Dyasphere

ORIGINS: Penrith, NSW

GENRE: Black metal, Metal

YEARS ACTIVE: 2001-2005

 

MEMBERS:

• Patrick Orriss (Vocals) [2002-2004]
  
• Kurt Reichel (Drums) [2002-2004]
  
• Sebastian Schroeder (Guitar)
• Clint Bertinshaw (Bass)
• Robert Dartnell (Guitar)
• Alan Dodd (Keyboard) [2003-2004] (Guitar) [2004]
  
• Evan O'Brien (Vocals) [2001]
  
• Ryan Fernando (Drums) [2001]
• Rhiannon Schroeder (Keyboard) [2001]
  
• Ace Brimshore (Vocals) [2004]
  

RELEASES: 

• Demo (2001)
• 1. Death of Mankind

• Demo (2003) - Download Here.
  
• 1. Volatile Reality
• 2. Bury the Hatchet
• 3. Lunatic

• Live Demo (2004)
• 1. Death of Mankind
• 2. Godsend
• 3. Blink
• 4. Zero

• Demo (2005)
  
  •  1. Volatile Reality
    

SUMMARY: Dyasphere was a Penrith-based metal band started by members Sebastian, Clint and Rob under the name 'Desecration'. The band changed their name and underwent a lineup shuffle after auditioning Patrick Orriss on vocals. They then played shows mostly in the Western Sydney area and got to the final of the Great Western Bar Battle of the Bands competition. Halfway through their lifespan, they added a keyboardist to reflect some of the keys that had been included on their demo by producer Dax Liniere. The band underwent further lineup changes after a final show with guitarist Sebastian but were not able to get momentum again under the name Dyasphere, even though some recordings were completed with new vocalist Ace Brimshore. Members moved on to other projects after this point.

 

SHOWS: 

• May Babies Party, Werrington Youth Centre - unknown date, May, 2003
  
• Unsigned Idol Heat, New Embassy Nightclub, Penrith - unknown date, January, 2004
  
• Kelts Bar, Blaxland - 21st February, 2004
• Unsigned Idol Grand Final, New Embassy Nightclub, Penrith - 17th March 2004
• Channel Cafe, Penrith - 10th April, 2004
• Kelts Bar, Blaxland - 27th May, 2004

ORAL HISTORY:

CLINT: Initially the band was Desecration with myself on bass, and Sebastian and Robert on guitars... we then recruited Ryan Fernando on drums and Evan O'Brien for vocals. Not long after we also experimented with keyboards, adding Sebastian's sister Rhiannon to the group. After jamming for a bit and writing a couple of songs we started to promote ourselves online and learn of another much bigger band named Desecration so, with a bit of brainstorming, 'Dyasphere' was born. 

Clint Bertenshaw (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

SEBASTIAN: Back in the 1990s, a group of metalhead friends decided to give the band thing a go. Ashton guitars and 10 watt amps purchased, later the classic Metal Zone pedal for that extra distortion, and Desecration/Dyasphere was born. 

Sebastian Schroeder (Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

PAT: I can't remember exactly how Dyasphere started. I think there was a 6-12 month break after Cherub Mafia had finished... I'd started dating a girl who was in Seb and Clint's social circle and they wanted me to have a crack and I one up'd them and dragged Kurt along with me after some convincing, which to him was probably more like nagging.

Patrick Orriss (Vocals), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

CLINT: We auditioned Patrick Orriss and immediately wanted him. The same day Kurt Reichel joined the jam and we knew his style was perfectly suited so we parted ways with Ev and Ryan and got ourselves ready to gig. Rhiannon left around this time too and we went without keys until just after we recorded our demo CD with Dax at Puzzle Factory. 

Clint Bertenshaw (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

KURT: Compared to other bands I played in, Dyasphere was definitely more black metal. Angry and heavy.  

Kurt Reichel (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

PAT: Clint named the band before I joined. I believed it was a play on the word 'Dyer/Dire', as in consequences, and 'sphere' was in relation to planet Earth. It sounded metal until you knew what it meant, then it just felt a bit cheesy. I wanted to call it Captain Redbeard and the Moby Dicks. They wouldn't budge. 

Patrick Orriss (Vocals), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

SEBASTIAN: The first gig we played was at the Kelts Bar. We were on the bill supporting Tocata, we played our set - which was the best performance from all of us. The crowd was mental that night. After the set we packed out gear off stage; while backstage packing our gear up, we were told that people were wanting us to sign our demo CDs. We thought it was a joke, but lo and behold, there were half a dozen people that we signed our demo for. That was the greatest feeling.

Sebastian Schroeder (Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

KURT: One of our first shows was a May Babies party at Werrington Youth Centre - it was a party that was put together by a few people that all had birthdays in May. There were like 10 people that all celebrated their birthdays in that month. Wayne Bennett from Withdisdain was a May Baby, they bashed it out on stage that night too! The hall was hired out for the night as a private venue and invites were printed out on flyers and handed out to whomever they wanted to attend. 

Kurt Reichel (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

 

CLINT: We experimented with some keyboard over the tracks on the 2003 demo and we liked the sound. We wanted to continue it live so we recruited Alan Dodd on keys. Recording the demo with Dax was huge as most of us hadn't been in a studio before.

Clint Bertenshaw (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

ALAN: I'd known Pat and Kurt for some time and had played with them in the past. The other guys I knew through social circles. When I was between bands, they asked if I was interested in going to a few rehearsals and testing out how keys and some samples would sound in their songs.

Alan Dodd (Keyboard, Samples), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

 

REVIEW: Dyasphere are a six piece metal band hailing from the western suburbs of Sydney... This ain't Dashboard Confessional; it's more like Chop-you-up-into-little-bits Confessional.

Review, Kerrang, 2024

 

PAT: We played a final for a Battle of the Bands comp in Penrith. Seb's daughter was born the day after and we all thought that was a big effort from the bloke to turn up. I think it was our first show was Al on keys too. 

Patrick Orriss (Vocals), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

KURT: A few shows stand out in my memory - one was the Battle of the Bands in Penrith at Great Western bar. The other was our final show at Blaxland Tavern. We also did a few gigs at Great Western Bar on a Wednesday band night, I think we played like 4 or 5 shows there. We did a party gig for Clint's birthday, might have been his 21st.  

Kurt Reichel (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

CLINT: Winning our heat of the Penrith Underground Idol was a highlight, as well as laying the finals. We didn't win but having Glen A. Baker say that, whilst it wasn't his thing, we were good at what we were doing - well, that's a win to me! 

Clint Bertenshaw (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

KURT: I think the band stopped due to Sebastian, our lead guitarist, having a baby with his girlfriend at the time. He was working twelve hour days and he needed to quit the band. We never bothered to find another guitarist to replace as the band started with him, Clint and Rob. If one original member leaves, the band name gets left behind. As we were all working full time jobs, we were all becoming less available to jam, practice, and write new stuff. I think we were all having girl troubles at the same too, haha. 

Kurt Reichel (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

CLINT: Our farewell gig up in Blaxland was memorable. We had Daryl from Tocata jump up and do our song Volatile Reality with us. After that gig the band didn't immediately break up. Pat left to join the Black Arts Movement and Seb left as his daughter was born. Alan stepped up to guitar and we recruited Ace Brimshore as our vocalist. We jammed with this line up for a bit but it didn't make it out of the rehearsal room.

Clint Bertenshaw (Bass), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

SEBASTIAN: With the band dynamic having six members, all with songwriting capabilities and different musical backgrounds, there came a time where I felt that I needed to move musically in a different direction and so I left the band. 

Sebastian Schroeder (Guitar), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

ALAN: We attempted to continue Dyasphere after Pat and Seb departed by changing the line up. I moved to guitar and Ace came in on vocals but it unfortunately didn't continue on. 

Alan Dodd (Keyboard, Samples), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

ACE: I first saw Dyasphere at a band comp above the Embassy Hotel. Ended up going to their farewell gig... they were looking for a replacement vocalist. I hit them up online via Yahoo Messenger. Went for a try out and ended up in the band. I was in the band for maybe 6 months, maybe a year. The funny thing is we got booked at the Backdoor at Penrith Panthers Club for the Dyasphere comeback show and we randomly broke up... can't remember why. While I was in Dyasphere I'd started another banded called Thoughts of Yesterday, so when Dyasphere broke up Thoughts of Yesterday ended up on the Backdoor lineup and Clint the bassplayer from Dyasphere filled in on bass for us. 

Ace Brimshore (Vocals), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

ALAN: My favourite memories of the band are the camaraderie, the support from friends and family of the band, and also the laughs (including the cheeky prank here and there). And I'll always remember the energy and atmosphere of the Kelts Bar farewell show.

Alan Dodd (Keyboard, Samples), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

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