KARNIVOOL CELEBRATE THEMATA ANNIVERSARY
Has it really been a decade since Karnivool released their debut album, Themata? Recorded in various spaces, in various ways and with a slightly varying lineup, they borrowed gear, borrowed money, borrowed space and used some tunings that perhaps haven’t been heard again. A decade later and Karnivool are an international force to be reckoned with, a band that usually only ever look forward. But for once they’re going to take a look over their shoulders with The Themata Decade Tour. Expect intimate, expect sweaty, expect loud. Expect to hear all of Themata and more. They’ll be at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday May 12, Kay Street in Traralgon on Friday May 15 and Wool Exchange in Geelong on Saturday May 16. Get your tickets from karnivool.com.au right now.
SECOND AND FINAL MÖTLEY CRÜE SHOW ADDED
The Final Tour marks the end of an era for the band. In January 2014, all four original members gathered to sign a binding ‘Cessation Of Touring’ agreement taking effect at the end of 2015 before a press conference in their hometown of Los Angeles and announcing the global two-year Final Tour.
Mötley Crüe have added a second and final performance to their highly-anticipated final tour of Australia this May, with special guest Alice Cooper (with the outrageously talented Nita Strauss on guitar). The final show – their last ever in Melbourne – will be at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday May 13, and tickets go on sale at midday on Friday March 20, although My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning at midday this Wednesday, March 18. There are still limited tickets available for the March 12 show, too.
NEW 4ARM LYRIC VIDEO
Metal thrashers 4ARM have released the brand new track called Poisoned Mind, taken from the band’s upcoming album, Survivalist. A lyric video for the song is on YouTube. The album will be released worldwide on Monday April 20 and is currently available as a special pre-order now via the bands Bandcamp page.
The pre-order deal gives you two selected tracks for immediate download upon purchasing the album, either physical or digital. Survivalist was mixed by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium) and the artwork was designed by Colin Marks.
METAL AT BENDIGO HOTEL
Off the back of their relentless Constricting Rage of The Merciless album, American black thrashers Goatwhore will play a one-off headlining show at Bendigo Hotel this Saturday March 21. Joining them is an all-star local lineup of Sewercide, MetalStorm and Join The Amish. Tickets are $20 on the door only from 8pm.
Tasmanian death metal pioneers Psycroptic are currently touring all over Australia in support of their technically wowing, sixth, self-titled, full-length album and you can catch them for a rare intimate show at Bendigo Hotel this Sunday March 22. Brisbane brutalists Disentomb will join them, as well locals Hadal Maw and Hollow World. Tickets $20 on the door from 7.00pm.
THEY MIGHT BE WORKAHOLICS
They Might Be Giants will release three brand new albums this year and have reintroduced their legendary Dial-A-Song service, magnificently updated for the digital age. They’re releasing a new song every week online at dialasong.com and on US toll-free number (844) 387-6962. You can get tracks individually from various online stores or join the Dial-A-Song Direct service on Drip.fm and get the whole year’s stack of tracks for just 30 bucks. Their album, Glean, is out on Friday April 24 via Breakaway Recordings and the Australian edition comes with an exclusive free bonus CD of the entire Flood album recorded live in Australia on their 2013 tour.
THE SOULENIKOES, KETTLESPIDER, MASS SKY RAID & MYYTH
Queensland band Mass Sky Raid have released a new single titled Enemy, a vast, grand scale rock track takes them to another sonic level. And now it’s time to take it on tour, including a stop at The Workers Club on Thursday March 26. Headlining the show will be The Soulenikoes, who’ll be giving a sneak peek into their new material. Also joining the lineup are hard-hitting instrumental prog rockers Kettlespider and disco-punks Myyth, who recently played a packed Workers Club for their Relics single launch. Tickets via Oztix.
SWITCHFOOT THIS MONTH
SoCal natives Switchfoot have sold 5.5 million copies worldwide of their eight studio albums, racked up a string of alternative radio hit singles, performed sold-out world tours (visiting five continents in the past year alone), raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid homeless kids in their community through their own Bro-Am Foundation, and earned themselves a global fanbase devoted to Switchfoot’s emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock. Catch them atb 170 Russell on Tuesday March 31 playing hit songs like Meant To Live, Dare You to Move, This Is Your Life, Dirty Second Hands, When We Come Alive, Stars and Mess Of Me.
