Make Them Suffer is an Australian symphonic deathcore/metalcore band from Perth,[7][8] currently signed to Greyscale Records. Their debut album Neverbloom peaked at No. 56 on the ARIA Album charts in June 2012, while its follow up Old Souls debuted at No. 30 upon release in May 2015. After the band signed with Rise, the label released an expanded version of Old Souls in August 2016, containing also the EP Lord of Woe (originally self-released in 2010) and a new track, "Ether".
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![]() Make Them Suffer performing in 2017 | |
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Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Website | facebook |
They self-released their debut EP, Lord of Woe, on 27 September 2010.[9]
In February 2012, the group signed with Roadrunner Records and in May that year released their debut album Neverbloom.[10]
They released a single entitled "Let Me In" on 12 May 2014.
On 29 May 2015, Make Them Suffer released their second full-length album entitled Old Souls.[11]
The band signed to Rise Records internationally in January 2016.[12]
On 14 June 2016, they released a new track titled "Ether".[5]
On 7 June 2017, the band released the single "Fireworks" and announced their third album Worlds Apart, released in July of that year.[13]
On 9 June 2017, it was announced that Chris Arias-Real, Lachlan Monty, and Louisa Burton were no longer in the band. Jaya Jeffery was announced as the new bassist and Booka Nile was announced as keyboardist/clean vocals.[14]
On 24 July 2018, a new single "27" was released.[15][16]
In September 2018, the band toured America with After the Burial and the Acacia Strain.[17]
In December 2018, a North American tour with Kingdom of Giants, Chelsea Grin, and Born of Osiris was announced to take place in 2019.[18]
They have toured with many notable bands, including Architects, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction, Pvris, Bleeding Through, Stick to Your Guns, Northlane, August Burns Red, Oceano, Job for a Cowboy, Whitechapel, and War from a Harlots Mouth. The band completed a headlining world tour in 2017 in support of the Worlds Apart album through Canada, USA, Europe, UK and Australia with supporting acts Wage War, Enterprise Earth, Novelists, Spite, and Alpha Wolf.[19]
In 2020, keyboardist and clean vocalist Booka Nile took time away from the band during COVID-19 to appear on the eighth season of Married At First Sight Australia.[20][21]
On February 24, 2022 the band announced via their Twitter that Booka Nile was no longer a member of the band, and on October 13, 2022, the band announced Alex Reade from Drown This City as their new keyboardist/co-lead vocalist, and they have released their first song with Reade, "Doomswitch".[22]
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Neverbloom |
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56 |
Old Souls |
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30 |
Worlds Apart |
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29 |
How to Survive a Funeral |
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17 |
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Demo |
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Lord Of Woe |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Weeping Wastelands" | 2010 | Lord of Woe |
"Neverbloom" | 2012 | Neverbloom |
"Widower" | ||
"Elegies" | 2013 | |
"Let Me In" | 2014 | Old Souls |
"Requiem" | 2015 | |
"Blood Moon" | ||
"Threads" | ||
"Ether" | 2016 | |
"Fireworks" | 2017 | Worlds Apart |
"Save Yourself" | 2018 | |
"27" | ||
"Hollowed Heart" | 2019 | |
"Erase Me" | 2020 | How to Survive a Funeral |
"Drown With Me" | ||
"Soul Decay" | ||
"Contraband" | 2021 | |
"Doomswitch" | 2022 |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | How to Survive a Funeral | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP | Nominated | [24][25] |