Live Reviews
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Alestorm and Barbarion @ The Hifi, Melbourne
You know, when you walk down Swanston Street and see a bunch of tri-corner hats, corsets, fake shoulder parrots and enough eyeliner to paint all Fed square, something big is going down in Melbourne. It’s more exciting than Christmas...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Nightwish, Sabaton @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (14/15)/01/2013
After selling out their first concert at Melbourne’s the Palace, Nightwish, Sabaton and Eyefear announced a second show, and Metal Obsession were along for the ride for both nights. Eyefear are one of Melbourne’s most established power metal bands,...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Refused @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne 15/11/2012
Refused are fucking alive! When Refused split up in 1998, they joined the ranks of bands breaking up before their time. “The Shape of Punk to Come”, their genre defining final album, was released only weeks before the band...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Between The Buried And Me and Animals As Leaders @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne 16/11/2012
The amount of buzz surrounding this long-sold out show easily surpassed most other international tours this year. Not only do Between The Buried and Me have a reputation for performing perfectly live and an absolutely superb new album in...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Cannibal Corpse, Psycroptic, Disentomb & Entrails Eradicated @ Billboard the Venue, Melbourne 05/10/2012
Live photos available in our gallery Marking a return to Melbourne from a three year absence on the back of their recent studio release, Torture, the anticipation for death metal heavyweights Cannibal Corpse was reaching fever pitch well before...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Russian Circles & Eagle Twin @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne 28/09/2012
Just barely negotiating the Number 70 tram after a boozy work function, I find myself at The Corner Hotel and proceed to clumsily drop my phone (twice) on Swan street and smash the screen. A bit bummed but amused,...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Steel Panther & The Art @ Festival Hall, Melbourne 07/10/2012
Live photos available in our gallery It’s not often that you walk through the streets to a gig and bear witness to a sea of spandex, lycra, and wigs and hear guys and girls arguing the merits of “gold-digging...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Steel Panther & The Art @ Luna Park, Sydney 05/10/2012
As I walked through the iconic smiling mouth upon the entry to Luna Park, I immediately thought it was the perfect introduction to the night that I was about to have. For tonight, the Big Top, a venue found...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Masters of Rock Open Air @ Vizovice, Czech Republic 12 – 15/07/2012
Masters of Rock Open Air 2012 – Review Line-up Nightwish, Within Temptation, Edguy, Sabaton, Thin Lizzy, Kamelot, Arch Enemy, Korpiklaani, Stratovarius, Deathstars. Pain, Unisonic, Gotthard, Exodus, Tiamat, Paul Di’Anno, Sirenia, Freedom Call, Firewind, Hell, The Sorrow, Kissin’ Dynamite,...
- Posted 12 years ago
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Tim Ripper Owens live in Melbourne
Tim “Ripper” Owens @The Hi-Fi – Melbourne/Australia May 17th, 2012 Live photos available in our gallery The cold Thursday night in Melbourne did not scare away the metalheads that gathered around the Hi-Fi to see the man that once...
- Posted 12 years ago
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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