Formation and early period (1993–1996) Superheist were formed in the Melbourne suburb of
Frankston, Victoria in 1993.
Identical Remote Controlled Reactions (2002–2004) In 2002 Superheist played several major festivals in Australia including a main stage slot on the
Big Day Out in
Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in January–February. Biro won over fans with heartfelt performances and powerful voice. The group began work on their second album,
Identical Remote Controlled Reactions (September 2002). Sean Kemp of
Oz Music Project described their set, "Biro (Vocals) does it better than previous front man [McLeod]. He works the crowd with more superiority, has an instinctive feel and fits in well with [Norton] who is in charge of guitar and harmonies." In July of that year the band travelled to the US for another tour. They played shows at the
Viper Room, the
Roxy and several showcases but were unable to sign a major international record deal. They returned to Australia and undertook east coast tours. On 8 August they recorded a live set at the
Corner Hotel, Richmond. Whereas the band delivered a "mix of hard rock, punk and edgy electro-influenced sounds". Joining Dedman and Norton were former Electrik Dynamite drummer Benny Clark as Pentecost was unable to rejoin for personal reasons. In August they released the album's lead single, "Hands Up High" and related video. It was issued on Norton's own label, Black Mountain Music after he recorded and mixed it at his Black Mountain Sound Studio.
Sidewinder is a continuation from the "Raise Hell" release with its use of 8 string guitars. In April 2019 the line up of Durrant, Gotcher, Norton, Ox and Sankey undertook the inaugural HeistFest tour of Australia with Alaskan metalcore band,
36 Crazyfists. On 1 July 2020, Ox announced, through social media, that he had left Superheist. Founding Superheist drummer Sean Pentecost died on 18 August 2020 after some years of poor health. In December 2020, Superheist's social media revealed a song, "Medicated", before removing it several hours later, and announced that their next album
MMXX was expected in February 2021. Later in December 2020, they released a track, "Seize the Day", which was dedicated to Sean "Seanheist" Pentecost. It was provided as a free digital download on
Bandcamp. It has both Norton and Durrant on lead vocals and also features former member Dedman on bass guitar. The release of
MMXX was delayed until July 2022. ==Members==