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Hailing from Adelaide south Australia, plague 9 are returning to the roots of heavy metal with their old school take on thrash/heavy metal. Formed by rhythm guitarist/singer Devon Smith and bassist John Hopf in 2017 plague 9 recorded their first song "Stuck in Hell" for the release on the Metal Roos compilation volume 1 CD. Since then lead guitarist David Hone has jumped on board bringing his very unique playing style and blistering speed taking the songs into a new dimension. Plague 9 have recently filled support spots for Temtris on the Adelaide leg of their Rapture Tour with local bands Hidden Intent and Biome in 2018 as well as opening for one of Adelaide's biggest metal events, Heavy SA 2019. Another major focus has been in the studio recording the debut EP "Mr Ass", with a good mix of thrash and more traditional style heavy metal riffs. Drawing influence from bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Iron Maiden and also Jeff Loomis, Marco Sfogli and Andy James, there is