For the first time ever in Australia, LEFT TO DIE, March 2025!
Pioneering the sound of Death Metal since the 1980s’, a reborn tribute to the band DEATH including original members and other members hand-picked to do the job and present to you DEATH METAL in its purest form “Scream Bloody Gore” & “Leprosy”.
The Quartet will slash and cast curses upon the masses in March 2025, bludgeoning the cities of Hobart, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne (Headlining Melbourne Dethfest 2025).
DEATH never toured Australia when the band existed and before Chuck Schuldiner passed in 2001, making this tour a very special tribute to one of the Gods of Heavy Metal.
Featuring Death alumni Terry Butler (Bass and Obituary) 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?
Swedish Metal Gods will perform their 2002 “Dragonslayer” in its entirety on Sunday Nov 3rd at The Leadbeater with support from Bridear (JP) and Elm Street.
Swedish heavy metal legends DREAM EVIL are back and headed to Australia this summer 2024! In support of their brand-new album Metal Gods (Out July 26, Century Media), DREAM EVIL will make their Australian debut this November!. Hitting Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne, DREAM EVIL is ready to read from the book of heavy metal down under and bring the wrath of the metal gods!
Niklas Isfeldt ”We will rock your Australian asses! I’m so thrilled, this is going to be awesome.” Peter Stalfors “This will be legendary! We can’t wait for this tour!” Check out the videos for the title track “Metal Gods” and the second single “Chosen Force” here: (insert link) Metal Gods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQhp1mmraKQ Chosen Force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZimV-khh__Q
DREAM EVIL will be joined in Australia by all-female Japanese metal band BRIDEAR, also touring Australia for the first time, as they kick off their own world tour! BRIDEAR’s new album Born Again (Psychomanteum Records) was produced by DREAM EVIL’s Fredrk Nordström and features the track “Die Like This” with a guest vocal appearance by DREAM EVIL’s Nick Night. BRIDEAR has cultivated a strong international following and is thrilled to finally bring their powerful live experience to Australia!
BRIDEAR “Still Burning” Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UOTBAtJh0
Presented by Your Mate Bookings, Century Media Records, Utopia Records, Metal Evilution, Pyramidion Productions, Studio Fredman & Psychomanteum Records.
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Vintage, earthy 1970s hard rock band TAROT will launch their 2024 release “Glimpse Of The Dawn” at The Gaso, Collingwood on Friday December 6th.
Supported by a local crew of heavy talent including Stepmother, FLY and Whiskey Hawk; a night of heavy riffs in classic hard rock, from all angles brings us together to worship the cult of TAROT!
STEPMOTHER – Stepmother is an Australian power trio fronted by Graham Clise (Annihilation Time, Lecherous Gaze, Rot TV, Witch). With Equal parts motor city proto punk and feedback drenched fuzz on the darker side of psychedelia, Stepmother plays anthems for the poor depraved sickos and rock n roll miscreants. With influences ranging from Blue Cheer & The Pink Fairies to Nervous Eaters & The Damned.
FLY – FLY! is a fast and mean rock ‘n’ roll machine from Melbourne, OZ. Inspired by the likes of MOTORHEAD, JUDAS PRIEST and AC/DC, FLY! are bringing their signature blend of high speed, raw power rock ‘n’ roll to a show near YOU!
WHISKEY HAWK – 60/70s Classic Hard Rock with Psychedelic Soundscapes
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MORE ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM ‘GLIMPSE OF THE DAWN’
The long-awaited sophomore album from Australia’s Tarot re-imagines heavy, Hammond B3 organ hard rock for a new generation!
Eight years have passed since Tarot’s first full-length, Reflections, to their new long-player, Glimpse of the Dawn. It was like a lifetime for the 1970s-rock-tinged Australians. The band embarked on its first-ever live shows after Reflections, essentially coming together as a unit while on stage. Live activity then opened the door for increased collaboration between all members of the band. Now operating as a cohesive, free-flowing outfit, Tarot amassed a lively, spacious album in the form of Glimpse of the Dawn that earnestly pays tribute to their core influences of Uriah Heep, Rainbow and Deep Purple while blazing an identity of its own.
Glimpse of the Dawn was recorded across several studios in the band’s native Tasmania, starting with drum tracking by Joe Haley at Crawlspace Productions. From there, the band retreated to its own Heavy Chains Studio and Riff Cabin to complete tracking, yet it was the face-to-face sessions with Haley that gave the album its live and natural feel.
This approach — once an industry standard but now becoming a rarity — found Tarot simply cracking open a few beers, letting the tape roll and letting the results happen as they may. To that end, Tarot purposely left open spaces to allow for improvisation. Many of the album’s lead guitar sections were written on the fly in the studio and were subsequently kept, allowing for Tarot to “catch lightning in a bottle.” This approach is perhaps best exemplified on the title track, which kicks off the album in grand fashion with rollicking Hammond keyboards and vocal trade-offs between founding member Will Spectre, guitarist Felix Russell and keyboardist Dave Harrington-George.
In fact, collaboration defines Glimpse of the Dawn. Whereas Spectre previously shouldered the songwriting load, the album features contributions from all members of Tarot. This communal, open vibe is yet another throwback to the bands Tarot has taken inspiration from. The closeness of all five members allowed for a free exchange of ideas, thus sharpening every facet of the album. It helped further expand Tarot’s sound, which is often driven by the classic Hammond B3 organ, mellotron string and choir and various analog synths.
The members of Tarot put an immense of thought into the interplay between Harrington-George’s parts and its guitar lines, ultimately producing an album with equal breadth and depth.
Glimpse of the Dawn is tailor-made for the live arena. Tarot already has plans to hit its Australian homeland and Europe throughout 2024, bringing its hard-rocking, anthemic songs to audiences deserving of a band that perfectly embodies the spirit of 1970s rock.
Melbourne Dethfest returns in 2025 for its fourth instalment with none other than LEFT TO DIE (USA) headlining this feast of heaviness in all its glory.
After the initial Melbourne Dethfest in 2022, 2023 & 2024 selling out before doors, it was a no brainer that the madness must go on in a bigger venue for 2025, back to two stages in which The Corner, Richmond will this year be the home of Melbourne Dethfest on Sunday March 9th 2025.
Who is LEFT TO DIE (USA)? You’re joking right?
Pioneering the sound of Death Metal since the 1980s’, a reborn tribute to the band DEATH including original members and other members hand-picked to do the job and present to you DEATH METAL in its purest form “Scream Bloody Gore” & “Leprosy”.
LEFT TO DIE (USA) features Terry Butler (Death, Obituary, Inhuman Condition & Massacre), Rick Rozz (Death, Mantas & Massacre) Matt Harvey (Exhumed & Gruesome) & Gus Rios (Gruesome and Malevolent Creation)
Two Stages. 8 Hours of filth. Are you ready for the madness?
Thats right, Swedish Metal Gods Dream Evil are playing Melbourne on 4/11 (Cup Day Eve) at The Leadbeater, Richmond and half the tickets are already gone!
Supported by Japanese Queens of Rock/Metal ‘Bridear’ and Local Heavy Rock/Metal ‘Wicked Smile’ we are in for one huge night of METAL!
For the first time ever Austrian Post Black Metal pioneers HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY will make their debut in Australia, November 2024.
The captivating group of tranquil Black Metal will be supported by Depressive Black Metal group AUSTERE; both groups making their first ever appearances in the following cities; Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney
In the past decade, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY have become pioneers of the post black metal movement, gained a significant worldwide following with “III: Trauma” and even entered the German charts on #4 with their latest album “Maere”.
Ever since their conception in 2011, the Austrian duo has drawn fans and critics deeper and deeper into the maelstrom of their melancholy, self-hate and anger, and toured relentlessly in Europe, Asia and North and South America. With M.S.‘s captivating guitar melodies and J.J.‘s lyrics, ridden with trauma, delirium and loss, their unique mixture of extreme metal and post rock has created an inescapable void.
Until 2024, AUSTERE (Conceived in 2005) had never played in their homeland until Austrian Black Metal band HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY requested they be included as main support for their debut tour of Australia.
JAZZ SABBATH (UK) arrive in Australia this week and we are just as happy as you are!
The Perth shows have SOLD OUT (Yeah What?), Brisbane tickets are going quick (BUY HERE), Sydney tickets are FREE (Yeah I know, so you better get in early) and you get the option of going to one or two Melbourne shows!
Poised to wear that crown of World Class Metal next in Australia; is Melodic Death Metal band IMMORIUM from ACT as they announce their first ever tour of Australia in August 2024.
Incorporating the likes of Dark Tranquility, At The Gates, and Insomnium into their sophisticated sound, Immorium are set to release their third album, Rose Water Black, on July 21 and soon after will tour Canberra, Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney
Alain Johannes left over AUS/NZ tour Merchandise? Yes Artist First have it all in stock. Hoodies/Gold Tees (extremely limited), Vinyl (AUS/NZ Colour Edition) and plenty of tour Tshirts. Try your luck!
Swedish heavy metal legends DREAM EVIL are back and headed to Australia this summer 2024! In support of their brand-new album Metal Gods (Out July 26, Century Media), DREAM EVIL will make their Australian debut this November!.
Hitting Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne, DREAM EVIL is ready to read from the book of heavy metal down under and bring the wrath of the metal gods!
DREAM EVIL will be joined in Australia by all-female Japanese metal band BRIDEAR, also touring Australia for the first time, as they kick off their own world tour! BRIDEAR’s new album Born Again (Psychomanteum Records) was produced by DREAM EVIL’s Fredrk Nordström and features the track “Die Like This” with a guest vocal appearance by DREAM EVIL’s Nick Night. BRIDEAR has cultivated a strong international following and is thrilled to finally bring their powerful live experience to Australia!
Presented by Your Mate Bookings, Century Media Records, Utopia Records, Metal Evilution, Pyramidion Productions, Studio Fredman & Psychomanteum Records.
