Blast Abyss

23/07/2025

Music Lab Berlin recording with Harris Johns exactly 12 years ago today!

Photo courtesy of Bo Remy

13/07/2025

Getting rid of these pedals Skitz used during Damaged days.

2x DW 5000 Double Chain Single Pedals.
Offers over $300 per pedal.

*DM ONLY TO BLAST ABYSS PAGE TO GIVE AN OFFER ANY OFFERS POSTED BELOW WON'T BE RESPONDED TO. ALL OFFERS BY WEDNESDAY 8PM ADELAIDE TIME*

12/07/2025

****BOTH SOLD****

*FOR SALE*
2x KING PARROT 22 INCH BASS DRUM HEADS SIGNED BY THE LINE UP (INCLUDING SKITZ) FROM 2013.

Used in film clips Skitz played in such as Dead End.

*PLEASE DM TO THE BLAST ABYSS PAGE, YOUR BEST OFFERS BY 8PM SUNDAY ADELAIDE TIME. MESSENGER ONLY, ANY OFFERS POSTED BELOW WONT BE CONSIDERED*

06/07/2025

Cleaning out the drum tomb with all of the gear I no longer need! I'll be posting here first all the gear I'll be selling. Keep an eye out if you might be interested!

20/05/2025

15/05/2025

Just a heads up things are selling really quickly over on Bandcamp (much appreciation!), there is a bunch of stuff now sold out! There is SUPER limited sizing remaining for the shirts too so if you are after one, don't wait.
All orders will be sent out latest Tuesday as there has been ALOT more than was anticipated...again thankyou! 🙏

Merch from Blast Abyss

13/05/2025

Sorry for the delay, but the merch is finally sorted and ready for you!

I’ve gathered all the last remaining bits and pieces from the past few years—tapes, posters, shirts, and everything left over from my final show for anyone who missed out or couldn’t make it (including the Damaged stuff!).

It’s all now live on Bandcamp under blastabyss666:
https://blastabyss666.bandcamp.com/

Massive thanks to you maniacs for the support and a big shoutout to my wife for helping me get it all organised!

Grab what you want before it’s gone!

Merch from Blast Abyss

11/05/2025

For those who are after the merch...tapes, shirts, posters, pins, patches etc APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY! The link for purchasing will be posted Tuesday night 7pm Adelaide time. Keep your eye out!

(Here's one for the Damaged fans! Skitz and Hilly with the original backdrop from the 94' film clip for Nails!)

07/05/2025

From Matt Skitz Sanders & Blast Abyss comes the Revamped and freshly edited by Juzzy McDonald @ SINISTER KRYPT, the 1995 EP by DAMAGED; Passive Backseat Demon Engines, with two bonus tracks and some themed samples from a classic Aussie movie, chosen fittingly for this special 30th ANNIVERSARY release..

Tracks are...

1.INTERNAL DISMEMBERMENT CONFLICTS

2.PASSIVE BACKSEAT DEMON ENGINES

3.EXTRA-MILD

4.EQUIMANTHORN

5.VENGEANCE CONSEQUENCE

6.DEFAMER

This Raging display of unhinged, Raw & violent HATECORE was recorded live at RBX, Richmond, Melbourne in Feb 1995.

In 2001 it was remixed and reconfigured at Toyland Studio by Adam Calaitzis for the inclusion of DO NOT SPIT, Released thru Rotten Records in California..

This version has cut out filler track, 'Satisfaction' & has two bonus trax.. the first, VENGEANCE Consequence, a track recorded whilst DAMAGED was just Matt Skitz Sanders (Vocals and Drums) & Chris 'Hilly' Hill and was only released on the Chatterbox records comp album, 'Under the Southern Cross'.... The last track, 'Defamer' is a track recorded for the Do Not Spit pre-production demos on 17th of March 1993 at the Great Britain Hotel, which has never been heard before as it was cut from the albums potential tracks.....

So here it is, on red shells, limited to 50 only!! Get yourself a unique piece of Aussie Underground history. Will be available with the remainder of the merch from the last show, online shortly 🤟

05/05/2025

It's with the utmost gratitude, respect and sincere thanks for all the Metal Maniacs who made it out to my last ever live performance on May 3rd 2025 in Adelaide!

Special thanks to the bands who played; Bruxist, Spectral Dominion, Hell Machine, Oath of Damnation, Tzun Tzu, Persecution & Destruktor!
All played sick sets & made the night a killer one!

My final performance with Diabolic Rites, alongside my band mates, Blodgris & Mutilator which has been a 7 year venture I have immensely enjoyed, performing & creating savage, punk infused Black Metal and I shall always be proud & grateful for what we achieved! Hails to Mr Chris Beesley for joining us on stage and performing razor sharp vocals for the 4 infernal covers we played!

DEMÖNINÄCHT which was formed purely for the love of 80's Thrash Metal Classics, I sincerely thank the komrades who joined me on stage for the
Unholy kaos; Pahl Hodgson, Matt Gillick and Chris McThrashy!

DAMAGED.. Eternal thankyou's to my life long friends, Chris 'Hilly' Hill (Hellsaw) & Mr Dave Byrne (B-assault) for the opportunity to play again live together after 21 years!!

A massive thank you to my best mate, manager, booking agent Mr Anthony Blayney from Your mate bookings, you've given my creativity & music a platform for savageness!

Ultra Love & Respect to my Wife Crystal & my Daughter, Raven, without your support, love & care I'd be nothing..

All the media, podcasts, radio stations for their interviews, Kene Lightfoot, Riff Worship, Tim Hall.
Dave Hayley & Jake Sproule @ Voodoo Print.
Jireh for doing my merch!
Anita for your help!
Juzzy for his awesome studio skills & friendship!
Jaz & Cian for making it possible for Raven to witness my last gig..

Last but not least, all the cool bands, opportunities, session work, writing, art work & collaborations with both Aussie & International maniacs!
Anyone I may have forgotten I do apologise!!

HAILS TO YOU ALL!!! 🤘

02/05/2025

Witness the unrelenting chaos of SKITZ LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER!
TODAY FROM 3PM AT JIVE ADELAIDE!
Tix in the comments and on the door

02/05/2025

And now that leaves him with his last live offering, METAL TO THE GRAVE 2025!

The finality in a near 40 year career of Blast beats, Blasphemy, Blood, Sweat, Hate and Beers!!

Skitz will perform 2 sets on May 3rd... The first consisting of a set of 80's Thrash Metal Classics, featuring tracks which influenced Skitz in the early days and played a massive part in his musical direction and love for Extreme music.

Skitz and his band 'Demoninacht' shall perform, VENOM, BATHORY, KREATOR, SLAYER, S***M, ONSLAUGHT, CELTIC FROST, DESTRUCTION & POSSESSED tracks on the day.

Put ya f**ken spiked gauntlets on and let's head bang ya c***s!

Skitz's Black Metal band 'DIABOLIC RITES' will perform the headlining slot on May 3rd @ JIVE to perform a BARBARIC set of Old school, Raw Black Satanic Attack, with an extended set of original album cuts as well as some personal favourites, and a guest vocal performance! Prepare to FU***NG BURN!

Skitz will also have a final suprise for Old DAMAGED fans to top off his near 40 year skinvocatious voyage amongst the bloodlust & bombastic blast beat barrage, playing a few cuts from the DO NOT SPIT ERA.

BE THERE!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘