Metal, Music & Dinosaurs With Chalky From NUCLEARSAURUS REX

Well known Brisbane musician Jordan 'Chalky' Hill is best known for
his electrifying and dominant role behind the drum kit, but of late
he has been expanding his skillset into pretty much every other
facet of music.
His most recent solo project, Nuclearsaurus Rex, has seen Chalky
explore a more crossover thrash style, immersing himself in
everything from writing and recording to playing every instrument
on recordings.
After hinting at something special with his 2021 debut EP Pegasus
Ezekial, Chalky is set to deliver the follow-up Operation Party
Destroy on November 15, harnessing a lifetime of experience and
influences into a four-track body of work with the focus as much on
fun as it is the music.
Chalky spared some time for HEAVY recently to run us through
Operation Party Destroy and other happenings.
"It's got a bit of crossover," he mused when asked to describe the
sound of the EP. "A little bit of punk, a little bit of thrash…
probably more thrash on this one. Especially since the last song is
seven minutes long. Most crossover songs are one, two, three
minutes long, but the average length being four minutes on this one
is probably pushing it for crossover (laughs). It's funny that
there's a seven-minute song on there, but I cut it up into four
sections, so it's still like four different songs merged together
into one. There's a tiny bit of death metal throughout as well,
with a few blast beats in there, but it's all in standard, so it's
not heavy, heavy, but it's heavy in terms of standard tuning. It's
a little bit of everything, but at the end of the day if I had to
narrow it down, it would be crossover thrash."
In the full interview, we discussed Nuclearsaurus Rex and Operation
Party Destroy in greater detail. Chalky explained that the project
started as a fun outlet in 2021 and has since evolved into a
concept EP with a storyline centred around a dinosaur partying in
the mid-1980s. Chalky also mentioned that he has been playing
guitar and bass for the project, in addition to drums and vocals,
and plans to bring the project to the stage as a proper band in the
future.
We delved into the conceptual elements behind Operation Party
Destroy with Chalky explaining the story is about a nuclear
dinosaur named Nuclearsaurus Rex who invites his friends to a
party, which turns into chaos when a villain, Velociradioactive
crashes the party. Each song on the EP represents a different
dinosaur with unique powers, and the story unfolds as the songs
progress.
Talk turned to possible future live shows and the line-up, plus
heaps more.


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