Live Reviews
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Insomnium, Orpheus Omega, Myridian & Naberus @ Max Watts, Melbourne 25/05/2017
Images: Stephanie Fothergill Words: Bailey Graham As the sun began and the bitter Melbourne winds carried into the city, it was only an omen of the impending wall of sound that would envelope Max Watt’s House of Music that night,...
- Posted 7 years ago
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Devin Townsend Project & sleepmakewaves @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 23/05/2017
Images: Cameron Stewart Words: Jacob O’Shea The first of two nights in Melbourne on the Devin Townsend Project‘s Transcendence tour and what a treat it is. This show added due to Wednesdays show selling out so quickly and you...
- Posted 7 years ago
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Devin Townsend Project & sleepmakewaves @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney 22/5/2017
Words: Rod Whitfield Photos: Lilen Pautasso (Click here to view the full photo gallery) The great Canadian geniuses’s genuinely humble style apparently now extends even to his merch design, as well. His new tee-shirt has a self-description – a...
- Posted 7 years ago
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Living Colour @ The Triffid, Brisbane 14/05/2017
Living Colour return to Brisbane 24 years after their last visit to perform at the cavernous Triffid venue in Newstead. In a recent interview with Living Colour’s drummer, Will Calhoun, I asked if he believes Living Colour and other...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Alter Bridge & Like A Storm @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 04/04/2017
As one of the leaders of today’s heavy rock fraternity, Alter Bridge stand head and shoulders above most of their contemporaries. Over the course of their 5 albums to date they have cultivated a growing force of admirers and...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Wednesday 13 (Undead Unplugged) @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne 25/03/2017
Images: Sebastian Marino Words: Matthew Barton Black shirts? Check. Black lipstick? Check. Black hair? Check. Black everything? Check. Wednesday 13 must be in town! Having caught his last couple of tours, I knew he puts on a great show....
- Posted 8 years ago
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Meshuggah & Thy Art Is Murder @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney 12/03/2017
Words: Prarthana Photos: Jess Miller (Click here to view the full gallery!) The Enmore is a massive venue, which is as it should be given the fan-following for both bands on the lineup. People gathered in large numbers to...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Meshuggah & Thy Art Is Murder @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 11/03/2017
Eight albums into a formidable career, Meshuggah bought a djent onslaught to The Tivoli, Brisbane for the first show in an eagerly anticipated Australian tour. Touring on the back of last years The Violent Sleep of Reason, this is an album that has received a mixed response from...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Killswitch Engage, Fallujah & Cursed Earth @ 170 Russell, Melbourne 05/03/2017
Images: Clinton Hatfield Words: Dave “Higgo” Higgins Click here to view the full live gallery. I was genuinely excited to see Killswitch Engage at 170 Russell. It’d been way too long between drinks for me, and the fact that...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Cursed Earth, Fallujah & Killswitch Engage @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 03/03/2017
Gig nights are always a highlight of the day/week but getting around Sydney on a Friday night amidst a torrential downpour is rather challenging. Making my way through the busy streets of Newtown towards the Enmore Theatre for a...
- Posted 8 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