THE HERRATIK story

GOOCH
GUITAR LEAD & RHYTHM
JACK
LEAD VOCALS
GEORGE
BASS GUITAR
HERRATIK
REHEARSALS 2014 WITH DREW & BRAD
HERRATIK - FORMERLY KNOWN AS ABORTUS! PURVEYORS OF FINE METAL!! Still delivering - Violent Thrash/Death Metal From Oz!!!
BAND HISTORY****HERRATIK - Formerly Known As ABORTUS - formed in mid 1998, & introduced a new brand of Heavy Metal into the Sydney Metal Scene. They fused elements of Thrash, Death, Melodic, Classic Metal & even Hard Rock styles to forge their own unique sound that is regarded as very original & not following any band wagon.****From mid 98 to early 99, the band recorded 3 demo’s, went through line-up changes & finally secured a solid line up by early 1999.****Throughout early 1999, the band built up a strong following & the fans were hungry for an official debut release. So in mid 1999 ABORTUS recorded their debut album, JUDGE ME NOT, & was released by Battlegod Productions in August 1999.****After the release of JUDGE ME NOT, ABORTUS continued to headline shows all over Sydney, until May 2000, when the original drummer left the band.****While ABORTUS were searching for a new drummer, the band did not lay down. They continued to write new material for a second CD. That is testimony of the bands hard work ethic.****In August 2000, Mike joined the band on drums. He was given the demo tapes containing the new material & was given until November 2000 to be ready for Pre-Production of the 2nd CD.****The 2nd full-length CD, named PROCESS OF ELIMINATION was recorded in January 2001, & was released by Italian Label "Code666" in October 2001.****Only 2 months later, ABORTUS jetted off to Europe for their debut European Tour in support of ANCIENT RITES (BE-NL) & MYSTIC CIRCLE (DE), & went on to play 20 shows in 20 nights in 7 different countries; Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic & France.****Upon returning home, ABORTUS planned, booked, organised & promoted their own headline tour of Australia. This tour consisted of over 20 weekend only shows, that started in April 2002 & finished in November 2002. This type of tour, named VIOLENT ELIMINATION TOUR 2002, was unprecedented in the Australian Metal Scene, at that time.****After the Australian tour, Mike left the band & ABORTUS was drummer-less again. However ABORTUS received the services of a temporary session drummer & continued to headline shows around Sydney in 2003, while writing material for a third CD.****In Sept/Oct 2003, ABORTUS supported MYSTIC CIRCLE again, only this time it was for MYSTIC CIRCLE’s debut Australian Tour, named DAMIEN HAUNTS OZ TOUR 2003. This tour was once again arranged, organised & promoted by ABORTUS them self.****After that tour ABORTUS finally found the 2nd rhythm guitar player that they always wanted. His name is Wader. The band’s 1st Rhythm guitar player was fired back in 1998. Upon the recruitment of WADER, the band is now complete & decides to change it’s name to HERRATIK, (Pronounced as HERETIC).HERRATIK IS BORN!!!!****Soon after Wader joined HERRATIK, the band starts Pre-Production for the 3rd CD titled WRATH-DIVINE. The Album was recorded in October 2004 & NECRODEMON of MYSTIC CIRCLE was hired as session drummer for the album. The album was recorded, mixed & co-produced by Ex DIMMU BORGIR guitarist ASTENNU. It was released in July 2006 by UK’s "Copro Records".****After the Release of WRATH-DIVINE, HERRATIK was drummer-less again. NECRODEMON lives in Germany, so he couldn’t tour with HERRATIK. It takes HERRATIK until late 2006 to find a new session drummer capable of doing the right job for the band. So once again, HERRATIK embarks on a headline tour of OZ, named WRATH ACROSS OZ TOUR 2007. This tour was also a weekend only shows tour & went from April to December 2007. HERRATIK would hit the road for 1-2 weekends of each month. Once again, this tour was planned, booked, organised & promoted by HERRATIK them self.****After the tour HERRATIK headlined only a handful of shows in 2008 & 2 shows in ealry 2009. They included Metal Festivals & Benefit Shows. HERRATIK spent most of 2008 & 2009 writing & recording the 4th album; COMPROMISE GONE.****The fourth album was recorded over a long period, as HERRATIK finally have their own recording studio (VITRIOL RECORDING STUDIO). The Drums were once again recorded by NECRODEMON in Germany at THE VAULT STUDIO’s. NECRODEMON was also hired to record, mix & co-produce the new album, so in July 2008 NECRODEMON flew to Australia to engineer the guitar tracks, bass tracks & some Vocal tracks at HERRATIK’s STUDIO. After that, HERRATIK took a few months off & then resumed recording in late 2008. That was to complete all the vocal tracks. This took several months of weekend only recording sessions. The vocals were engineered by GOOCH & were sent to Germany so that NECRODEMON could continue with the mixing & mastering to complete the album.****The album was finally mixed & mastered in early/mid 2010 in Germany by ALEX NECRODEMON KOCH. After that, HERRATIK comissioned an artist based in the UK to design a new album cover. Now equipped with the new album cover, new band logo & most importantly, the new album; COMPROMISE GONE, HERRATIK is ready to embark on a new campaign. ****COMPROMISE GONE was released on OCT 21/2011 through Battlegod Productions. After which, HERRATIK's GOOCH & JACK recorded some new material for a future release & the band played a number big festival shows in 2014-2015, after which HERRATIK took some time off to focus on family, life & professional commitments. **** 2023 - Twenty Five years from the Genesis of the band, HERRATIK is back. Back In Black Baby... HERRATIK acquired all the copyright, of the entire back catalogue from all their respective Record Labels. All ownership & rights are back in the hands of HERRATIK. New Material is once again being written & these chaotic times that we live in, aren't going to keep HERRATIK down. The long lockdowns & curfews were the fuel that fired the HERRATIK engine room & HERRATIK will took adavantage of this time. HERRATIK will turn it into a positive & will bring you new material in the near future. STAY TUNED... **** Herratik is now back into a routine of regular writing & demoing sessions.Herratik has engaged the services of Session Drummer "Robin Stone" who is well known for his extensive resume, working with Norse, The Amenta & touring with many bands both domestically & internationally.Drums are now tracked & Herratik will be heading back into "Vitriol Recording Studio" to re-track all guitars, bass & vocals for their upcoming single named "Silent No More". Stay tuned for more info.**** HERRATIK - Keepin it Metal 🤘