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Hughes was an active member of Australia's early thrash metal scene.He founded and played drums for Slaughter Lord, one of the first thrash metal bands in Australia—a band that had a brief yet notable impact on the country's extreme metal music history.He subsequently played drums for thrash metal band Mortal Sin and the black metal band Nazxul.