I thrust my horns in your general direction.
Last issue I was able to warn you of an impending boarding by Scottish pirates in the form of the Alestorm tour. Further rumblings from Europe have warned of an impending raid by Finland’s Turisas. Yes, the band named after the ancient Finnish war god are packing their fury underpants and battle axes to raid our shores. Darlings of the European summer metal fests, the show is bound to be a cracker and you can catch it Saturday May 22 at The Factory Theatre in Sydney and the show is all ages. You can find tickets on sale at justsayrock.com.au.
The Day Everything Became Nothing are at The Basement on Friday March 26 for a night of world class gore grind. The night after, Saturday March 27, at said Basement is also a huge local bill featuring The Darker Half, Templestowe, Dead Letter Opener and Forgery.
No strangers to our shores and equally as berzerk sans the costumes, The Dillinger Escape Plan are coming back. The tour is with Maylene, Sons of Disaster and The Red Shore and I’m still trying to determine if there are two shows on at The Metro in Sydney on the same day or if it’s a typo. I would assume that one show would be all ages and the other an over 18s show, either way, The Metro is the place and the date is Friday May 21 with Dillinger headlining one or both shows. I will do some more digging and let you know in a future Metallise.
Nick Oliveri is back for more acoustic shows at The Wall (345 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt) in Sydney on Wednesday March 24 with support from Blackie of The Hard-Ons.
Last time I reported that Paul Dianno was coming back, you may have sensed some cynicism in my reportage. Those that attended Dianno last time may have agreed with me after the legendary frontman from Iron Maiden’s first two albums left the stage with the shits that fans didn’t know the words to The Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop. Well, colour me impressed, in part, at the tour plans for this visit due to land at The ANU Bar on Sunday June 20. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Iron Maiden’s debut self-titled record, and to celebrate the landmark, Dianno and, I assume, the same band made of Sydney thrashers Killrazor will be back to play a set featuring said self-titled album in full along with a bunch of tracks from Killers as well. 25 bucks at moshtix.com and you can join in the celebration. If you’re a TRUE fan, you can pay for a 100 dollar VIP ticket. That will get you entry to the show, a merch bag, tour poster and a meet and greet with the man himself.
For those who prefer their metal a bit more core and tattooed, Confession, Thy Art Is Murder, Wish For Wings and Lovers Grave play the Canberra leg of The Mistake Tour at The Jam Factory for all ages on Sunday May 2. The Jam Factory is at 4/9 Lithgow Street in Fyshwick and is available for bands looking for rehearsal space – call Chris on 0413 476 591 if you need somewhere to make a racket at very reasonable rates.
Josh – np: Frosthammer – Snakes For The Divine – High On Fire
