BREWTALITY AT THE TOTE AND BENDIGO
HEAVY Mag presents Brewtality 2013, a celebration of Australia’s finest metal, rock and beer. The event will be held over two of Melbourne’s finest live venues, The Tote and The Bendigo Hotel, over three stages. Free beer tastings by major sponsor Killer Sprocket. The line-up includes: King Parrot, Dreadnaught, Scar The Surface (Album Launch), Desecrator (Vinyl Launch), Electrik Dynamite, King of the North, Frankenbok, Bronson, Heaven The Axe, Witchgrinder, Don Fernando, The Deep End (Single Launch), Midnight Creepers (QLD) , Orpheus Omega, Truth Corroded (SA), House of Thumbs, Zelorage (SA), The Charge, Internal Nightmare, I am Duckeye, Hailmary, Join The Amish, Hadal Maw, Infiltraitor (SA), Abreact, Diprosus, Bury The Truth, Drifter and Audemia.
SURRENDER NABS EVERY TIME I DIE SUPPORT
Originally hailing from Perth, Surrender, now residing in Melbourne, have recently finished touring with Vices and Perspectives, and now they’ve snagged the coveted opening slot on the Every Time I Die tour, which hits the Corner Hotel on Sunday October 20. On their debut album, One Day, the band delve into their own unique brand of melodic hardcore, delivering a kick in the face with driving guitars and honest melodies. The future is shining bright, and their ambition will not waiver.
NEW HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS VIDEO
There’s some great new footage of Hotel Wrecking City Traders Live on PBS106.7fm (28th August 2013). Go check it out at http://youtu.be/6_8tgwD0b9k The band are currently looking for interested European labels who may be able to assist in the release of their next full length LP to coincide with its release on their label.
LIMP BIZKIT RETURN TO OZ
With over 35 million album sales, Limp Bizkit are the undisputed champions of rap-rock, and they will finally be bringing their ground shaking live show to venues around Australia this October. There are no extra shows so don’t fuck around. I had a chat with guitarist Wes Borland last week (look for it in an upcoming issue of Beat) and he hinted that there might even be some new material to check out, since the recording of their next album should be finished by the time they step on the plane. They’ll be at Festival Hall on Sunday October 27. Presented by Triple M, Channel V and Soundwave Touring. Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster now.
KILL TV SHOWCASE
Kill TV have been chosen to be part of the Grid band showcase at The Elsternwick Hotel, playing their heat this Thursday October 10. Then they’re at The Empress on Friday October 11.
BMTH & THE CONTORTIONIST
Don’t you fucking dare forget that Between The Buried And Me are at the Corner Hotel on Tuesday November 19 to perform their ambitious release The Parallax II: Future Sequence in it’s entirety. This critically acclaimed album is described by Tommy Rogers (vocals, keyboards) as “A conceptual journey that takes the listener to worlds that seem familiar and worlds that make you scratch your head.” Joining BTBAM are US Prog Metal alchemists The Contortionist. Combine Rush, Dream Theater, Cynic and their touring buddies and add a dose of their own personality and you get these guys. They create a frenzy of warped time signatures, percussive mathematics, spider-fingered fretwork, dazzlingly atmospheric keyboards and arresting vocals. In short, a stunning, virtuosic group of musicians who have been shattering the boundaries of conventional heavy metal since their inception in 2007. Tickets are on sale now.
GUS G & FIREWIND GET THEIR SHRED ON
Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G – known by many as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and by his tenures in Dream Evil, Nightrage and as a touring player with Arch Enemy – is bringing his legendary power metal band Firewind to Australia for the first time ever this October and November, presented by Metropolis Touring and Tombowler. The Apotheosis Across Australia 2013 tour rolls into Melbourne on Sunday November 3 at the Corner Hotel. Tickets are only $59 plus booking fee and are available from metropolistouring.com – and there are strictly limited VIP Meet and Greet packages available for each show too!
NEW DAVID LEE ROTH GREATEST HITS PACKAGE
David Lee Roth. The voice of Van Halen, the master of ceremonies who presided over such classics as Unchained, Running With The Devil and Panama as well as new stompers like China Town. Yep, Dave’s place in music history would be assured if he only ever recorded with Van Halen. But we all know Dave’s musical output didn’t stop there. His solo work introduced the world at large to such previously underground guitar heroes as Steve Vai and Jason Becker, and led to several more classics in the rock pantheon. Now a new Greatest Hits album brings a cherry-picked selection of Dave’s solo hits together. The CD, titled Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition, includes Dave’s entire Crazy From The Heat EP as well as tracks from his albums Eat ‘Em And Smile, Skyscraper, A Little Ain’t Enough and Your Filthy Little Mouth. It’s packaged with a DVD which includes nine of Dave’s classic MTV-era videos, including the entire Dave TV Warner Home Video release, which is appearing on DVD for the very first time. There’s also new artwork and photos, and of course printed lyrics to all songs, which is great if you’d like to sing along at home or to remind Dave of the correct lyrics next time he shouts out “I forgot the [bleep] words, man!”
