65daysofstatic + Tangled Thoughts of Leaving + Solkyri + Trash McSweeney/Alix Kol Manning Bar, Sydney Tuesday March 10, 2015 It’s a cool night at Manning Bar for the return of English legends 65daysofstatic to Sydney, after over 2 years, a new record and in the midst of working on a mu ...
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Forstora – For All That Will Save Or Destroy Us (Bird’s Robe Records) I first heard of these guys when I saw them opening up for Karnivool in Perth back in 2012. Usually I don’t go for bands with the screaming/riff variety, but these guys were just so intense and heavy and had so much co ...
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Swedish progressive legends OPETH are returning to Australia in support of their new album 'Pale Communion.' Regardless of whether you like the newer direction their last coupe of records have taken, live, they continue to play a wide range of their entire discography, so fans of the heavy stu ...
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Sydney instrumental prog outfit SLEEPMAKESWAVES have announced a huge Australian headline tour. The ‘Great Northern’ tour celebrates the release of the band’s latest single and will see them play 55 shows in 22 countries from March until June. They will wrap up their epic run across ...
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Japan’s VAMPILLIA have announced their return to Australia, performing headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne as well as the 2015 Adelaide Festival. These guys (and girls) are pretty amazing live, with an all-inclusive show that engages the audience and the occasional bout of wood-sawing. No ...
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sleepmakeswaves will kick off 2015 in the UK and Europe alongside English/Indian progressive rockers SKYHARBOR (featuring vocalist Dan Tompkins of TESSERACT) and Polish cinematic rock act TIDES FROM NEBULA. Boy, wish that lineup would come down under. The band's second album 'Love of Cart ...
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Dream Theater at The Big Top, Sydney – October 30 2014 5 years Dream Theater fans have been waiting for this night. Much has happened in the career of Dream Theater since they last graced our shores, but tonight, the music is what mattered most. Considering the ebb and flow of a band’s ...
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UK electronic-post-rock legends 65DAYSOFSTATIC have announced their return to Australia with headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as the 2015 Adelaide Festival (their first appearance in Adelaide). The tour follows the band’s most recent studio album ‘Wild Light ...
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Adelaide Festival has really got its prog on this year, with the announcement of some incredible acts for its musical lineup. Firstly, Scottish post-rock icons MOGWAI will be returning, supported by orchestral art rockers THE RED PAINTINGS. UK experimental rock legends 65DAYSOFSTATIC will p ...
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It’s my first time to the newly renovated Newtown Social Club. Though it’s been operating for months now, I hadn’t yet been in to see a show at what was once the legendary Sandringham Hotel. Thankfully, it’s great. Cleaned up, with a neat corner stage upstairs in the band room and a set u ...
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