Osaka’s Vampillia (or ‘The Brutal Orchestra’ as they’ve been dubbed) heads number three in Making Hey’s ‘Over Ambition’ series, Wednesday April 29, at the Step Inn. The collective’s first ever Australian appearance comes in the lead-up to the long anticipated release of Romance, a collaboration with Tujiko Noriko, and emperor of noise, Merzbow.

Combining classical music with hardcore-noise and Japanese opera, Vampillia’s stage act is an experience not to be missed. With a line-up featuring a full rock band, a strings trio, DJ, pianist and 3 vocalists, the 9-piece produces a sound that can only be described as finely orchestrated chaos. On stage, it’s an intense and renownedly unpredictable performative extravaganza.

Joining the bill are local improv noise icons, Black Vitamins, the collaborative project of Blank Realm and Lloyd Barrett. Heart Flew Like an Arrow and The Rational Academy’s beat-slinging noise-alter-ego, White Bears of Norway, complete a remarkable line-up. The show kicks off at 8:00pm. Tix available at the door.