House Vs. Hurricane is an Australian progressive post-hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria formed in 2006. In 2008 the group released their debut extended play (EP) entitled Forfeiture. The band has recently finished their debut studio album, Perspectives, which is set to be released in March 2010.
Biography
The band formed in Melbourne's north eastern suburbs and were initially named Beyond Mine, aiming to meld their differing musical influences (post-hardcore acts such as Alexisonfire, Thrice, Saves the Day, Chiodos, alternative rock band Circa Survive, avant-garde such as Björk, and hardcore in the vein of As Cities Burn) to create something different in the heavy music scene. The resulting style of music fuses several genres such as ambient, hardcore, rock, experimental, electronica and alternative, creating a sound self-described as "Cinematic Hardcore". The band is noteworthy for their prominent use of keyboard in concert with their aggressive hardcore aesthetic.[citation needed]
They gained national attention when they won the 2008 FATE Battle of the Bands competition which featured 144 bands from all over Australia. They subsequently recorded and released their first extended play (EP) entitled Forfeiture through El Shaddai Records. The band also filmed a music video for the title track, shot in the decommissioned Pentridge Prison in Melbourne and directed by Ryan Chamley.
In mid-2008 drummer Liam Disher was kicked out,[citation needed] and bassist Adam Meyers also left after the Severed Ties tour with The Amity Affliction. In February 2009 Drew Allen and Sam Osborne joined the band as the new bassist and drummer, respectively.
House Vs. Hurricane embarked on their first major tour in May 2008 supporting metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada on their Australian tour. During July and August 2008 they featured on the Turn Up The Heat Tour of Australia with Gold Coast band Mourning Tide. The event was sponsored by Destroy All Lines and Atticus Clothing. They also joined the Severed Ties tour with fellow Australian bands The Amity Affliction, A Secret Death and Rex Banner.
In 2009, they opened for Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine in January and performed on the Melbourne leg of the Soundwave festival in February. The band also featured on the bill of the Pushover 09' concert in Melbourne along with fellow Australian bands Parkway Drive and Behind Crimson Eyes.
In early 2009 the band embarked on their first headlining club tour, performing along the Australian east coast and in Adelaide, supported by fellow Melbourne band City Escape and Wollongong natives Mary Jane Kelly. Following the tour's success, the band organized a second east coast headlining tour beginning in June 2009. Joining them was Adelaide band Nazarite Vow.
