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Illyria is an Australian Post-black metal band from Perth, Australia founded and led by Ilija Stajic. It began in 2013 as a black metal solo project by Stajic, soon as a quintet lineup. Since its creation, Illyria has released two studio albums.

History
Illyria was formed as a solo project by Ilija Stajic in 2013. Soon after, the band became a five-piece black metal outfit, consisting of Stajic on vocals and lead guitar, George Blacklock and James Warren on rhythm guitar, Daniel Hacking on bass, and Matthew Unkovich on drums.

In 2015, the band released 2 singles 'Cold Summer' and 'Wonder' to gauge interest with the local scene. Due to chart success in Triple J Unearthed's metal category, the band performed their debut show locally supporting Australian acts Ne Obliviscaris (band) and Plini during their national tour.

Illyria's self-titled debut album was released in late April of 2016 and drew comparisons with the likes of Alcest and Deafheaven. According to... (review)

The band's sophomore album, The Carpathian Summit, was released April 22nd, 2019. This album was led by prior music videos for 'Kenopsia' and 'Wilderness' which gained viral traction. It was a critically acclaimed album, and was received with positive scores... (review). Later that year, The Carpathian Summit was re-released as an instrumental edition. Before the turn of the year, guitarists George Blacklock and James Warren departed from the band.

On August 7th, 2020, Illyria released their latest single 'Frostbite' along with a music video showcasing their new lineup and stylistic changes with new guitarists Andre Avila and Stephen Barrett. Later that month, it was announced that Daniel Hacking would depart from his role as bassist. Hacking will continue to work with the band as their audio engineer and producer for their third full-length album.

Members

 * Current


 * Ilija Stajic – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2013–present)
 * Andre Avila – rhythm guitar (2020–present)
 * Stephen Barrett – lead guitar (2020–present)
 * Matthew Unkovich – drums (2015–present)


 * Former


 * George Blacklock – rhythm guitar (2014–2019)
 * James Warren – rhythm guitar (2015–2019)
 * Daniel Hacking – bass (2015–2020)