Thy Art is Murder Songs Ranked
Thy Art Is Murder is an Australian deathcore band from Blacktown, Sydney, that formed in 2006. The band consists of vocalist Chris “CJ” McMahon, guitarists Sean Delander and Andy Marsh, drummer Jesse Beahler and bassist Kevin Butler. Thy Art Is Murder has released five studio albums since its formation. Their 2008 EP Infinite Death, reached position no. 10 on the AIR Charts upon release, and their second full-length album Hate debuted at no. 35 on the ARIA Charts, making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 of this chart. The album also reached no. 1 on AIR and both no. 2 and no. 4 respectively on the US and Canadian iTunes metal charts on its week of release. The band’s following albums Holy War (June 2015) and Dear Desolation (August 2017) charted on US Billboard 200. Human Target was released in July 2019. Here are all of Thy Art is Murder songs ranked.
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10. Infinite Forms (Hate, 2012)
“Infinite Forms is slower with an odd-sounding opening breakdown. Dead Sun has another brutal breakdown with a feature from vocalist Nico Bronson. His voice isn’t as great as CJ’s, but it does the job. On one of the more comical moments on the record, CJ screams”
9. Fur and Claw (Holy War, 2015)
“I believe this song is about how we, humans, are the reason a lot of animals go extinct or have to flee to other areas in order to survive.”
8. Whore to a Chainsaw (Infinite Death, 2008)
“The breakdown is perfection, the intro is beautiful, not to mention the sheer technicality and brutality. Thy Art’s finest. “
7. Light Bearer (Holy War, 2015)
“‘Light Bearer’, is one of the best songs the band has ever written. The intro is very Behemoth-inspired but after a short break the band kicks the speed up a notch and gets stuck in wreaking havoc with their instruments.”
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6. Soldiers of Immortality (The Adversary, 2010)
“‘Soldiers of Immortality’ catapults its listeners into a pit of unimaginable viciousness, while vocalist and modern deathcore figure CJ McMahon utters his unrelenting bark to prove the right replacement to the previous mic-holder Brendan van Ryn.”
5. Dead Sun (Hate, 2012)
“Dead Sun has another brutal breakdown with a feature from vocalist Nico Bronson. His voice isn’t as great as CJ’s, but it does the job. On one of the more comical moments on the record, CJ screams”
4. Laceration Penetration (The Adversary, 2010)
“‘Laceration Penetration’ isn’t here to waste time and proves its worth with absolutely remorseless breakdowns throughout to break every bone in your body.”
3. Holy War (Holy War, 2015)
“‘Holy War’, putting CJ’s incredibly brutal vocals front and center, ‘Die for Christ, Die for Allah, Die for Jerusalem, Die for Torah.’ Backed by eerie and menacing backing guitars the band quickly whipping out some ferocious riffs and breakneck double-bass drums kicks, later pulling back to make way for a fantastic guitar solo.”
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2. The Purest Strain of Hate (Hate, 2012)
“The Purest Strain of Hate has a very bouncy opening riff which then leads into the same death metal riffing and overly fast blast beats. It would be a chore to list all the songs out here, due to how similar they are to each other, but I will list out some highlights.”
1. Reign of Darkness (Hate, 2012)
“The dissonant opening breakdown leads into some chromatic death metal riffing and gratuitously fast blast beats. CJ’s vocals are also very deep and animalistic. His high screams are less high screams from a black metal record and more hardcore influenced.”