Hail fans of the brutal.
Nile must like it here, ‘cause they’re not only giving us a new album soon in the form of Those Whom The Gods Detest, but they’re also coming back for what I think is their third Aussie tour. Also along for the ride are US black metallers Abigail Williams who will be mercilessly divining the winds of hate from their new album In the Shadow Of A Thousand Suns on their first Aussie jaunt. As if that wasn’t enough brutal for your buck, throw in Florida death stalwarts Hate Eternal to open proceedings on the back of their Fury and Flames record. The tour will cross closest to ACT fans in Sydney at The Factory on Friday May 28 and is a licensed all ages show. Tickets on sale at factorytheatre.com.au and Utopia Records if you’re up in Sydney doing some record shopping.
Also returning this year is Machine Head for a run of shows in March. Details are light on at the moment, but the show closest us is at the Big Top, Luna Park in Sydney on Sunday March 28 and will be licensed all ages. Tickets through Ticketmaster.
Cemetery Urn have made a welcome return to the recording studio and are about to drop their new album Southern Sign Ritual on the Blackart Productions label. Keep an eye out on the band’s MySpace for release dates and point of purchase info – myspace.com/cemeteryurn.
The UK’s Paradise Lost have postponed their Sydney Metro show that was to be this Saturday February 6. The show has now been slated for Monday April 26 and tickets for the Saturday February 6 will be honoured. They’re still bringing Norway’s Sirenia, a gothic metal band who blend death and extreme metal influences with symphonic atmospheres and female vocals in the form of Spanish X-Factor contestant Ailyn.
Neil Hamburger is supporting Faith No More on their upcoming sideshows to the Soundwave tour. Should be interesting to see how that goes down!!!
If you’re in Sydney on Saturday February 6 and doom isn’t your cup of tea, don’t forget Queensland’s, and arguably Australia’s, most infamous extremists Portal are at the Bald Faced Stag (knowing these guys, one of them will likely be wearing a Bald Faced Stag) promoting their stunning new album Swarth. Also along are Ulcerate (NZ), Beyond Terror Beyond Grace and Daemon Foetal Harvest. That’s a big night well worth a hit up the Hume.
Don’t forget locally over the next two weeks are two stunning international shows of our own at The Basement. Thursday February 11 is the Birushanah (Japan), Whitehorse (Melbourne) and Pod People show. Tuesday February 23 is Wolves In The Throneroom (USA), Monarch (France) and Black Widow/Blarke Beyer (Melbourne).
Josh np: Face in a Night Time Mirror Pt 2 – Wolves in the Throne Room – Diadem of 12 Stars
