FESTIVAL REVIEW: WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016 – Day 1 (Thursday)
Wacken Open Air –the name, the majesty, the legend. There isn’t a metalhead in the world that hasn’t heard this glorious name uttered by at least one other person. This…
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Jake Patton
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Jake Patton is a music enthusiast from Down Under, who digs all styles and genres of metal and considers his home to be at the front of any show - moshing away.
GIG REVIEW: Suicide Silence, Boris The Blade, Graves & Disentomb Live at Wooly Mammoth, Brisbane
Now before we begin I just want to preface this by saying that I’m not an expert on slam, deathcore, or whatever you want to call it these days. I…
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REVIEW: INSOMNIUM – “Winter’s Gate”
Insomnium is a band at the top of their game. For several years this amazing band has delivered album after album that has had rising ratings each and every time.…
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INTERVIEW: INSOMNIUM’s Markus Vanhala on ‘Winter’s Gate’ & Inspiration From 90’s Black And Swedish Death Metal
Insomnium is a band at the top of their game. For several years this amazing band has delivered album after album that has had rising ratings each and every…
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REVIEW: SOILWORK – “Death Resonance”
As a band that has had a prosperous and lengthy career, Soilwork is bound to have many tracks, samples and riffs hidden away that just didn’t make the final cut…
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GIG REVIEW: Drowning Pool, A Breach of Silence & She Cries Wolf Live at Max Watts, Brisbane
So after 14 years it has finally happened and Drowning Pool has finally made it back to Australian shores. There has been a lot that has happened since the band…
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REVIEW: RUNNING WILD – “Rapid Foray”
‘Themed’ metal music has seen many bands — in recent times, particularly with the surge of Viking and Pirate metal bands — but themed metal pioneers Running Wild have always…
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INTERVIEW: DROWNING POOL’s CJ Pierce on Australian Tour, 82 Year Old John Hetlinger & Final Lineup
It’s been fourteen years since Drowning Pool took to Australian stages, touring then in support of their breakthrough debut album ‘Sinner’. Since that time the band has gone on…
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GIG REVIEW: BE’LAKOR, CHRONOLYTH, KYZER SOZE & VALHALORE Live at Crowbar, Brisbane
The Australian metal scene is alive and booming at the moment. So many great bands are releasing stellar albums and are really setting the bar high, providing the perfect melting…
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REVIEW: PERIPHERY – “Periphery III: Select Difficulty”
Periphery is a band that I have grown completely affectionate of. This is a band that has taken everything in stride throughout their career and found a way to rise…
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