Wrust

Artist - Wrust

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Last update: 02/28/10 17:38:32
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Location: AFRICA: Botswana
Signed up: 27 Dec 2006 03:50 PM
Members: Stux Daemon (guitars and vox) Dem Lord Master ( drums) and Damon D.O " The Marksman"( bass)
Genre: Metal
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Website: http://www.witchdoctorrecords.com

Biography

Wrust, an extreme metal band in Botswana was formed in the winter of 2000.Between the year 2000 and 2002 it went through rigorously line-up changes, Stux being the only constant founding member. It has gone through numerous guitarist, vocalists, bassists and drummers.

The band reached stability when Master(drummer) was recruited early 2002.At that time it was a three piece band with Stux on guitars/vocals and Sbond on bass. The band was later joined by BG former guitarist of War-Tog (Metal band in the UK) towards the end of 2002.It then played numerous shows, small gigs alongside Metal Orison and major festivals including the Gaborone beer fest 2003, University of Botswana freshers ball (2002 and 2005) and the annual event called Rock Against AIDS which raises funds for the orphans whom are victims of AIDS. The event also attracts bands from South Africa as well. Wrust recorded a demo mid 2003 dubbed Mirth of sorrow which would never be released due to the less appealing sound quality. It was this demo that would let wrust be involved in the battle of bands in Durban- South Africa, getting position two and managing to win a brand new drum set.

The band was so impressive that the organizers of the battle later asked Wrust to be the opening acts of Brazilian Godzilla's SEPULTURA on their first ever South Africa tour in Durban on 3rd September 2003, a show to always remember. Wrust were later that year were among the headliners of the WITCHFEST EXTREME metal festival in South Africa (Johannesburg) an annual metal festival organized by witchdoctorrecords.com. The festival showcased a total of 11 extreme metal bands.The band has also played with international acts KONKHRA (23rd and 24th of January 2004) from Denmark and Entombed from Sweden (16th April 2004).

However, the band suffered a major set back in 2005 when BG on guitars and SBond on bass quit. This did not stop the remaining members from working towards their vision. It wasn't long before the band found a replacement bassist Damon D.O who would fill the two position with easy and mesmerizing the fans. In 2006 the band organized various shows inviting other local rock groups such as Stealth, Stane and Nodd.
This is a new band better than before, working hard on the weak points and upholding on strongest points. The band recently finished recording an 8 track album Soulless Machine which is set to be release very soon.