TERRA AUSTRALIS. GRRR.
Getteth thee to The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood on Saturday January 17, for Terra Australis brings unbridled force that crushes all that stand in their way. Before they step on the shores of Japan once again, Terra seek to raise hell and wave the banner of Melbourne Black Metal. Twisted Fate comprises of talented seasoned metal warriors that are sure to deliver an impressive kick off to the Cryptic Slaughter. Joined by Mardraum and Maniaxe.
CALIGULA’S HORSE PREMIERES A GIFT TO AFTERTHOUGHT VIDEO WITH REVOLVER
Caligula’s Horse is an Australian powerhouse, delivering progressive rock that seamlessly blends grand technicality with raw honesty. Such a commanding sound immediately comes through on A Gift To Afterthought, the first track off of the band’s latest critically acclaimed release, The Tide, the Thief & River’s End. And the track’s grand liveliness is further captured in a new video recently premiered by Revolver Magazine. “The mindset of this video was to build the entire production around showing what we do live, down to bringing in our touring lighting and visual technicians and giving them free reign,” guitarist Sam Vallen says. You can watch the video at http://youtu.be/bVvOPSupIsg and catch the band at The Evelyn Hotel on Sunday January 25 (Australia Day Eve) with AlithiA, Orsome Welles and Kettlespider.
MEGADETH’S DAVID ELLEFSON “MY LIFE WITH DETH” SPOKEN WORD TOUR
Megadeth bass player and co-founder David Ellefson is coming to town for a spoken word tour which will feature stories from life on the road and as a founding member of one of the biggest metal acts in the world. The night will also feature a bass demonstration and audience Q&A which will allow fans to delve deeper into all things Megadeth and David’s autobiography My Life With Deth, a story about the complex history of the band. He’ll be at The Hi Fi on Thursday March 19. It’s 18+, and tickets are available now from Oztix.VIP Meet & Greet packages are also available.
ORPHEUS OMEGA AT THE WORKERS
Melbourne melodic death metal band Orpheus Omega will be performing at The Workers Club in Melbourne on Friday January 23 (joined by Melbourne heavyweights Eye Of The Enemy, Whoretopsy, Myridian and Hollow World) before heading into the studio to work on their third album. Last year was huge for the band, with an Australian national tour with Dark Tranquillity, Melbourne support with Children Of Bodom and a hugely successful and acclaimed headlining tour of Asia and live DVD recording thanks to highly supported Pozible campaign.
The show at The Workers Club is presented by Metal Obsession.net and TrendKill Magazine. Doors at 7pm, $15 entry, 18+.
BALLARAT BEER FESTIVAL
What better way to spend a Summer Saturday – other than planting forget-me-nots, Iceland poppies, marigolds, pansies, petunias and zinnia – than grabbing some friends and family and heading to Ballarat Beer Festival – Victoria’s original boutique beer festival, celebrating all things liquid gold on the picturesque Ballarat City Oval on Saturday January 24. The stellar musical lineup includes Ash Grunwald, Way Of The Eagle (Jay Skubiszewski’s creative collaboration featuring Dan Sultan and The Cat Empire’s Harry James Angus), The Delta Riggs, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, Buddha In A Chocolate Box, Timberwolf and Demi Louise. For craft beer lovers there’ll be information sessions during the day, hosted by renowned beer educator and writer Pete Mitcham from Australian Brews News. With a plethora of beer makers and industry experts parting their knowledge to the crowd, special guests returning to the event include the brewmaster himself, Dr. Charles ‘Chuck’ Hahn and renowned chef and entrepreneur Stefano de Pieri. Tickets and drink tokens are available now via Ticketek.
FEED HER TO THE SHARKS PREVIEW NEW ALBUM
New to the Victory Records roster, Melbourne’s Feed Her To The Sharks have released The World Is Yours, the first track from their new album, Fortitude, which hits the streets on Tuesday February 10.
After taking to the road with peers such as Suicide Silence and Asking Alexandria, 2015 will offer Feed Her To The Sharks’ most impressive material to date, and Fortitude showcases the band’s calculated complexity and brutally melodic direction.
VENOM READY ALBUM #14
Venom, the hugely influential British heavy metal trio widely revered for driving and shaping the darker side of extreme music, return to the fray with the lyric video for the song Long Haired Punks. This track – the first new music from the band since their Fallen Angels release in 2011 – is from their forthcoming 14th studio album, From The Very Depths, released Friday January 30 on CD and download via Spinefarm Records/Caroline Australia. A double vinyl version will follow shortly after, also on Spinefarm. Vocalist/bassist and original member Cronos says, “This album is perfect; all three members are totally over-the-top confident with the new songs and the production. We had a great atmosphere in the studio while we were recording; Dante created pure thunder from his drums, while Rage tears the flesh off your face with his riffs, making everything fall into place so well… it shows the band maturing into an unstoppable force of pure Black Metal. We can’t wait to play the new songs live for the Legions… Hell Yeah.”
