Osaka’s Vampillia (coined the ‘The Brutal Orchestra’) appear at The Club House, Friday 18 December, presented by Making Hey. Fresh off tour with Jarboe (ex-Swans), the collective’s second Australian appearance comes in support of highly anticipated debut full-length Sppears, released on iscollagecollective. Sppears comes hot on the heels of the acclaimed 09 EP Romance, a collaboration with Tujiko Noriko, and emperor of noise, Merzbow.

Combining the darker tones of 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 5-piece band, strings, DJ, and pianist with 3 vocalists, the 10-piece produces a sound that can only be described as finely orchestrated chaos. The collective’s warbling drug-queen guitarist, death-growl vocals, and wood saw maestro combine to almost make Vampillia as much a spectacle as a band. On stage, it’s an intense and renownedly unpredictable orgy of noise and destruction.

Joining the bill are Osaka’s master of classical electronica, World’s End Girlfriend; local avant-pop icons, The Rational Academy; shamble post-punks Turnpike; and Yout Dem’s DJ Swede Tooth. Tix $12, available at the door.