Post Life
Disorder (originally with a hyphon, ie Post-Life),
was conceived in late 1996 by Julian 'Jules' Turpin and 'Anthony
'Antz' Palmer. The idea was to simply create the heaviest music we
could. Soon we found the perfect drummer in Rudi 'Rude' Weber. His
manic style and punk attitude suited perfectly. Jules and Antz were
both playing guitar and looking for a bassist - but no one was up
for the task, so Antz took on bass duties. The result was a 3-piece
unit of angry, thrash infused grind, with elements of doom and
general rock.
Over the coming years the band became regulars on the Brisbane
circuit - playing with bands of all styles of hard and heavy music.
One week would be a gig with Toe To Toe or Mindsnare - the next
week with Astriaal or Misery. In between there was many a crusty
punk/hardcore gig, and even mainstream shows (Superheist supported
PLD on their EP launch). Eventually the venue 'The Chelsea' caught
wind of the hard-working consistency of PLD, and became the band's
official booking agents. This of course meant many decent support
slots (not to mention free entry into every show).
The band released an EP titled 'Self-Operate-Lobotomy' in 1999, and
the song 'Dawn of a New Madness' (one of the more slow/doom styled
tracks) caught the ear of Costa Zoulio, then programmer of Triple J
radio' metal show 'Three Hours of Power'. A quick shortening in the
length of the song, and it was included on the 'Full metal Racket'
compilation, which also included the likes of Slipknot, Bruce
Dickinson, Anthrax and more. Supports for the likes of Skinlab,
Kittie, Entombed, Dystopia, Destruction, Voivod (Metallica,
Deftones, Murder Dolls and more if you include fests) and more,
along with appearances at festivals including Metal for the Brain,
Overcranked, 4ZZZ Marketday and even Big Day Out, secured PLD's
spot as one of Australia's premiere 'Metal' bands.
in 2003 the band was experimenting with new sounds and styles, and
wrote a bunch of new songs which were recorded by Dave Leonard
(Butterfly Effect, Japunga etc). The result is not a polished
effort, as one might expect from this studio, but still captured
the essence of the band - that being a creative outlet for inner
turmoil via masses of volume and distortion. The LP was
self-titled.. fitting in a way considering the bands' direction.
Post-Life Disorder - the name says it all.
Good reviews followed, with some more touring and local gigging.
But the hard work was taking it's toll on the band, and Jules
seemingly became disillusioned with a scene where PLD was perhaps a
misunderstood outfit. In a world where people need to define
different genres, PLD was still finding its artistic footing. It
would be years later, in a different musical climate that it
started to make sense to Rudi and Antz.
Jules had joined the Army, not too long after that last release, so
Antz and Rudi re-ignited the flame. New songs are being written,
and the new sound is even heavier than before. Most importantly,
the main key ingredients for the PLD concept remain intact -
madness, despair and anger. The name was briefly changed to
'Eve(R)est' for various reasons, but we decided that ultimately,
it's PLD at the core. So PLD it remains. The few comeback shows
that ensued were overwhelming and showed more promise than ever -
the name has retained it's profile so it seems.
Rave Mag Review 22/3/11: "Switching the vibe on its head,
the mysteriously dark three-piece Post Life Disorder make an
appearance despite having only played The Basement once according
to singer/bassist Antz Palmer. While their line-up has changed,
Rudi Weber frequently chips in on vocals and they re-create their
super heavy prog-infused sludge with distinction..."
Late 2012 the search for some permanent members began, as Antz had
more material and massive drive to make more refined noise. The
ball began to roll again, slowly, late '12, early '13. There was
promise and as much effort that was available, was put in. Mick
Jeffery, guitarist for Widow the Sea, and Damien Palmer, bassist
for Widow the Sea and metal giants The Berzerker, were brought into
the equation in early 2013 in preparation for some shows. This
period has proven to be the heaviest the band has ever sounded, and
tighter. As the PLD song of the same name exclaims - this is the
DAWN OF A NEW MADNESS.
Discography:
Post-Life Disorder (2003)
Self-Operate-Lobotomy (EP)
Genre:
Metal / Rock / Grind / Thrash / Sludge / Doom |
Band members:
Rudi Weber - Percussion & Vocals
Anthony Palmer - Vocals & Guitar
Damien Palmer - Bass & Vocals
Mick Jeffery - Lead guitar & Vocals
Based in:
Brisbane, QLD