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Katana Cartel are a hard-rock/heavy metal influenced group from Melbourne who like to rock out – Their riff-based, catchy, foot- tapping tunes will have you nodding your head in no time. Katana Cartel was formed in 2012 by the two guitarists and key song-writers, Rob and Aidan. Fuelled by a mutual passion for classic heavy metal and hard rock the two began working on original material in Rob’s garage. The writing process, heavily influenced by classic heavy metal and hard rock is a fusion of Rob’s Metallica-esque solid riffs and Aidan’s heavy yet soulful, bluesy-inspired overtones that fuses together to create the bands’ sound. In the initial stages the line underwent numerous line-up changes. Katana Cartel were joined last year by John “JD” Price on drums, who brought a heavier-playing style to the band than previous drummers. “When JD played at the 1st audition” Rob mentions “and he let rip in the outro of King with his double kicks – the dynamic of our sound changed – we had