Bio

Since their debut album in 2010, Australian electro-industrial act SHIV-R has made a meaningful impact on the international dark alternative music scene and set themselves apart with a uniquely hard-hitting yet elegant sonic aesthetic. The group has toured extensively throughout over 20 countries including festivals in Europe and North America and received heavy rotation on industrial dancefloors worldwide with their releases hitting number 1 on the DAC (German Alternative Charts) and top 10 in the GEWC (German Electronic Web Charts).

SHIV-R's 5th full-length album "Kill God Ascend" was released in 2021, leading Hysteria Mag to say "SHIV-R’s approach to electro-industrial music is as exhilarating as it is dark and profound".

Having also done official remixes for artists including Chris Vrenna (NIN), Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Suicide Commando, Grendel and SITD, collaborations including Moris Blak and Reaper, production for Amelia Arsenic and even a videogame soundtrack (Rise of Humanity) in addition to their own releases, SHIV-R (in the words of Regen Mag) "has always maintained a buzz within the industrial music lexicon".

SHIV-R's members Pete Crane (vocals & music) and Ben Bulig (music) continue to push for musical evolution and self-expression, presenting their project with a provocatively dark, lace-filtered visual style, to create a result that is altogether monstrously seductive.

Quotes

“SHIV-R’s approach to electro-industrial music is as exhilarating as it is dark and profound.”

— Hysteria Mag

“The Australian act became an instant success story and this new opus only confirms their leading status.”

— Side-Line

“[Kill God Ascend] is thought provoking and will touch your soul. The production is flawless and a reflection of the music created by Shiv-r. Crane and Bulig are glorious, blackened angels and Kill God Ascend their opus.”

— Onxy Music Reviews

Recent Releases

Kill God Ascend

SHIV-R

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There is a Zen teaching that if you meet God on the road, you must kill him.

"Kill God Ascend" is the 5th full-length album from Australian electro-industrial band SHIV-R. What the killing of God means to each listener will be a unique and personal revelation. In a world full of gatekeepers and figureheads whose only interest in you is to tell

There is a Zen teaching that if you meet God on the road, you must kill him.

"Kill God Ascend" is the 5th full-length album from Australian electro-industrial band SHIV-R. What the killing of God means to each listener will be a unique and personal revelation. In a world full of gatekeepers and figureheads whose only interest in you is to tell you what to do, illusions will need to be shed and those who profess to have all the answers will need to be confronted.

While not offering any answers, SHIV-R's newest release comes with a statement courtesy of the album's 6th track, "Empire":

"I'm on my own path. Get the fuck out of my way."

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Kill God Ascend 4:12

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Borne From Hate 3:38

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Spark 3:57

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Promises of Armageddon 3:45

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Blue Turns to Black 3:44

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Empire 4:01

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Stone and Skin 4:24

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World Ends Tonight 3:25

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Valley of Death 3:55

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Turpentine 5:41

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