Californian Stoner Rock Legends Sasquatch will make their way back over to Australia and will finally make their debut in New Zealand with support from Pieces Of Molly this September to celebrate the release of their latest album “Fever Fantasy”.
🤘 Californian Death Metal Aggressors Skeletal Remains are set to tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever this November 2022! 👹 The Gore Obsessed nod to the “Old School” Death Metallers will take their chainsaws on the road and hit the following cities; Bunbury, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Katoomba, Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
🪓 Witness the Violence: ⚡ 10/11 Thursday – Woolly Mammoth Mane Stage Brisbane ⚡ 11/11 Friday – Baroque Room Katoomba ⚡ 12/11 Saturday – BRUTEFEST at Crowbar, Sydney ⚡ 13/11 Sunday – The Basement, Canberra ⚡ 17/11 Thursday – The Prince Of Wales Hotel Bunbury ⚡ 18/11 Friday – Badlands Bar Perth ⚡ 19/11 Saturday – TBA, Adelaide ⚡ 21/11 Monday – Whammy Bar Auckland ⚡ 22/11 Tuesday – Valhalla Wellington ⚡ 23/11 Wednesday –12 Bar Christchurch ⚡ 25/11 Friday – Bendigo Hotel Melbourne (18+) ⚡ 26/11 Saturday – KILLFEST, Kilmore ⚡ 27/11 Sunday – Bendigo Hotel Melbourne (All Ages)
👉 Early Bird Tickets available now until the end of May from https://www.yourmatebookings.com/upcoming-events/
US Hardcore Titans Xibalba return this August 2022 for a stretch of terrifying shows along the east coast of Australia.
Joined by Honest Crooks (AUS) and Saving Grace (NZ); the heavy weights of hardcore tinged death metal will bring their reign of terror to the following cities on the dates below:
New Zealand’s speed metal overlords STÄLKER are returning to Australia for a two week east coast tour to give you another lesson in raw and in-your-face heavy metal, breathing the spirit and danger or the glorious 80s.
The NZ heavy metal heroes will be hitting Australian soil for the third time, destroying Newcastle, Katoomba, Sydney, Frankston, Ballarat, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Following 2019’s globally critically acclaimed Powermad EP, the band’s impatiently awaited second full-length album, Black Majik Terror, was released on October 30, 2020 via Napalm Records.
Coinciding with the announcement and the pre-order of the album, STÄLKER also released the first single off Black Majik Terror, “Of Steel And Fire”. A track that immediately calls to mind epic anthems of tried and true heavy metal like Judas Priest’s “Painkiller” but swiftly forges on its own path of blistering speed and precision that serves as an indicator of what is to come on Black Majik Terror. It becomes readily apparent that STÄLKER have not lost any of their magic and quickly discard the chains of the dreaded sophomore slump.
Commented the band: “Time to unshackle the first cut “Of Steel And Fire” from our new album, Black Majik Terror….
The album takes you through a near future hellscape where unseen evil entities have invaded this reality through human folly… prepare to die… tonight!!!”
STÄLKER is: Daif: Vocals + Bass Chris: Guitars Nick: Drums
Proudly presented by YOUR MATE BOOKINGS & GET ON THE STAGE
The Vanguard and YOUR MATE Bookings Presents FEAST OF ROCK
The venues are open, the food is cooking, the beers are flowing and the amps are warm – ready to kick you in to gear for a “FEAST OF ROCK”.
On Sat March 26th we have a line up of Rock from all edges including Stoner, Grunge, Post Punk, Industrial and Progressive. Joining us at The Vanguard in Newtown is a line up of local rockers including Robot God, Maple Moths, Kontrasto, Wicked Sisters and Celestial Oath (From Katoomba).
Its been a while since I saw the very comical mind bending “Shut Up and Drive” clip (You know the one where they have Wilfred the Dog in the bus and they get evicted) from their previous release “For the Masses”; well their new ‘Elusive Mojo’ album is a banger from start to finish. With so much appreciation for the craft of the Philidelphian four, in the realm of Psych, they’ve definitely captured an array of other genres whilst keeping it filthy and original.
“Times Up” sounds like a fuzzed and sped up ‘Kinks’ track on whatever banned substance the crew could get their hands on to deliver you a supersonic dart of LSD to the brain to take you through the void of this sterile and authoritarian reality into a meta-physical realm of infinite visions and theories from the individuals influence of the collective dimensions.
“The Kenzo Shake” guitar riffs and solos reminds me a filthy rock disco, and the rumbling bass gives way to the soothing vocal of Doug while he commands the punters to live free and think outside the box of a scared “Safe” reality they have been made to live as consumers of this pathetic beast we call capitalism (But really It’s beyond the freedom of capitalism – It’s actually Cartelism). The sneaky keys at the end of the track made a sleazy appearance, reminiscent of ‘The Doors’ – well why not, really.
“Venom” commences with a calm moment before Dougs occultic impression is matched with phased electronics before the organic tribal drums come in and the cry baby is pulled out to enhance the senses of what our mind can comprehend in the current dimension of a forced pattern of twenty hours and seven days a week – Life cannot possibly be this cruel, right?
The Psychedelic Maniacs complete their album with the “Deathwish 1970” which is a deep bow to the ultimate Space Rockers “Hawkwind. With the Saxophone blaring, Doug Screaming “I’ve got a Deathwish”, the guitar swirling, the drums thumping and the bass bouncing; you’re in for one hell of a ride after taking a few gram and chucking this bombastic album on – for the first of the last time (What is Reality?)
Jack Harlon are once again “Outta The Bedroom” to remind the world that Heavy Psychedelic Blues is still very much alive and kicking.
After releasing their second album “The Magnetic Ridge” via Tasmanian based label Psychedelic Salad to critical acclaim, The album came in at number 11 of Doom Charts top 100 albums of 2021. Reviews of the “The Ridge” can be found below by a few prominent figures in the world-wide music industry.
The group will be performing their stories of dystopian vengeance in the following cities (some for the first time ever) this coming Autumn before headlining the annual WO FEST in Melbourne: Richmond, Ripponlea, Sunbury, Thornbury, Collingwood, Wollongong & Sydney. You may even hear some unreleased tracks from their upcoming album to be released in 2022.
Catch the bedroom outlaws on one of the following dates: 26/3/2022 – The Leadbeater, Richmond VIC 10/4/2022 – Lyrebird Lounge, Ripponlea VIC 23/4/2022 – Shotkickers, Thornbury VIC 30/4/2022 – Sound System Studios, Sunbury VIC 8/5/2022 – The Duke, Enmore NSW 11/6/2022 – WO FEST at Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood VIC
“The bass is gritty and bottom heavy, filling out the lower frequencies like a boss but cutting through as well to let you hear every note. The layers of guitar provide a ton of texture, from fuzzy chords to more saturated leads, plus weird effects and even some atmospheric wash. The vocals are solid and sit at a perfect spot in the mix, being neither too prominent or lost in the soup.” – Super Corrupter https://supercorrupter.wordpress.com/2021/07/15/album-review-jack-harlon-the-dead-crows-the-magnetic-ridge/
“Amid all these haunting ghosts and howling winds of guitars, such poise and clarity of vision isn’t to be ignored, but there’s more to The Magnetic Ridge than cinematography. Each song offers its own plot of the wider sphere, from the scene-setting in “The Tale Of” through the “Absolved” duo pushing to where the limits go.” – The Obelisk https://theobelisk.net/obelisk/tag/jack-harlon-and-the-dead-crows-the-magnetic-ridge/
“F#*k this, I’m going to THE BENDI” As part of the revival of live local music scene in Melbourne, Your Mate Bookings is committed to once again giving you the best entertainment in the world surrounding everything heavy. We return to our beloved Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood to support the re-emergence of live music for the monthly gathering of “F#*k this, I’m going to THE BENDI”
For the month of April, Melbournes’ Black Metal Fire Breathers “THRALL” make their return with a new line up to decimate the stage on Saturday 23/4 supported by Eskhaton, Burden Man (NSW) and MUNT.
With Thrall’s fourth album ‘Schisms’ soon to be released later this year, the groups ferocious inflamed expressions can be once again witnessed live in the flesh.
It will be the band’s most ambitious release to date featuring members of Gatecreeper, Extinct Exist, Förfalla, Slothferatu, Mar Mortuum, Myotragus, ex-Ruins, ex-Dead River Runs Dry.
Thrall have come to the vanguard of a new style of black metal that seamlessly melds doom, death metal and post rock elements with the genre.
Tickets can be purchased from www.yourmatebookings.com
It has a similar productions vibe to the last few albums but the consistent up-tempo
ZZ Top-Esque of the song writing on this album (Specifically the title track “The Singularity”), sets it apart from most of the previous releases.
The Production is off tap and you kinda gotta expect it, considering the work Kent and Michael do together in their studio Crystal Clear Sound.
They’ve captured the true essence of dirty, filthy and low-end Stoner Blues on a gargantuan level among some of the best over the last three decades
The Vocals of Kent are top notch and seem to have become even more powerful and succinct in this album (not to discount any of the previous attempts on the other albums).
Keep that cowboy hat on Kent, it still some sort of Southern State Wizardry that projects across the globe.
Their first single “The Witching Chamber” sends out a siren of feedback and radio noise whilst giving a nod to a “Read The Omens” vibe. The Nine plus minute belter allows the listener to melt into their couch (Under The Influence much?), while the Bayou across the way, forms a Sink-Hole Whirl Pool, taking us under the surface into a void of occultic musical pleasures and relentless unknown feelings.
The Vocals of Kent are top notch and seem to have become more powerful and succinct in this album (not to discount any of the previous attempts on the other albums). Keep that cowboy hat on Kent, it still has the Southern State Wizardry we all know it possesses.
Zack brings that filthy bass twang in harder than ever on “The Unraveling” while Kent gives us a Southern Blues Melody Ride like Sabbath were forced to play a teenage prom in Texas in the 70’s.
Michael conjures a Tribal Voodoo Dance on his kit keeping each snap thump hit to each Drum Kit part appropriately complimenting each Bass note and Guitar lick, highlighted mesmerizingly on “The Oracle”.
One of the riffs on Overworlder reminds me of a Budgie track (RIP Burke Shelley – you bloody legend) and if anything it’s a compliment, considering a few joke bands (RHCP) ripped off a section from that same stand out track “Breadfan” which you may recall Metallica covered decades ago.
Rick Burke (Comacozer/Rusty Souls) has just released his first EP under the name of “Tropical Sludge”.
Being a fan of Comacozer and loving the perpetual progression of their sound over the years, its great to hear Rick’s guitar abilities in an isolated environment for the first time.
The dreamy melodies and guitar licks covered by the dust of an analogue vinyl gives us listeners the production edge that most of the Psych community would approve of, in an ever-blooming worship for LPs and record players.
The sporadic samples of Australian Wildlife emphasizes the earthy elements of the songs and gives us hope and respect toward a true appreciation of nature – you know the very thing we’ve neglected for so long since living in this consumer based society.
If I was a shaman of a Spiritual retreat or even a Yoga Teacher, I would definitely be adding this whole album to my playlist. The vibe the whole EP possesses conjures a divine experience of oneness and wholeness with the universe as it takes the mind and soul to interdimensional realms.
Time does not exist when the sounds of “isolation Jams” are played, it enables the mind to switch off from any stress that entraps us inside this illusion some call the matrix of life.
I am very keen to see the live performance of Tropical Sludge and can only imagine what an mind bending scenario could be created with the right lighting and objects/consumables of acceleration.
Sick one Rick!
For fans of Lamp of the Universe, Electric Octopus and The Re-stoned
Californian Stoner Rock Legends Sasquatch will make their way back over to Australia and will finally make their debut in New Zealand
1/9 Thursday – Vinnies Dive Southport
Tickets Available here:
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