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Make Them Suffer is an Australian
metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
band from
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, formed in 2008. They are currently signed to Greyscale Records. Their debut studio album '' Neverbloom'' peaked at No. 56 on the ARIA Album charts in June 2012, and showcased the band's earlier mix of
metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
,
blackened death metal Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal. The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death me ...
, and
symphonic metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitar ...
. Its follow-up '' Old Souls'' debuted at No. 30 upon release in May 2015 and displayed the band beginning to transition from death/black metal to a more
progressive metalcore Progressive metalcore (also called technical metalcore or ambient metalcore) is a fusion of progressive metal and metalcore characterized by highly technical lead guitar, "atmospheric" elements, and complex instrumentation. Some notable pract ...
sound. After the band signed with Rise, the label released an expanded version of ''Old Souls'' in August 2016, containing also an EP from their death metal era ''Lord of Woe'' (originally self-released in 2010) and a new track, "Ether".


History

They self-released their debut EP, ''Lord of Woe'', on 27 September 2010. In February 2012, the group signed with
Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in t ...
and in May that year released their debut studio album '' Neverbloom''. They released a single entitled "Let Me In" on 12 May 2014. On 29 May 2015, Make Them Suffer released their second studio album entitled '' Old Souls''. The band signed to Rise Records internationally in January 2016. On 14 June 2016, they released a new track titled "Ether". On 7 June 2017, the band released the single "Fireworks" and announced their third studio album '' Worlds Apart'', released in July of that year. On 9 June, it was announced that Chris Arias-Real, Lachlan Monty, and Louisa Burton were no longer in the band. Jaya Jeffery was announced as the new bassist and Booka Nile was announced as the new keyboardist. On 24 July 2018, a new single "27" was released. In September 2018, the band toured America with After the Burial and the Acacia Strain. In December 2018, a North American tour with Kingdom of Giants,
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was announced to take place in 2019. They have toured with many notable bands, including
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Parkway Drive Parkway Drive is an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. As of 2018, Parkway Drive have released six studio albums, one EP, two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled ''Ten Years of Parkway Drive''. The ...
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Bleeding Through Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999. In 2004, ''Revolver'' magazine hailed Bleeding Through as one of eight bands ushering in the "Future of Metal" cover story, and '' Spin'' called Ble ...
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War from a Harlots Mouth War from a Harlots Mouth is a German metalcore band from Berlin, formed in 2005. Consisting of vocalist Nico Webers, guitarists Simon Hawemann and Daniel Oberländer, bassist Filip Hantusch, and drummer Paule Seidel, the band is noted for a dis ...
. The band completed a headlining world tour in 2017 in support of the Worlds Apart album through Canada, USA, Europe, UK and Australia with supporting acts
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, Novelists, Spite, and Alpha Wolf. On 19 June 2020, the band released their fourth studio album ''
How to Survive a Funeral ''How to Survive a Funeral'' is the fourth studio album by Australian metalcore band Make Them Suffer. The album was released digitally on 19 June 2020, and had a physical release date three weeks later on 10 July. It was produced by Drew Fulk and ...
''. In 2022, keyboardist and clean vocalist Booka Nile took time away from the band during
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to appear on the eighth season of '' Married at First Sight''. On 24 February 2022, the band announced via their Twitter that Booka Nile was no longer a member of the band. On 13 October, the band announced Alex Reade from Drown This City as their new keyboardist, and they have released their first song with Reade, "Doomswitch".


Musical style

Make Them Suffer's musical style has been described as
metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
,
progressive metalcore Progressive metalcore (also called technical metalcore or ambient metalcore) is a fusion of progressive metal and metalcore characterized by highly technical lead guitar, "atmospheric" elements, and complex instrumentation. Some notable pract ...
,
symphonic death metal Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitar ...
, and
deathcore Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with me ...
. Their earlier musical style has been described as
blackened death metal Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal. The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death me ...
.


Members

Current * Sean Harmanis – unclean vocals (2008–present) * Nick McLernon – lead guitar, backing vocals (2008–present); rhythm guitar (2016–present) * Jaya Jeffery – bass (2017–present; touring member 2016) * Jordan Mather – drums (2018–present; touring member 2017) * Alex Reade – keyboards, piano, clean vocals (2022–present) Former * Richard West – rhythm guitar (2008–2009) * Heather Menaglio – keyboards, piano (2008–2011) * Cody Brooks – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009–2011) * Craig Buckingham – rhythm guitar (2011–2013) * Lachlan Monty – rhythm guitar (2013–2016) * Chris Arias-Real – bass (2008–2017) * Louisa Burton – keyboards, piano, clean vocals (2011–2017) * Tim Madden – drums (2008–2018) * Booka Nile – keyboards, piano, clean vocals (2017–2022) Timeline


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Awards and nominations


AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the
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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,
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References

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