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Superheist are an Australian HeavyMetal band, originally formed in 1993 by school friends Richie "dw" Norton (guitar) and Rod "Berger" [=McLeod=] (vocals) in 1993. Along with keyboardist Fetah Sabawi, bassist Adrian Donath[[note]]later replaced by Simon "Si" Durrant in 1997, and Drew Dedman in 1999[[/note]] and drummer Sean "Seanheist" Pentecost, they were originally a {{Grindcore}} band in the same mould as Music/NapalmDeath, before becoming more of a NuMetal / GrooveMetal / AlternativeMetal act.

* Keir Gotcher - guitars (2017-present)
* John Sankey - drums (2017-present)

* AlbumTitleDrop: "Beaming Down From Satellites" for ''Identical Remote Control Reactions''.

* NonAppearingTitle: "Karma", "Beach View", "Uncanny Decadence", "Unlearn".

* RevolvingDoorBand: Every stage of the band's career has been beset by line-up changes, with dw now the only remaining original member.
* TitleTrack: "The Prize Recruit".

* MetalScream: Berger has the most prominent one out of the band's five vocalists, although Joey Biro and Si Durrant both have pretty good ones as well.

Superheist are an Australian HeavyMetal band, originally formed by guitarist Richie "dw" Norton and vocalist Rod "Berger" [=McLeod=] in 1993. Along with keyboardist Fetah Sabawi and drummer Sean "Seanheist" Pentecost, they were originally a {{Grindcore}} band in the same mould as Music/NapalmDeath, before becoming more of a NuMetal / GrooveMetal / AlternativeMetal act. They gained initial attention with their 2000 EP, ''8 Miles High'', and the release of their debut album, ''The Prize Recruit'', in 2001, which was led by the singles "Bullet" and "Step Back". The album was well-received and commercially successful in their native Australia, leading to the band gaining interest in the US. However, their big USA break was scuttled by the [[UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror September 11 terror attacks]], leading to a period of dissatisfaction in the band which saw Berger quit later that same year.

The band became almost as well known for being a RevolvingDoorBand as they were for their music, Biro being fired in 2004 and later replaced by Ezekiel Ox, with whom the group recorded and released ''Ghosts of the Social Dead'' in 2016, and ''Sidewinder'' in 2019, before he too left the band in 2020. Norton and bassist Simon "Si" Durrant would assume vocal duties on the group's 2022 release, ''MMXX''. Throughout the band's history, they would go through three bassists and three drummers, and endured a break-up in 2004 that was to last nearly twelve years, with its members working on various side projects in-between. To date, Norton is the only consistent member still remaining in the band since its inception, to the point where Superheist is generally regarded as ''his'' band.

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* GriefSong: "Seize the Day", dedicated to their late drummer, Sean "Seanheist" Pentecost, who passed away on 2020.

* MetalScream: Berger has the most prominent one out of the band's five vocalists, although Si Durrant has a pretty good one as well.

* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''The History Between Us".

* ''Apocalypse'' Demo EP (1994)

* ''The History Between Us'' - Greatest Hits (2018)

* MetalScream: Berger has the most prominent one out of the band's five vocalists, although Si Durrant has a pretty good one as well.

* GenreShift: Started out as a {{Grindcore}} band, before shifting to a more groove/electronic-infused NuMetal style. Following their hiatus, they dropped most of the electronic elements and moved to more of a conventional AlternativeMetal / RapRock sound.

Superheist are an Australian HeavyMetal band, originally formed by guitarist Richie "dw" Norton and vocalist Rod "Berger" [=McLeod=] in 1993. Along with keyboardist Fetah Sabawi and drummer Sean "Seanheist" Pentecost, they were originally a {{Grindcore}} band in the same mould as Music/NapalmDeath, before becoming more of a NuMetal / AlternativeMetal act. They gained initial attention with their 2000 EP, ''8 Miles High'', and the release of their debut album, ''The Prize Recruit'', in 2001, which was led by the singles "Bullet" and "Step Back". The album was well-received and commercially successful in their native Australia, leading to the band gaining interest in the US. However, their big USA break was scuttled by the [[UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror September 11 terror attacks]], leading to a period of dissatisfaction in the band which saw Berger quit later that same year.