Carpathian (band)
Australian hardcore band
Carpathian were an Australian hardcore band formed in Melbourne in 2003. The band disbanded in 2011, with its final line-up comprising vocalist Martin Kirby, guitarists Josh Manitta and Lloyd Carroll, bass guitarist Ed Redcliff and drummer David "Skan" Bichard. Carpathian was made up of both straight edge and non-straight edge members.
The band started out as a metalcore band, but by the time of their second album Isolation, moved into melodic hardcore territory. Isolation was their highest-charting release, reaching No. 19 on the ARIA Charts. Legendary UK post-punk band Joy Division influenced their late career work, as evidenced by the band using two Joy Division songs as track titles on Isolation ("Isolation" and "Ceremony"), and the band's cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" on the Wanderlust 7". The name of Kirby's label, Dead Souls Records, also references the title of another Joy Division song.
Carpathian's line-up changed numerous times over the band's history. Guitarists Anthony Harris and Julian Marsh left the band in short succession in late 2006, both leaving due to the band's heavy touring schedule.
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