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Melbourne’s OKERA, comprised of vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jayme Sexton, guitarist Owen Janusauskas, bassist Chris Bennetto and drummer Elliott Sansom is a band that has their roots firmly grounded in melodic doom metal, though they certainly don't limit themselves to the one genre. The bands first online release “The Black Rain”, a free online three track demo was fondly received locally and internationally with the title track receiving over forty five thousands views online and airplay on Australia’s national radio station, Triple J. “The Black Rain” was describe to have successfully captured the slow, melancholic death-doom sound of Sweden’s early 90’s period. The new album “A Beautiful Dystopia” produced by Mark Kelson of the renowned dark rock outfit ‘The Eternal’ and ‘Alternative 4’, features both re-recorded versions of the three tracks that featured on the demo along with four new songs which have moments that can be described as haunting, elegant and beautiful. A