Children Of Bodom, Eye Of The Enemy & Orpheus Omega @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 07/05/2014

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Children Of Bodom, Eye Of The Enemy & Orpheus Omega @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 07/05/2014

Images: Len Panecki Words: Jonathon Besanko Click here to view the full gallery With a COBHC banner decorating the stage at the back (which if you know Children of Bodom stands for the Bodom ‘Hate Crew’, a term originating...
- Posted 11 years ago
Skid Row, Ugly Kid Joe & Dead City Ruins @ The Palace Theatre, Melbourne 25/04/2014

Images: Len Panecki Words: Greg Luke Returning to Melbourne for the first time in five years, hair metal heavyweights Skid Row headlined a memorable show at the Palace on Friday night. Supported by Ugly Kid Joe for their first...
- Posted 11 years ago
Morbid Angel & Belligerent Intent @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne 23/04/2014

Images: John Raptis Words: Jonathan Besanko I don’t mean to overstate this but this night was a dream come true for me. Seeing Morbid Angel live for the first time: the band who first got me into death metal,...
- Posted 11 years ago
Gloryhammer, Lagerstein, Hybrid Nightmares and Aquilus @ The Espy, Melbourne 19/04/2014

Images: Anwar Rizk Words: Jonathan Besanko This is my second outing catching a gig at the Espy (I recently saw Orphaned Land there), and I’ve got to say, I really love this venue. The Gershwin Room the event took...
- Posted 11 years ago
Kreator and Death Angel @ Manning Bar, Sydney 18/04/2014

Images: Sandra Welch Words: Prarthana Venunathan While many people in Sydney were celebrating Easter Friday with hot cross buns and in churches, I made my way to the city for a night of thrash metal. It was pretty early...
- Posted 11 years ago
Kreator and Death Angel @ HQ, Adelaide 17/04/2014

So it’s a cool Thursday night in the City of Churches where people have finished their working week thanks to Good Friday Public Holiday and before the doors open there is already a clamoring of black outside of HQ...
- Posted 11 years ago
Kreator And Death Angel @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 16/04/2014

Images: John Raptis Words: Jonathon Besanko Last night was special. And I think judging by the incredible turnout, I wasn’t the only one who felt this way. For what is possibly a once in a life time thing, two...
- Posted 11 years ago
Killswitch Engage & Kill Devil Hill @ Eatons Hill, Brisabane 11/04/2014

Images: Amanda Brenchley Words: Andrew Kapper Seemingly days after doors have opened at Eaton’s Hill Tavern, Kill Devil Hill take to the stage in front of an already growing crowd. Sound wise, the four-piece are somewhat different to this...
- Posted 11 years ago
Metal Obsession’s 6th Birthday @ The Reverence Hotel, Melbourne 05/04/2014

I’ve been with Metal Obsession for a little over a year now. Since my time here, I’ve seen firsthand how much this webzine does for its local scene and just how much work and effort goes into promotion, PR,...
- Posted 11 years ago
Dark Tranquillity, Be’lakor & Orphues Omega @ The Hi-Fi, Sydney 29/03/2014

Images: Sandra Welch Words: Prathana Venunathan For years I’ve been dreaming of the day I’d actually get to see one of the world’s finest melodic death metal bands, who gave new meaning to the genre. Dark Tranquillity, pioneers of...
- Posted 11 years ago

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