Melbourne rockers LOSER have dropped the final single ‘Lazy‘ ahead of the release of their debut record Mindless Joy on the 14th of February.
“This song is about being defeated by anxiety and being a lazy piece of shit because of it. Sometimes it’s really hard to get motivated no matter how good life is at the time and this song is an ode to feeling like that.” – Tim Maxwell – songwriter & guitarist
You can pre-order Mindless Joy here and keep up to date with LOSER on social media.
Twice Grammy-nominated progressive titans DREAM THEATER have announced the Australian leg of their “Evening With” tour cycle. This tour is not only in support of their latest record Distance Over Time it is also a celebration of 20 years since their milestone release Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory.
Presented in Australia by MJR Presents, DREAM THEATER will be heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.
Tickets will be available from 10:00am AEDT Monday February 10th via MJR presents with special VIP packages available.
Thursday, April 23 at Brisbane’s QPAC Saturday, April 25 at Sydney’s ICC Sunday, April 26 at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre Monday, April 27 at Adelaide’s AEC Theatre
Melbourne’s STARVE are coming into 2020 hard with their latest single and video “Shiver“. Produced by Scottie Simpson the video shows STARVE what they do best, blasting out new age metalcore.
STARVE will no doubt be touring hard this year, so keep a close eye on their social media.
You can check out our coverage of STARVE supporting Deadlights on the Bathed In Venom tour here.
Everyday Metal‘s Benny G caught up with Frank Carter and DeanRichardson of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes to chat about life on the road and their current Australian tour.
Check out the full interview below and keep up to date with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes on social media.
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To celebrate the 8 year anniversary of their album Bite Your Head Off, King Parrot released a Special Edition 8 Year Anniversary Reissue Vinyl and put together a night of gut-punching performances for their dedicated local fans at the intimate and grungy Collingwood venue, the Bendigo Hotel.
Abu Ghraib was the first up to entertain the keen punters, and always being early to every gig we go to, Everyday Metal was up at the front to take photos and watch the crowd being whipped into a frenzy. This was my first experience watching Abu Ghraib perform and I can safely say that I am now a fan. Describing themselves as Torture Death Grind, this 3 piece band offers some surprisingly full and brutal sounds with messy noise that was expertly contained in tightly coiled mayhem. I was completely mesmerized by the drummer’s speed, trying to focus on his sticks was like trying to focus on a hummingbird’s wings in flight, just a blur of majestic awesomeness. The second last song that played went for like 1 second and one clown from the audience hollowed ‘FASTER’ at the band, and with a smile the lead singer let us know that the last song would be plenty fast. Which it was, fast and hard.
Up next was Burn The Hostages who we first saw when they opened for Eyehategod last year at Max Watts. They always start off really slow and sludgy before they build to some speedier songs. I love their punk edge but I find their sludgy sound to be particularly cathartic, and I sensed that the rest of the room felt the same way as the crowd banged their heads in unison to the thunking guitars, the deep drumming and the screaming vocals that filled our ears with audible molasses.
King Parrot fans make for the best crowd, so friendly and all smiles and chilled vibes until it all kicks off and they go mental. I snuck through the tiny gaps to get to the front once King Parrot finally started their set, but it wasn’t easy. We were all packed in like sardines, it was the busiest I had ever seen this venue. Straight off the bat, the hardcore fans that were at the front spilled over onto the stage, banging their heads with such vigor that they collectively kept shifting the amps closer to the band, Youngy had to shove the amp back a few times to keep the fans from completely taking over the stage. They had only got through one song before the mosh was already out of control and Youngy grunted into the mic ‘Ah, it’s gonna be one of these fucking nights!’, and he was not wrong. Pints flew out of people’s hands creating drippy stalactites on the ceiling, shirts were off and crowd surfers were lifted high in the air. A good time was had by all, if you weren’t there – you missed out!
The godfathers of metalcore ATREYU are returning to Australia for the first time in over 3 years. Touring nationally this February, they will be hitting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide.
Along for the ride as National Support are a band who are rising very quickly on the scene, Victorian metalcore act OCEAN SLEEPER.
Local supports for each city have also been confirmed, creating a triple bill of world-class acts each night!
Brisbane: From Crisis to Collapse Sydney: Bad Moon Born Melbourne: Chasing Lana Perth: Tempest Rising Adelaide: Zelorage
Tickets are on sale now via Silver Back Touring, check out the full tour dates below and stay up to date with ATREYU on social media.
Wednesday 26th February BRISBANE, The ZooThursday 27th February SYDNEY, Manning Bar Friday 28th February MELBOURNE, Max WattsSaturday 29th February PERTH, AmplifierSunday 1st March ADELAIDE, Jive
Metalcore mammoths WAGE WAR have somehow found time in their busy touring schedule to confirm a series of East Coast sideshowsin addition to their tour with Polaris.
WAGE WAR will be hitting Stay Gold in Melbourne on 25th of February and Sydneys Crow Bar on Sunday the 1st of March. Supported by Japans CRYSTAL LAKE these shows are sure to sell out.
Presented by Destroy All Lines, you can get your tickets here.
It was a balmy night in Melbourne’s CBD and a huge line had already formed down Swanston Street for the sold-out OBITUARY show at Max Watts. There was a lot of excited chatter from fans outside as this tour was in celebration of 30 years since Obituary’s legendary release ‘Cause Of Death‘.
Not long after doors opened, Australian grindcore supergroup REMAINS took to the stage with the lead singer sporting some pretty retro sunnies and gloves, looking like he was ready to hit the slopes of Mount Buller. The band is made up of members from several predominant heavy Australian bands which resulted in a seriously powerful sound. The band thanked the fans for being there early to check them out and expressed how stoked they were to be part of this line-up, then continued to blast the audience until their very last song.
The floor started to fill up even more as Singapore’s WORMROT began to set up. They completed their soundcheck and launched straight into their brutal grindcore. WORMROT is a three-piece band that produces an absolutely massive sound, partly due to their maniac of a drummer Vijesh who beats his kit so hard, techs were running on stage to tighten up his kit mid-song.
“We know Singapore is not that far away, but it still took us ten fucking years to get here!”Arif the lead vocalist yelled before he announced their next song Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Grind. The band played with a face-melting ferocity that was extremely entertaining, and I highly recommend checking them out.
The venue was filled to capacity, both the floor and upper level were packed with fans chanting “OBIT-U-ARY”. A rolling roar came from the crowd as the band took to the stage and as they started ripping straight into their set. Lead singer John Tardy joined the band with a massive smile on his face and yelled, “Melbourne, here we go!”.
One of the things I love about veteran bands is that their songs are second nature to them, they effortlessly hit every note and shred guitar solos with total perfection. It is almost hard to believe that the record Cause of Death is 30 years old as the songs still sound fresh and relevant, especially when they are being blasted to a venue filled wall to wall with rabid fans.
OBITUARY are truly masters of their craft and put on one hell of a live show.
