Western Sydney death metal outfit Thy Art Is Murder have announced that they will be hitting Australian highways this December as part of their headlining national tour.

The tour comes off the back of the quartet¡¯s mammoth European tour, following the success of their sophomore full-length album, Hate, which debuted at #35 on the ARIA Top 40 in October 2012.

With a strong fan-base already here in Oz, Thy Art Is Murder gained international notoriety, when metal powerhouse Nuclear Blast Records snapped them up last April. The ¡°extreme metal¡± act has melted faces across the US and Europe, joining a number of festival lineups as well as playing their own headline shows.

Thy Art Is Murder made the headlines earlier this year, when they allegedly started a riot at the Brisbane leg of the Soundwave Tour, which led to them being kicked off the lineup. Festival organiser AJ Maddah, however, had a change of heart and allowed the band back on the tour.

¡°Just met with TAIM,¡± Maddah tweeted. ¡°Hopefully we¡¯ll see a more considerate band on the rest of the tour. They¡¯ll stay on provided there are no further displays of gross stupidity.¡±

The tour kicks off Friday December 12, and will be their largest Aussie headline tour to date.
It¡¯s sure to be The Purest Strain Of Great! Tickets on sale at 9am this Thursday June 12 via thyartismurder.oztix.com.au

Thy Art Is Murder 2014 Australian Tour:
Friday, December 12 ¨C Fowlers Live, Adelaide (LIC/AA)?
Saturday, December 13 ¨C HiFi Bar, Melbourne (18+)?
Sunday, December 14 ¨C Community Centre, Ringwood (AA)?
Wednesday, December 17 ¨C YMCA HQ, Perth (AA)?
Thursday, December 18 ¨C Capitol, Perth (18+)?
Friday, December 19 ¨C Manning Bar, Sydney (18+)?
Saturday, December 20 ¨C Crowbar, Brisbane (18+)?
Sunday, December 21 ¨C Crowbar, Brisbane (U18)