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News : Metal United Down Under 2016 – Official artwork revealed + first lineup’s announced

By on July 19, 2016

With shows in 14 cities across Australia, and with 90-100 bands performing in total, Metal United Down Under (or “MUDU”) is currently Australia’s biggest underground metal event. And it’s set to make its return for its third year this October on the 15th.

At current, there are 70 bands from the following lineups that have been announced:

Adelaide – for the third time organised by Sedulous Rouse who also play the show together with Facegrinder, Sickness, Nemesium, Deadspace, Wounded Pig, I Protagonist and I Icarus at the Enigma Bar

Bundaberg – Crowned Ruckus is organising the show again at the Railway Hotel. Lavidius, Weightless In Orbit, Therein, Odysseus Reborn, Into the Badlands, Psychosphere, US and THEM, Morgue and Iron Wizard will be playing so far.

Brisbane – new on board is promoter Metal of Honor, well-known in the Brissie Metal scene. The Black Swamp, Terror Parade, Behold The Defiant, Kaerulean, Pallative Care, Dead End Kings, Dirty Brew, Caetera and Fragments will play The Back Room

Darwin – again organised by Evel-E Productions, location is Happy Yess and bands playing are: Shapeshifta, Clever Monkey, F.E.M.A

Gladstone – Bent Metal Media are taking over the promotion job for the second time and it’s again the Rocky Glen Hotel hosting the MUDU show, played by Evil Eye, Beyond Vendetta, Killer Creed, Weight of Silence, Mergatroyd, Only Machines Remain, Symbolic Weapon, Cold Kreature, A.M.P.

Hobart – like most of the other shows, this one is organised by second timer Tyrantula Productions at the Brisbane Hotel. Line-up is Spitting Rhino (debut show), Hells Grace, Sludko, Infected and KingFall

Lismore – first time on board is Lismore even though the promoter has been active 2 years ago in the Byron Bay show. Cranky Old Bastard Entertainment sets the show up in the New Tattersalls Hotel with Upon a Falling Empire, Orgy of Swines, Siv, Trinatyde, Nescient, Deraign, The Outcome and Deathgrip

Melbourne – Megaton Music is putting together the show at the Bendigo Hotel for the second time and it’s an outstanding line-up: Frankenbok, Elm Street, Harlott, Metreya, Malakyte, Toxicon, Damnations Day, Asylum, Espionage, Requiem, Elkenwood, Feast of Crows

Sydney – MUDU founders, Metal-Roos, are teaming up with Deaf To All But Metal to organise the show at the Bald Faced Stag Hotel with Decryptus, Grill and The Plague

Wollongong – the show is promoted for the first time under the name of the band Carbon Black even though they cannot play themselves. The venue is a first as well, Rad Bar. Lineup: Lethal Vendetta, The Winter Effect, HarbouR and Thrash Bandicoot

More bands are yet to come, and all eyes are set on the remaining cities and their unknown lineups – Bendigo (MusicMan Megastore), Canberra (Chud at Basement), Maryborough (Impale the Heart Productions) and Perth (Stormrider Touring at Civic Hotel). Furthermore, Wagga Wagga appears to be joining MUDU also, which would push the list to 15 cities for the event.

The official artwork has also been revealed, as created by resident Melbourne artist, Thrashwolf.

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All event updates can be found at the official MUDU website www.metal-united-down-under.com.au and www.facebook.com/MetalUnitedDownUnder or the individual Facebook event pages. MUDU is organized by Metal-Roos (www.metal-roos.com.au).

MUDU is supported by our sponsors, media partners and supporters. Our sponsors are the touring company Tombowler who are bringing Enslaved to Australia just before MUDU and the label Noisebleed. To spread the word of MUDU, we have again a great media partner panel consisting of Australian and international radio shows and webzines. Australian webzines are Metal Obsession and The Rockpit and international webzines Bravewords, EJMZine, Metal Temple and Transcending Obscurity. For more information about our partners incl. links, please visit: http://metal-roos.com.au/mudu/partners

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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.