ORDER OF CHAOS PLAY NEW ALBUM LIVE
Friday August 15 sees Order of Chaos hit the Reverence Hotel in celebration of the release of new album Deadweight Undertow by playing the album live from start to finish with a couple classics out of the back catalogue for good measure. Abrasion, Dread and Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard round out the bill. Ten bucks at the door.
OH NIGELLA
Melbourne rocker Welshie (Marc Welsh)releases his wickedly wicked new single Nigella: Lips, Tits, Great Big Hips on Saturday August 16 at The Sound Bar, 5/399 Old Geelong Rd, Hoppers Crossing, with superstar guests Cicadastone and Brooklyn Hookers. Welshie says the song is “a ‘70s inspired, riff-ridden monster detailing all things saucy about every red-blooded man’s favourite chef, Ms Lawson.” The press release adds, “Perhaps it’s a good thing that the man’s wife is on backup vocals to keep him in line.” The action kicks off at 8pm, $10 at the door. The first 50 payers get a copy of the three-track single.
THE SMITH STREET BAND ANNOUNCES ALBUM #3
Throw Me In the River, the soon to be released third LP from Melbourne’s The Smith Street Band, is full of their trademark earnest storytelling, serving as a snapshot of the last few years of their hectic lives. Often dark but always honest, the album is a virtual passport to their global rise, with songs written in Winnipeg, Salt Lake City, Calgary, London, New York and North Melbourne amongst other places. Recorded in a cottage in the pristine surrounds of Forrest in The Otways, the album saw the band team up with Bomb The Music Industry’s Jeff Rosenstock as producer, Jonathan Low (The War On Drugs, The National) as mixer and once again work with close friends Matt Voigt (Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams) and Sam Johnson (Sunshine & Technology) to engineer the record. Throw Me In the River is out on Friday October 31 through Poison City Records.
MESHUGGAH LIVE ALBUM!
Commemorating the 25-year anniversary since the recording of their first EP, Sweden’s extreme musical deviants Meshuggah have announced the artwork and the track listing to their upcoming live DVD/2-CD release The Ophidian Trek, due out worldwide this fall and also available in Blu-Ray. With visual footage shot in the U.S. and Europe during The Ophidian Trek tour and festival footage from Wacken Open Air 2013 in Germany, the live audio was processed and edited by guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, mixed by Daniel Begstrand and mastered by Mats “Limpan” Lindfors. Drummer Tomas Haake says: “We’re really stoked about this new Meshuggah live DVD! It’s been four years since the release of Alive and with the band celebrating 25 years, we felt that we just had to get another one of these puppies out there! Audio/video was recorded during our European stretch of The Ophidian Trek tour, as well as at the Wacken Open Air Festival and we’re super proud of how it came out! For this one we used the extremely talented photographer Anthony Dubois for filming and editing etc. and he’s really done a stunning job with it!” It’s in stores on Friday September 26.
THE RETURN OF POP WILL EAT ITSELF
Pop Will Eat Itself return to Australia for the first time in 20 years in September. The Poppies stormed on to the late ‘80s UK scene with their high energy, industrial tinged dance/rock anthems. They shared many a stage with such musical contemporaries as Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, and The Wonder Stuff. But it was their sample driven, biting social satire that set them apart from the others and they quickly gained a rabid worldwide following. Their relentless live shows and groundbreaking artwork also solidified their position as innovators. The reinvigorated lineup includes original member Graham Crabb, legendary vocalist Mary Byker (Gaye Bykers on Acid, Apollo 440), drumming powerhouse Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter, Killing Joke) and Gary Numan’s guitarist Tim Muddiman. They’ll be at The Hi-Fi on Sunday September 7. Strictly limited VIP Meet & Greet packages are available. Visit metropolistouring.com for details.
NEW DREAM ON DREAMER SINGLE
After dominating the stage of Soundwave Festival, Dream On Dreamer have announced the release of a new single called Darkness Brought Me Here and supporting tour dates. Darkness Brought Me Here was released on Friday and is DOD’s first release since the arrival of the latest recruit, Chris Shaw (ex House Vs Hurricane). The track showcases the band’s new found spark of passion and creativity in an aggressive fashion, delivering blow after blow of punchy hooks that will hit you so hard, when you wake up your clothes will be out of fashion. It is an epic trip that rolls through every emotion, soaring to exhilarating highs then dipping to the darkest lows. It’s a bipolar beast that explores the inner mechanisms of your mind. The track was produced/engineered by Dave Petrovic and mixed/mastered by Steve Evetts (Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan). Catch them at Next on Thursday August 14, tickets from the door only.
