ARIA announced their official nominees for the Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal release last week. Frenzal Rhomb, Buried In Verona, House Vs Hurricane and Sleepmakeswaves are all in contention to take out the coveted award. Said Frenzal on Twitter, “Never heard of half the bands in our category. Can’t lose surely”. They then thanked ARIA by saying “Can’t wait to do bulbs and throw up all over your band room again”.
Not long to go until we get to see Touche Amore and Make Do And Mendagain. Resist Records are bringing them our way to play at Melbourne’s Reverence Hotel on Friday November 9 and Phoenix Youth on Saturday November 10. Our Solace have been given the support slot at The Reverence and Cavalcade and Disasters will accompany the all ages Phoenix show. Tickets are still available at Oztix.
The Living End have announced a veritable smorgasbord of supports for their upcoming Retrospective tour. Pretty much every Melbourne show is sold out, bar a Roll On show on Thursday December 20 and an underage gig on Saturday December 22. Meanwhile, Melbourne supports include legends such as The Meanies, Kingswood, Something For Kate, The Smith Street Band and even Area 7. Details are on The Corner website.
William Elliot Whitmore – previously seen here with Frank Turner – will do a run of sideshows to support is upcoming spot on Byron Bay’s Bluesfest. If you don’t feel like making the trip up north you can catch him at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday March 26.
Eyehategod have added some excellent headlining shows to their trip down south this November. Apart from headlining Cherry Fest on Sunday November 25, they’ll do their own gig at Billboards on Saturday November 24, with Canberra’s doom gurus I Exist as supports. Go to this show.
Underoath have called it quits after 15 years of service. Rest assured, they’ll release a ‘best of’ and do a farewell tour before they slink off into the night. Vocalist Spencer said, “We feel like it’s time to close this chapter….This wasn’t a quick decision by any means, it’s just time for us to move on”.
The hardest working prog band in the country, Dead Letter Circus, are hitting the road again this summer with hardcore lads Hands Like Houses. Catch them at The Fiztroy Hotel in Windsore on Friday December 28. They’ll also play Pyramid Rock Fest over new years.
The Hives have announced headlining shows to accompany their stint at Falls Festival. You can catch them on Sunday January 6 at The Forum in Melbourne. Great venue, amazing band. Must see.
