Brutal greetings thrashers.
I’m thinking I’ll reverse the trend of announcing more international tours in the column by letting you know that the Paradise Lost and Stryper tours have been cancelled. The Paradise Lost tour due to ‘promotional problems’ – get your refund at the place of purchase. Stryper has been postponed, and to hell with devil if I know when they’re coming back but I shall persevere until I do.
There have been many rumblings of other long stay metal and hard rockin’ outfits coming out though, either officially or about to be announced. The Cult, for example. The band are bringing their Love tour to Australia to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album with the same name and hit The Big Top at Luna Park in Sydney on Thursday May 6. Tickets at Ticketek.
On the rumours front, Metallica are dropping hints for a Q3 or Q4 Aussie tour and that’s looking more and more likely with the rumour coming from Lars himself.
A Metallise get well card to a pioneer and champion of the double kicks, Pete Sandoval, who is currently recuperating from an operation to relieve chronic back problems. Tim Yeung (Hate Eternal/Divine Heresy et al) will fill in for Sandoval whilst he recovers.
The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth are heading down for a run of seven Australian shows in late May/early June. The Sydney show is all ages at The Factory Theatre on Monday May 31. The Black Dahlia Murder are touring their Deflorate record.
The Dillinger Escape Plan tickets have also gone on sale and for 64 smackers the band plays The Metro on Friday May 21 with Maylene and The Sons of Disaster. Ticketek has got you covered for these tickets and the show is licensed all ages.
Cunt Butcher, Grannyfist, Hell Mary and Teenage Skank Parade make an interesting combo for a live show and you can witness the grindin’ times at The Basement on Friday April 9. The following Friday (April 16), The Basement hosts a huge local show featuring System Addict, Loud So Clear, Barbarian and Imperial. The night after, Saturday April 17, there’s House of Thumbs, Melbourne rockers Heaven The Axe (featuring Steve Watts of Terrorust/Manticore on guitar), Spoil and Blindeyedgods.
The Vivid Live Festival is happening over two weeks in Sydney in May/June and whilst Lou Reed or Laurie Anderson may not float the Metallise boat too much, welcome news that Japanese champions Boris will be doing a show on Friday May 28. The whole fest is on at the Opera House and the Boris show is at The Studio for $35 bucks, if you don’t wanna go see any of the other festival performances.
The Red Shore is currently touring the country along with The Abandonment and Forgotten Rival. The tour includes an all ages show at The Jam Factory in Fyshwick on Wednesday April 28.
Marty Friedman, he of the poodle locks, the Megadeth, the Cacophony and the shred, is doing a guitar clinic tour of Australia that hits Alan’s Music on Tuesday April 27 at 7.30pm. If you’re looking to add to your box of thrashin’ tricks, you can get tickets at the Alan’s Music website, www.allansmusic.com.au.>
Saturday May 8 at The Basement is an interesting show under the banner of Welcome to Slavery. The show features an eclectic lineup including Voltera, Sin City and Nobody Knew They Were Robots. I’ll track down some details in the coming weeks.
Josh – np: Sink to the Centre – Age Eternal – Middian
