Short bio:
Based in Adelaide, Australia, I have been playing gigs and recording since 2005 and teaching drums since 2008. I hold a Diploma in Jazz from The University of Adelaide and am endorsed by Gretsch Drums, Evans Drumheads, Promark Drumsticks, Rech Cymbals, Czarcie Kopyto Pedals and On Trigger. I play all genres but specialise in progressive metal and fusion style drumming. I am currently drumming for Adelaide bands Dyssidia, Freedom of Fear and Cliff Racer, as well as James Norbert Ivanyi (Sydney) and Hadal Maw (Melbourne). I also play cover gigs (weddings, functions, pub gigs etc). I have played all around Australia many times over, as well as shows in Europe/UK, Indonesia, China and Taiwan.
Long bio (in cringy 3rd person format :p) :
Liam has been playing live and recording with bands since the age of 14 after picking up the sticks at age 11. He has played many different genres such as pop, rock, jazz, funk, punk, latin and big band which have all had a profound influence on the way that he plays his main genre of choice: progressive metal/fusion. During his mid-late teens the most notable bands he was involved with were SONIC EUPHORIA and ASPHYXIA, the latter of which supported Whitechapel and Psycroptic as well as winning the award for “Best Youth Band” in the Australian Metal Awards in 2009. It is also worth noting that Liam was part of the Rostrevor College Big Band that took out 2nd place in the National School Band Competition ‘Generations in Jazz’ in 2008. He was also selected by acclaimed brass player James Morrison as a Future Finalist for the James Morrison Scholarship in the same year. The following year he completed a Diploma in Jazz from the University of Adelaide.
Liam joined Adelaide metal heavyweights DOUBLE DRAGON in mid-late 2010 at the age of 19. Seeing as the band had played national tours with the likes of Slayer, Megadeth and The Haunted it was an easy decision to make. While with Double Dragon he played shows all around Australia including shows with Soilwork, Darkest Hour, Carnifex and Tim Ripper Owens. The band released their sophomore album ‘Sons of Asena’ in December 2011 which received airplay on Triple J and was followed by extensive touring around Australia.
Following the dissolution of Double Dragon in May 2012, Liam formed the band VOROS with two of his band mates from Double Dragon. Since then, Voros has released 2 EPs and a full-length album. The band has toured around Australia several times and played with such notable bands as At the Gates, Napalm Death, Arcturus, Kataklysm, Entombed AD, Psycroptic, Be'lakor and King Parrot. 2016 saw the band tour Taiwan and China including Wake Up Festival in Tapei.
In January 2015 Liam joined Adelaide progressive metal band DYSSIDIA, who have since played shows with international icons Opeth, Trivium, Tesseract, Between the Buried and Me, Sikth, Katatonia, Fallujah, The Ocean, as well as regular shows with Aussie veterans such as Caligula’s Horse & Voyager. Dyssidia have now released 3 EPs and a full-length album with a new album due for release in late 2025.
Liam has also been playing live with Sydney progressive metal guitarist JAMES NORBERT IVANYI since September 2016, with the band playing shows around Australia as well as an appearance at UK Tech Fest in July 2017 alongside bands such as Obscura, The Black Dahlia Murder, Beyond Creation, Exivious, Northlane and many more. International supports include Haken and Katatonia, as well as The Ocean and Monuments as part of the Progfest 2019 tour.
Liam was also the live drummer for Melbourne jazz metal fusion legends ALARUM from early 2017 up until Covid, with the highlight being the support for the Obscura (GER) Australian tour in March 2019.
Staying with Melbourne, Liam joined the 8 string technical death metal cohort HADAL MAW in September 2019 with several shows in late 2019/early 2020. The drums for four new tracks were recorded in March 2020 (just before the world fell apart due to Covid), with the EP released in late 2020.
Always a fan of funk music, Liam started the funky alternative rock band Cliff Racer in 2021 with a couple of old friends with the aim to experience a more light-hearted and free flowing musical experience. With the departure of bass player and main vocalist Brent Pierce, this provided the opportunity for Liam to step up and become the main vocalist as well as fulfilling drumming duties. The band has released two EPs and a single and played many shows around Adelaide.
Finally, Liam started playing live drums for Adelaide neo-classical influenced extreme metal band FREEDOM OF FEAR in mid-late 2021 with the first show at Froth and Fury Fest in Port Adelaide in October. Since then, the band has toured Europe with Ne Obliviscaris, played at Hammersonic Fest in Indonesia and toured Australia several times, including supporting Carcass (UK) and the Black Dahlia Murder (US) on their Australian tour in April 2024 and supporting Dethklok (US) on their Australian tour in April 2025. Shortly after joining the band as a full-time member, Liam recorded the drums for the new FoF album in mid 2024, with the release planned for some time in 2026.
Liam is currently playing live with Dyssidia, Freedom of Fear, Cliff Racer, Hadal Maw and James Norbert Ivanyi as well as occasional gigs with various bands spanning multiple genres. Past jazz/cover band work has included playing with the Baker Boys Band, Party Club Band, Rachael Leahcar, Triplescore, Mr Goodnight, Bill Parton Trio, Chesterfield Brass and Twisted J. He has been teaching drum lessons in Adelaide since 2008 and is currently available to take on more students.