High Tension

High Tension is an extreme metal band from Melbourne, Victoria.Formed in 2012, the band's original line-up featured Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram from Young and Restless with Matt Weston from The Nation Blue and Damian Coward from Love Like...Electrocution.Only Utomo and Weston remain from the original line-up; with the current formation of the band featuring guitarist Mike Deslandes, also of YLVA, and drummer Lauren Hammel. Their debut album, Death Beat, was released on October 2013 and was nominated for best hard rock / heavy metal album at the 2014 ARIA Awards.