A national tour was mounted with fellow Dark Carnival signing Frankenbok. He was replaced by Ando McDougall in the interim, Dreadnaught recorded an EP in early 2001 called 'One Piece Missing' with Michael Meagher on bass. Shortly after its release, bass player Andy Livingston-Squires left the band. The style of music on the album was less progressive and with more of a rock feel. Dreadnaught's first album release for the label was 2000's Down to Zero. The band also signed to Roadrunner Records through what was at the time an Australian-based development roster called Dark Carnival. The independently-released EP 'Idiosyncracy' appeared in 1998 and at approximately the same time, drummer Aaren Suttil formed a thrash metal band called Atomizer while still remaining a member of Dreadnaught.ĭuring 1999, Dreadnaught began touring more widely, supporting Cathedral, Pitchshifter and Nevermore on Australian tours. In the meantime, the band was forced to change the spelling of its name from the original 'Dreadnought' to the current affectation when it was discovered that Queensland finance company Dreadnought Finance held a trademark on the name. Deported subsequently folded as a result.

Citing a breach of contract from the label that stemmed from inadequate promotion, Dreadnaught successfully sued Deported and had the album re-released on BlahBlahBlah Records in 1997. This album displayed a combination of dark, introspective rock and melodic, progressive thrash metal. The following year the full-length album saw release on Deported. The band recorded a single titled 'Flowers' in 1995 that was released on cassette by Melbourne label Subversive. The group was formed out of the remnants of some Tasmanian bands including Fridge from Launceston who recorded an album in 1994. Freebase Rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votesĭreadnaught is a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia.

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