Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Hemina @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2016

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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Hemina @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2016

It is evident from the get-go that something special is about to go down at the Metro tonight. Everyone is here for Apocalyptica, but the place is almost completely packed by the time that Sydney locals Hemina takes the...
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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Sydonia @ Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 23/09/2016

Images: Rebecca Houlden Words: Jonathon Besanko After their trip down under last year for what would be the final Soundwave, Finnish cellist heroes, Apocalyptica, are back in Australia, promoting their latest release; 2015’s Shadowmaker. Performing at the Prince of...
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Anna Murphy, Stormtide & Horizons Edge @ The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne 27/08/2016

Heavy metal – a genre synonymous with loud electric guitars, blisteringly harsh vocals and…the hurdy-gurdy? That statement alone can only mean one person, the legendary Anna Murphy: former female vocalist and hurdy-gurdy player of Swiss folk metal titans Eluveitie....
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Arakeye, LUNG, caution:thieves & The Unset @ The Workers Club, Melbourne 14/08/2016

The Workers Club in Fitzroy seems to be steadily becoming the go-to place for Australia’s prog scene when in Melbourne; as I’ve seen a number of bands there at this point of many names and from a wide majority...
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sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving & Dumbsaint @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 07/08/2016

Words: Bailey Graham Images: Mark Hoffmann It’s no secret that Melbourne loves its progressive music scene, with internationally recognised progressive metal bands like Periphery and Tesseract often selling out venues across the city over multiple dates, so it’s no surprise that Australian progressive post-rock...
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Metal Obsession @ Hellfest 2016, Clisson – Day 1

Images & Words: Prarthana Venunathan When you love metal and travel as much as I do, Hellfest is certainly the happiest place on Earth. From the moment you enter through the Gates of Hell (which ironically resembles the structure of...
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Brewtality Festival @ The Tote/Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne 06/08/2016

Words: Bailey Graham Images: Matt Allan (Click here to view the full gallery) It’s that time of year, the time where dozens of Australia’s premier hard rock and heavy metal acts gather around the infamous Bendigo and Tote hotels...
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Sweden Rock Festival @ Sölvesborg, Sweden (Part Two)

Click here to read Part One. Sweden Rock Festival (Part Two) June 8th – 11th Loudness are one of very few Japanese heavy rock bands to have made any kind of impact on a world scale. Their catchy hard...
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Sweden Rock Festival @ Sölvesborg, Sweden (Part One)

Sweden Rock Festival (Part One) June 8th – 11th For metal fans the world over the act of partaking in the journey to a European metal festival has long been seen as an act of pilgrimage, a rite of...
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Be’lakor, Hybrid Nightmares, Eye Of The Enemy & Hadal Maw @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 23/07/2016

Words: Bailey Graham Images: Mark Hoffmann (Click here to view the full gallery) Deep within the inner suburbs of Melbourne, four of the finest death metal bands in the scene today were set to take over Richmond’s Corner Hotel; a...
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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Hemina @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2016

It is evident from the get-go that something special is...
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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Sydonia @ Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 23/09/2016

Images: Rebecca Houlden Words: Jonathon Besanko After their trip down...
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Anna Murphy, Stormtide & Horizons Edge @ The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne 27/08/2016

Heavy metal – a genre synonymous with loud electric guitars,...
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Arakeye, LUNG, caution:thieves & The Unset @ The Workers Club, Melbourne 14/08/2016

The Workers Club in Fitzroy seems to be steadily becoming...
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sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving & Dumbsaint @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 07/08/2016

Words: Bailey Graham Images: Mark Hoffmann It’s no secret that...
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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Hemina @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2016

Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Sydonia @ Prince Bandroom, Melbourne 23/09/2016

Anna Murphy, Stormtide & Horizons Edge @ The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne 27/08/2016

Arakeye, LUNG, caution:thieves & The Unset @ The Workers Club, Melbourne 14/08/2016

sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving & Dumbsaint @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 07/08/2016

Metal Obsession @ Hellfest 2016, Clisson – Day 1

Brewtality Festival @ The Tote/Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne 06/08/2016

Sweden Rock Festival @ Sölvesborg, Sweden (Part Two)

Sweden Rock Festival @ Sölvesborg, Sweden (Part One)

Be’lakor, Hybrid Nightmares, Eye Of The Enemy & Hadal Maw @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 23/07/2016

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Apocalyptica, We Lost The Sea & Hemina @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney 24/09/2016

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