Another State, Another Beast & Another Realm of Brutality.
Headlined by Japanese Blackened Thrashaholics ABIGAIL alongside NZ’s Speed Metal Abusers STALKER at The Gaso, Collingwood on Saturday May 17th for a two stage battle royale of some of the most fierce in the world of underground heavy music.
Other contenders for the 2025 edition of Brutefest includes Pizza Death, Permafog (TAS), Bastardizer (NSW), Vexation, Mortuary Sickness, Sufferance, Choof & Burnout!
BRUTEFEST will be the only Melbourne performance for both STALKER (NZ) & ABIGAIL (JP) on their 2025 tour together.
Will you be there? Do you have the guts? Is this heavy enough?
4pm Start // 1158pm Finish
Artwork by the one and only Matt “SKITZ” Sanders (Blast Abyss)
For the first time ever, the undisputed kings of UK Thrash Metal, ONSLAUGHT, are set to hit Australia as part of the POWER FROM HELL 40th anniversary world tour!
Celebrating four decades of fury since the release of their seminal debut, POWER FROM HELL, fans can expect a series of bone crushing shows featuring this iconic album played in full and in album order for the very first time…and very last time! In addition, Onslaught will also be ripping through a selection of classic manic mosh pit inducing tracks that have defined the band’s legacy.
The skull crushers from UK will bring the steel to Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne in the summer of 2025 and nothing will stop the force of their power.
Get in the pit Australia, you are in for a wild ride of neck snapping, skin carving riffage by none other than the legendary ONSLAUGHT!
VIP & GA Tickets available from www.yourmatebookings.com
VIP – Meet and Greet the band, photo with the band, complimentary signed poster, Early Access to Merchandise, Have up to 3 Personal Items signed by the band and VIP Lanyard
Issuing 7 studio albums & 2 Live albums to date, Onslaught were originally formed in 1982 by Songwriter / Guitarist Nige Rockett and Paul Hill.
The band rapidly established themselves globally with a series of classic album releases in the 1980s; ‘Power From Hell’ – 1985 / ‘The Force’ – 1986 / ‘In Search of Sanity – 1989.
Renowned for writing neck breaking metal anthems such as Power From Hell / Metal Forces / Killing Peace / 66’Fucking’6’ & Bow Down to the Clowns, Onslaughts’ songs still stand as ferocious mosh-pit inducing favourites across generations of dedicated metal heads; A real testament to the quality of music that Onslaught has constantly created throughout their long and illustrious career.
As an internationally recognised Heavy Metal powerhouse Onslaught have played over 70 countries word-wide, from Lebanon to Latvia, Argentina to China; Appearing at the most prestigious festivals on the planet and performing countless global tours / shows with the likes of Motorhead, Slayer, Venom, Anthrax & Behemoth, to name but a few. Building a truly dedicated and loyal following since the band’s conception, fans were rewarded by seeing Onslaught inducted into the prestigious ‘Metal Hall of Fame’ during their performance at the Maryland Death Fest in 2022. A fitting accolade for delivering over 4 decades of fury and aggression.
Onslaught have been honoured to feature 3 world class vocalists over the years, each playing their own part in taking the band to new levels of popularity; There was, of course Sy Keeler with The Force – 1986 / Killing Peace – 2007 / Sounds of Violence – 2011 & VI – 2013, with the legendary tones of Steve Grimmett gracing the 1989 release; In Search of Sanity.
However, as the current Onslaught vocalist, Dave Garnet brings a whole new level of energy and brutality to the band’s demeanour, receiving huge plaudits for his performance on the critically acclaimed 2020 album, ‘Generation
Antichrist.’ As the ever-present guitarist and founding member, Nige Rockett anchors the band as their irrefutably brutal riff machine…and by his own admission is sworn to make every new Onslaught record sound more violent and relentless than the last!
The long-standing bastion of the Bass, Jeff Williams with his distinctive, thunderous and hellish low end, pulls the whole wall of sound together, laying down sturdy foundations along with the dynamic and incendiary drumming of James Perry. James joined the ranks of Onslaught in 2018, the same year that lead guitarist Wayne Dorman came on board. Their addition has brought a surge of new energy and intensity to the band, giving Onslaught the complete freedom to create extreme music like never before. This was evidently witnessed on the band’s 2020 release, ‘Generation Antichrist’, arguably the most successful Onslaught album to date, making great chart positions in all the major territories and hitting No1 in the US Indie / college charts.
Sweden’s Unstoppable force of Heavy Metal ENFORCER will take their Maiden voyage to Australia for the first time ever in January 2025.
After two decades of waiting for this rousing ride of wild headbanging and speed metal madness, the legendary ENFORCER will bring you the goods Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne!
Catch this masterclass in Heavy Metal on the dates below:
PRESENTED BY Your Mate Bookings, Nuclear Blast, Utopia Records and Metal Evilution
BIOGRAPHY
Sweden’s Enforcer are one of the most influential heavy metal band of the 2000s.
Formed in 2005 the band went against all trends as a larger than life-styled heavy metal band for the masses, in a world of metal core and plastic power metal.
Quickly gaining success in the underground Enforcer released their two first albums 2008-2010 and created a huge worldwide movement of traditional metal, later to be referred to as ’new wave of traditional metal’.
2012 Enforcer signed a world-wide deal with metal gigants Nuclear Blast and put out another three albums. Today Enforcer is one of the most renowned heavy metal band of its generation and has toured the world countless of times with their furious and uncompromising heavy metal leading the way for generations to come.
Swedish Heavy Rock Riff Slayers GREENLEAF will make their way back to Australia in February 2025!
The quartet, who are no strangers to the both the east and west coast of Australia will hit Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth on Wednesday 26/02/2025
Joining these riff wielding Swedes on this show is Psychedelic Stoner Riff Wizards IRONBLANKET, along with local Stoner Rock Heroes MY LEFT BOOT.
Coming in at Number One on the worldwide Doom Charts for the Month of June, GREENLEAF “The Head & The Habit” has received just what it deserves.
“The Head & The Habit” delivers a full payload of nine tracks across 43 minutes of playtime – Gary (Metal Temple)
Nine tracks that are simply overflowing with the riffs and intoxicating personality that has made Greenleaf into the dominating presence in Swedish rock for several years now – Vinterd (Headbanger Reviews)
The whole band, though – and more than ever Greenleaf are a band – are in fine form throughout this. Arguably this is the best and most cohesive thing they’ve done, and “Oh Dandelion” rather underlines that. – Andy Thorley (Maximum Volume Music)
Today Greenleaf are widely recognized as one of the most dominating, prolific and obsessively listenable acts to emerge from the European heavy underground.
Now, ten years since the release of the landmark Trails & Passes album, Greenleaf return with The Head & The Habit, a record energized by awareness of their past triumphs and crafted with the maturity of a band who knows how to rock stronger, harder and better than ever before.
GREENLEAF IS: Tommi Holappa (Guitar), Arvid Hällagård (Vocals), Sebastian Olsson (Drums) & Hans Fröhlich (Bass)
Swedish Heavy Rock Riff Slayers GREENLEAF will make their way back to Australia in February 2025!
The quartet, who are no strangers to the both the east and west coast of Australia will hit Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Geelong and Melbourne before travelling to Perth to headline the annual Spliffs n Riffs festival.
Joining these riff wielding Swedes on the entire tour is Sydney’s’ Psychedelic Stoner Riff Wizards IRONBLANKET, who will make their debut in many of the cities The group takes influence from only the best including Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Hawkwind.
Coming in at Number One on the worldwide Doom Charts for the Month of June, GREENLEAF “The Head & The Habit” has received just what it deserves.
“The Head & The Habit” delivers a full payload of nine tracks across 43 minutes of playtime – Gary (Metal Temple)
Nine tracks that are simply overflowing with the riffs and intoxicating personality that has made Greenleaf into the dominating presence in Swedish rock for several years now – Vinterd (Headbanger Reviews)
The whole band, though – and more than ever Greenleaf are a band – are in fine form throughout this. Arguably this is the best and most cohesive thing they’ve done, and “Oh Dandelion” rather underlines that. – Andy Thorley (Maximum Volume Music)
Today Greenleaf are widely recognized as one of the most dominating, prolific and obsessively listenable acts to emerge from the European heavy underground.
Now, ten years since the release of the landmark Trails & Passes album, Greenleaf return with The Head & The Habit, a record energized by awareness of their past triumphs and crafted with the maturity of a band who knows how to rock stronger, harder and better than ever before.
GREENLEAF IS: Tommi Holappa (Guitar), Arvid Hällagård (Vocals), Sebastian Olsson (Drums) & Hans Fröhlich (Bass)
Catch GREENLEAF & IRON BLANKET on the dates below:
Whats that? Yes, For the first time ever in Australia, LEFT TO DIE, will play Rosemount Hotel on 4/3/2025
Featuring DEATH alumni Terry Butler (Bass) and Rick Rozz (Guitar) alongside Gruesome (USA) members Matt Harvey (Guitar, vocals of Exhumed, etc) and Gus Rios (Drums, ex-Malevolent Creation); is Australia ready for this caustic onslaught of pummelling Death Metal destruction?
