With the countdown to Necrosonic Festival at The Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane on August 31 now on, HEAVY thought it appropriate to introduce you to the bands playing on the day, two at a time, starting from today until the day of the show.
Conjured by one of the dark architects behind the legendary Overcranked, Inferno and Dead of Winter Festivals, Necrosonic heralds a day filled with unrelenting brutality and the heaviest, most sinister sounds that the underworld has to offer, some even returning from the dead for the ritual.
Hosting 30 bands across three stages over 12 hours, Necrosonic Festival promises to satiate even the heaviest of hungers. Today, we introduce you to Nicolas Cage Fighter and Lumen Ad Mortem.
Tickets on sale now from https://necrosonicfestival.com/
NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER
Nicolas Cage Fighter is a four-piece metallic hardcore act from Ballarat, Victoria in Australia. The band have shared the stage with acts such as Thy Art Is Murder, Deez Nuts, Aversions Crown and In Hearts Wake. In 2022 Nicolas Cage Fighter released their debut album The Bones That Grew From Pain through Metal Blade Records/Blacklight Media.
LUMEN AD MORTEM
Lumen Ad Mortem (the dying light) was formed in 2019 by Aaron Tuck (Sarsekim, Deluge, Ast Voldur) and Gregor Pikl (Deluge, Slaughter Thou, Ast Voldur).
In 2023 Lumen Ad Mortem released their debut EP Upon The Edge of Darkness, which included the legendary blastmaster Matt Skitz Sanders on drum duties.
The live incarnation of the project was fleshed out with Lachlan Stopa (Descend to Acheron) on rhythm guitar, Morris Ewings (Wings of Thanatos, Omnium) on Bass and Lachlan Odell (Holur) on Keys. With Unholy Mass in Melbourne and The New Dead festival in Adelaide as their only live shows of 2023.
Matt Skitz’s departure late 2023 saw the addition of Rory Amoy (Ekosa, Wings Of Thanatos) on drums. The new line-up was unleashed at Heavy SA 2024 on January 27 in Adelaide.
Lumen Ad Mortem are currently working on their second EP, which promises to be faster, darker and more grandiose in scale and horror. Recording will commence towards the end of this year, with the album release and touring planned for mid to late 2025.
