THE ARISTOCRATS TOUR
Featuring the combined virtuoso talents of drummer Marco Minnemann (Steve Wilson, Joe Satriani),bassist Bryan Beller (Joe Satriani, Dethklok) and Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, Asia/GPS), The Aristocrats are at The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood on Thursday October 6 thanks to Thump Music. Tickets on sale now from Thump.
CAMP COPE ANNOUNCE FINAL HEADLINE SHOW OF 2016
To cap off what’s been an incredible year, Camp Cope have announced their final headline show of 2016 at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday December 17 with very special guests Harmony and Two Steps on the Water. Hope you grabbed a ticket, because they sold out in a couple of hours.
LACUNA COIL SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED
Lacuna Coil return to Australia this October for their first ever headline tour in support of their eighth studio album, Delirium. Lacuna Coil are best known for the dual male/female vocals of Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro; a combination that forms the most effervescent one-two vocal punch in rock. Their gothic imagery, down-tuned sonics and creative use of synths created a metal sub genre all of its own. Influencing generations of bands who have lived in the band’s shadow since they formed in 1994. Melbourne supports are Orpheus Omega and Drown This City. Orpheus Omega have cemented themselves as one of melodic death metal’s most promising newcomers. Continuous national support slots and multiple tours of Asia have refined their live set to devastating effect. And Drown This City, led by their intense and impassioned frontwoman Alex Reade, have been at the forefront of the Australian heavy music scene all year. Combining their EDM roots with post hardcore aggression, DTC truly appeal to crowds of all kinds. Catch them at Max Watt’s on Thursday October 13.
FULL PROGFEST LINEUP ANNOUNCED
Four more bands have been added to the already stellar lineup of Progfest 2016, bringing the total to 12. In addition to Caligula’s Horse, Circles, We Lost The Sea, Chaos Divine, AlithiA, Orsome Welles, Transience and Dyssidia are Bear The Mammoth, Figures, Qlaye Face and Elight. It’s going down at The Corner Hotel on Saturday December 3. Tickets on sale now via wildthingpresents.com, Oztix and the venue.
NEW SONATA ARCTICA ALBUM
The Finnish melodic power metal legends Sonata Arctica release their new album The Ninth Hour on Friday October 7. The band describes the title thus: “Humanity no longer needs a bible to know that we’re quickly approaching the ninth hour – the particular moment, when Jesus died on the cross. Our time has come to sacrifice and regret our sins, yet not in a religious way, but in a completely mundane context. We’re standing on the edge of a nuclear war, inside a society where environmental pollution is a daily matter and people’s respect for Mother Nature seems barely existent.” Frontman Tony Kakko says, “I’m not a very religious person at all, so I actually had to study the background and different meanings, once I came up with the title The Ninth Hour, which was meant to underline the fact this is our ninth studio album. But it was a pleasant thing to find all these meanings and realise that they actually fit in really well with my idea about the cover and some of the lyrical themes.”
ACE OF SPADES ADDS ANOTHER SHOW
Australian Motorhead tribute band Ace of Spades are celebrating their first birthday in the loudest way possible. They’re performing the classic 1981 Motorhead live album No Sleep Till Hammersmith in its entirety – and they’ll be recording it too. It all happens at the Mr Boogie Man Bar, on Friday October 7 at 7.30pm. Also appearing is Manowar tribute band Triumph Of Steel and Dio tribute Holy Diver. Ace of Spades are also playing Saturday October 8 at the Black Hatt Bar in Geelong with Rose Tattoo tribute Assault & Battery, Prophetess and Vendetta (their 20th anniversary gig).
