Complex sentence: As a drummer, Hughes was a founding member of Slaughter Lord, the first thrash metal band in Australia, and he subsequently played drums for thrash metal band Mortal Sin and black metal band Nazxul.
Split into simpler sentences: As a drummer, Hughes was a founding member of Slaughter Lord, the first thrash metal band in Australia. He subsequently played drums for thrash metal band Mortal Sin and black metal band Nazxul.