Live Reviews
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Eluveitie & Rise Of Avernus @ Manning Bar, Sydney 20/05/2016
Words: Jonathon Besanko Images: Courtney Dabb (Click here to view the full gallery) I was quite excited for tonight for a few reasons. I’d flown in to Sydney very early on Thursday morning with my sister for a short...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Eluveitie & Valhalore @ The Zoo, Brisbane 19/05/2016
Words: Jake Patton Images: Rebecca Reid (Click here to view the full gallery) Folk metal is an interesting thing. I say this because it quite often conjures up severely polarising arguments, with fans either adoring the genre, or loathing...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Iron Maiden & The Raven Age @ Perth Arena, Perth 14/05/2016
Words & Images: John Raptis (Click here for the full gallery) Trust me, it wasn’t my intention to be chasing the slipstream left behind by Iron Maiden’s jet Ed Force One as they were headed to Perth. The Perth...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Rocky Ravic, Holy Diver, Winfield & For What It’s Worth @ Musicland, Melbourne 14/05/2016
Last night, I had the pleasure to head down to an awesome little joint called Musicland. I had heard of this place in the past, but had never had the opportunity to head down there myself. Half a music...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Iron Maiden & The Raven Age @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 09/05/2016
Words: Dave “Higgo” Higgins Images: Matt Allan (Click here to view the full gallery) Wow… fuckin’ wow. Okay, breathe. Before I go into a multitude of superlatives about Maiden, let’s start at the beginning. I arrived early so I...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Coheed and Cambria & Closure in Moscow @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 05/05/2016
Images: Jainash Prakash Words: Martin Michea Click here to view the full gallery. As I approach the Metro Theatre on this pretty chilly May evening there’s a big line outside, which is a bit surprising considering the fact that the...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Chronolyth, ‘Atrophy’ Album Launch @ The Brightside, Brisbane 29/04/2016
Australian bands have been doing a lot right over the last year. I mean that in the sense that not only have there have been major tours overseas by the few bands that are lucky to break through that...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Black Sabbath & Rival Sons @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane 25/04/2016
There are many times in life when you know you are witnessing or being a part of something special, and for a large amount of fans, the 25 April 2016 will stand in their memories as one of those...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Black Sabbath & Rival Sons @ Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney 23/04/2016
It’s been a long time in the making, but it was finally Sydney’s turn for ‘The End’. As a sign from above (or below), this late April day has been both cold, rainy, and miserable. The spirit inside Qudos...
- Posted 9 years ago
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Black Sabbath & Rival Sons @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 19/04/2016
Black Sabbath, eh? One of the year’s most hyped shows finally rolls through Melbourne and the anticipation was high to see Ozzy and his cohorts blow the roof off Rod Laver Arena one last time with all the riffs....
- Posted 9 years ago
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Tim McMillan and Rachel Snow, Karen Heath and I Built the Sky (acoustic) @ Worker’s Club, Melbourne, 13/03/2020
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Album Reviews
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El Colosso – Forgotten Ancestors
Another heavily underrated local act, this Melbourne band has...
- Posted 4 years ago
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Markus Saastamoinen – Puzzle Pieces
A little background on Markus Saastomoinen: he is a...
- Posted 4 years ago
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Plini – Impulse Voices
The new album from Sydney instrumental guitar prodigy Plini...
- Posted 4 years ago
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HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel
Ex-Kevelertak frontman Erlend Hjelvik is about to open the...
- Posted 4 years ago