Country of origin: Australia Location: East Corrimal, New South Wales Status: Active Formed in: 2005 Genre: Depressive Black Metal Lyrical themes: Sadness, Heartache, Desolation, Emotion, Depression Current label: Lupus Lounge Years active: 2005-2010, 2021-present According to Desolate, Austere technically started before 2005 as a solo project of his, but he did not release anything until 2007, when Sorrow had already joined the project. The band eventually split up on May 19, 2010 and returned in 2021.