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Formed in Wellington New Zealand in 2004 by guitarist Johnny Hellkatze, SEKHT are pioneers in their own sub-genre of Metal- 'Hellcore'. The “Hellcore” sub-genre was spawned to take all the best things from all sub-genres of metal and roll them into one powerful, seething ball of brutality and hate, fuelled by the unrelenting dedication of four talented musicians. "From the heart/core at the end of the day, we play whatever the Hell we like Metal Wise" This quote was the one that coined the term “Hellcore” and thus sent SEKHT on the path to revolutionise and revitalise modern extreme music. From 2007 Joined by drummer Zac Adams, SEKHT continued down this path in Christchurch New Zealand, influenced by early American Thrash Metal, European Black and Death Metal, Speed Metal, Power Groove Metal and Hardcore just to name a few sub-genres that they take the best from. Not only are SEKHT insane in the studio, but they are also a force to be reckoned with when playing live. Because of