September is not shaping up as a good month for smaller promoters to put international shows on, given Metallica has sold out four shows in Sydney and Melbourne alone and tickets are going very quickly on the fifth show at Acer and Rod Laver Arenas respectively.
Recently announced were the two international supports for the shows, which sent another tonne of fans scurrying off to the interweb for tickets upon the news of Baroness and Lamb of God joining the tour. I believe at the time of this being written there are still tickets for the last Sydney show.
That hasn’t stopped the promoters of all things heavy sending out the international goodness.
Om’s tour here turned out to be a rumour unfortunately. You can see ‘em in Sydney at The Factory Theatre on Saturday July 17 with Blarke Bayer/Black Widow and Breathing Shrine. They’re also playing with Lichens as the headliner on Tuesday July 20 at the Red Rattler in Sydney with Blarke Bayer/Black Widow and special guests.
Overkill, one of thrash metal’s most revered acts and who are just one of the acts likely to be unfairly overlooked by cash strapped metal fans, are hitting The Metro Theatre on Saturday September 25 to mark their 25th anniversary. Australian audiences can expect to see founders Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth and D.D. Verni, as well as newcomers Derik ‘The Skull’ Tailer, Dave Linsk and Ron Lipnicki, and of course their beloved mascot Chaly (the skeletal bat from most of their album covers). Tickets are selling fast, so do not miss this landmark tour. Mortal Sin are the supports.
While on the old guard of thrash, Exodus tickets for their Saturday October 2 show at the Manning Bar in Sydney are also moving along and according to Gary Holt, “I’m not happy unless I see someone out there in the pit, bleeding and smiling!” Tickets through Moshtix and Utopia Records.
Having played the first of the Utopia Records 30th anniversary gigs a couple of weeks back at the Bald Faced Stag, the show was great, but I’m sure it won’t be a patch on the celebration of everything Sydney metal on Saturday July 10 when Mortal Sin, The Amenta, Daysend, Switchblade, Killrazer, Darker Half, Anno Domini, Norse and Hellbringer take to the Manning Bar with a musical 4 x 2. Get along for all the thrashin’ fun.
Macabre are at the Bald Faced Stag on Friday July 30 with Pod People, Roadside Burial and Chaotic Impurity. Tickets are 30 bucks beforehand and 35 at the door for the murder metal masters’ first Australian tour ever. www.gobookem.com has tickets if you search for the venue name ‘The Wall’ which is the name of the venue inside the Bald Faced Stag.
Bastardfest is a fledgling festival being run in three states this year with a view to expand in 2011, featuring the best of Australia’s heavy acts. Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth are first on the menu with the Melbourne show featuring a stellar bill. Blood Duster, Psycroptic, Extortion, Mindsnare, Captain Cleanoff and The Kill will be hitting the Corner Hotel in Richmond on Saturday September 4. The Kill has also been included in the first announcement for next year’s Maryland Death Festival.
Josh – np: Doomsower – Reverend Bizarre – In The Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend
