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News : Steel Assassins returns for its sixth instalment in 2017

By on January 3, 2017

Now into its sixth year, the annual two-day metal festival, Steel Assassins, is back in 2017 in its home in Sydney. Almost a year away, the event will take place at The Bald Faced Stag Hotel on November 3rd and 4th.

Following on from the festivals biggest success yet in 2016, Sydney will once again play host to the country’s biggest gathering of Trad/Speed/Power/Thrash and Melodic Metal come November. Steel Assassins is not only a showcase of the best underground Heavy Metal from all over Australia and beyond but it has also become a social highlight for Maniacs all over Australia to unite and share their their love for Heavy Metal.

The history of the festival shows a list of amazing acts that have given truly amazing performances. Over the past 5 years we have had the likes of VOYAGER, DARKER HALF, ELM STREET, LORD, THE BENGAL TIGERS, NOTHING SACRED, TRANSCENDING MORTALITY, FROZEN DOBERMAN, DESECRATOR and many many more of Australia’s premier acts as well as some special guests from abroad such as MEGAHERA, RAZORWYRE, WIDOW, FALLEN ORDER and FORSAKEN AGE.

The festival is now taking submissions for Steel Assassins. Interested bands can contact Steel Assassins at metalevilution@hotmail.com, as well as sending a promo pack to the following address:

Metal Evilution
PO Box 349 Enmore
NSW, 2042
Australia

As per the Steel Assassins tradition, they will be announcing one band per week until the lineup is full. As they also state,

We also have a few new ideas and plans for this year, so keep an eye out for some exciting additions to an already exciting weekend. Our current sponsors from last year in Metal Evilution, Utopia Records and Inferno Records are also back on board as well as some new sponsors to be announced in the near future.

Steel Assassins have also made the proud announcement for Stalker as their first confirmed band. This will be the band’s first ever show!

Stalker Facebook page

All hail the power of Heavy Metal and as always a massive and sincere thank you to all our supporters for keeping us growing strong. you don’t disappoint and we certainly won’t disappoint you. \m/

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.