Texas doomgaze quartet THIS WILL DESTROY YOU have announced their return to Australia in June 2015, as well as their first ever tour of New Zealand. The tour follows the release of their stunning record ‘Another Language’ through Australian independent label Hobbledehoy. Their previous ...
Continue ReadingPerth's experimental post-rock luminaries TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING have released their third full-length album, Yield To Despair. While still retaining the core sound of previous releases, this latest effort finds the group trading some of their busy, jazz-inflected technicality for a ...
Continue ReadingThe support bands for the upcoming Opeth Australian tour have been announced and man, this is a sweet set of acts: Sunday, 3rd May With sleepmakeswaves Enmore Theatre, Sydney Tickets: Metropolis Touring Monday, 4th May With Dyssidia The Gov, Adelaide Tickets: Metropolis Touring Wed ...
Continue ReadingTOEHIDER frontman MIKE MILLS has just been drafted to join ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN'S European live theatre adaptation of AYREON, The Theatre Equation. Mills will travel northward this September to play the role of "Rage/Father", which was originally performed by MIKE BAKER and the mighty ...
Continue ReadingSwedish 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 ...
Continue ReadingSydney 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 ...
Continue ReadingJapan’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 ...
Continue Readingsleepmakeswaves 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 ...
Continue ReadingUK 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 ...
Continue ReadingProgressive masters DREAM THEATER are returning to Australia for the first time in six years thanks to Metropolis Touring - and it's kicking off next week! Wednesday Oct 29th - Palais Theatre, Melbourne Thursday Oct 30th - Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney Tickets available here Watch the to ...
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