NEW GOJIRA ALBUM THIS WEEK
Gojira release their highly anticipated new LP Magma on Friday June 17. The follow up to 2012’s widely acclaimed L’enfant Sauvage, Magma is heralded by the new single Stranded, which is accompanied by an official music video directed by Vincent Caldoni.
Frontman Joe Duplantier says, “We are very excited to release our new album Magma. We put everything we had into these songs. This album is our flesh and blood.” The record was self-produced at the band’s own Silver Cord Studio in Ridgewood, Queens.
KAT O BELIEVES IN MAGIC
Kat O from Kill TV is back at Dane Certificate’s Magic Theatre in Brunswick on Saturday June 18. Come along for an awesome night of music and magic.
NEW BLUES PILLS ALBUM ANNOUNCED
Modern classic rockers Blues Pills have just announced their new album Lady In Gold, which will be released in August via Nuclear Blast. “Lady Gold is a character symbolising death,” explains singer Elin Larsson of the intriguing album title. “We wanted to get away from the typical stereotype of the Grim Reaper.” The mystical and dark references of the album title are echoed throughout a lot of the album. The album was produced in Sweden by Don Alsterberg.
HOLLOW WORLD AT THE BENDIGO
Amoeba Quake Events presents Hollow World, Cryptic Abyss, Daemon Pyre (NSW), Athenas Wake, Eternal Rest (QLD) and Behold the Defiant at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood on Friday June 17. Hollow World have been hitting hard in the Australian music scene since the release of their second EP The Wrath Kept Within, touring all around Australia with the likes of Ne’Obliviscaris, Be’lakor, Psycroptic, Disentomb, Aversions Crown, King Parrot and many more. Hollow World also opened for Swedish melodic death metal legends At The Gates. Cryptic Abyss have been quietly writing some of the heaviest death metal to come out of Melbourne and plan on hitting hard with their newest release Feed ‘Em To The Sea. Tickets at doors, $15 Entry.
GIVE SHERIFF A LEG UP
Melbourne’s Sheriff need a leg up to record their debut album, so they’re heading to Rye’s Civic Hall on Saturday June 25 to raise some bucks with a bunch of mates. Give ‘Em A Leg Up Ya Bastards! features Sheriff, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, Child, My Left Boot, Grindhouse, Redro Redriguez & His Inner Demons, Zombitches, Killerbirds, Broozer, A Gazillion Angry Mexicans, The Annie Crooners and The Moody Spooks. Bands are on from midday, and the fun begins at 11am with fete stalls, hot food, raffles, a goodies auction, rock’n’roll DJs, and MC (real life livestock auctioneer) Nick ‘The Mouth From The South’ Fogarty. The gig is 18+ with BYO cans, plus beer on tap. Pre-sale tickets $30 plus booking fee from sherifftheband.com.au.
ALTER BRIDGE SIGN WITH NAPALM RECORDS
The mighty Alter Bridge have signed with Napalm Records for North America, with their next album to be released in Australia via Rocket Distribution. “We are pleased to announce we will be joining forces with Napalm Records as we embark on the next phase of our journey,” Myles Kennedy says. “We are very excited to see what the future brings and look forward to reconnecting with our fans in 2016.” The band are currently at work on their new album with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, which is currently slated for a late 2016 release followed by massive touring over 2016 and 2017.
TRIBULATION TOUR AUSTRALIA BUT SKIP MELBOURNE?
Swedish metallers Tribulation will be touring Australia for the first time ever next week. Their back catalogue is exceptional and remarkably consistent, but it was 2015’s The Children Of The Night that really caught the attention of the metal press, making countless Album Of The Year lists. They’re playing three shows in Australia, and although there’s no Melbourne show on this tour, perhaps a road trip is in order. See them at Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart on Wednesday June 15, at The Bald Faced Stag in Sydney on Friday June 17 with Exordium Mors, Rise Of Avernus and Bastardizer, or at Crowbar in Brisbane with Anatomy and Chemical Cascades on Saturday June 18.
