All posts by Jake Patton

  We’re halfway through 2017, and there have been some fantastic Melodic Death Metal releases. Here are the Top 5 so far! Noumena – ‘Myrrys’ While more widely known as that Finnish band from the park ranger meme, Noumena actually produces [...]

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to an Alt-rock performance, with many of the alt-rock royalty of the early 2000’s not making it down this way since Soundwave Festival’s collapse. But on Saturday night I headed out to see Alt-Rock legends [...]

Approaching a Wintersun album for review is always a difficult task. These albums are always filled with a level of elegance and brilliance that demands unbridled attention to fully absorb everything that is being put before the listener. Being a long [...]

  Ahead of their very first trip to Australian shores, frontman Chris Taylor Brown spoke to Metal Wani’s Jake Patton about the upcoming shows and the perceived alternative rock revival in Australia over the past few years. They also talk about the [...]

Sunday night shows are always hit and miss. On one hand certain bands can pull any night of the week, but on the other hand there is a large contingent of people that won’t head out due to their earlier start the following morning. Luckily, faithful fans [...]

Being a Brisbanite, you’re always told that weekend international shows in Melbourne are crazy and sell really well. Italian maestros Fleshgod Apocalypse are no strangers to pulling decent crowds, and with a line spanning a decent distance down the [...]

Living in Australia, there are certain bands that you sometimes reserve yourself to never seeing live because whether it be due to the cost of getting them over here, or through difficulty in scheduling or any other number of factors it just doesn’t seem [...]

  The Devin Townsend Project seems to love Australia, because 18 months after their last tour they are back again on our shores playing sold out shows. Beginning the Australian leg of the tour in Brisbane on Saturday night was seemingly great choice [...]