jayson Sherlock at MySpace
- Jayson Sherlock at inexordium.com