Sevendust have withdrawn from this year’s Soundwave lineup. It’s the third time the band has cancelled an Australian tour. Fans will remember they pulled out of an Avenged Sevenfold stadium tour in 2011 and in their heyday, cancelled a show alongside Creed. Though the band officially sites ‘issues out of our control’ on their Twitter account, promoter AJ Maddah offered some more insightful details on his notoriously brazen Twitter account. He called the band ‘pissweak’ before explaining “they confirmed, then yesterday said you either give us a lot more money or we’ll cancel”. He went on, “They contacted us asking for more money again and we had to draw the line somewhere…I can’t be bothered to work with them again. As they say, you don’t negotiate with terrorists”. Say what you will about Maddah, this kind of unprecedented insight into the world of tour promotion is fucking intoxicating. MORE SCANDAL!
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that one of the highlights of last year’s Soundwave Festival was Swedish metal band Ghost. I remember at one point seeing punters bolting across an oval in order to catch a band’s set before its conclusion. When I asked what they were so eager to see, a young man informed me that a rumour had been spreading about Ghost’s special live show. If you’re not heading to Big Day Out this year, you can now catch Papa Emeritus and his crew of nameless ghouls at The Hi-Fi Bar on Wednesday January 22.
Alexisonfire are still getting fans hot under the collar, even a year after their demise. The band released an online documentary series last week that features an episode for every one of their albums. It really is a fantastic insight into the band’s dynamic and history. And damn, hearing those songs again, I can’t help but think the guys have left really massive shoes to fill in the melodic hardcore field. It may be sometime until someone can create a catalogue as flawless as those dudes.
Adelaide’s Crisis Alert have announced a mega tour this February, to support their recently released full-length Urban Decay. They’ll perform at Melbourne’s Reverence Hotel on February 14, followed up with an all ages spot at Phoenix Youth Club on February 16. Stay tuned for supports because they’re bound to be pretty decent. Tickets are available at the door.
Tom Morello has said something rather outlandish in an interview with Billboard Magazine and subsequently revealed a rather massive ego. Not to say it’s totally unwarranted; the man is a genius. Morello spoke of his upcoming album (his “first solo big rock record” saying that “the idea is that this is the Hendrix of now”.
Perth’s Saviour have followed in the footsteps of label mates House Vs Hurricane and called it quits, despite showing bucket loads of promise. Whereas House Vs Hurricane had been kicking about for a while, Saviour had just released their debut album via popular hardcore label UNFD before they announced that they’d be “calling it a day”. They’ll honour commitments to Breath Of Life Festival and Pushover Festival but will then part ways. No reason for the split has been offered, despite their insistence that “it is going to be the hardest thing letting it go”.
