Following their massive Polymorphism tour run with KARNIVOOL in January, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS & SLEEPMAKESWAVES have teamed up again for a 7-date summer tour this December, with Perth's VOYAGER opening all shows. Dead Letter Circus had a massive 2013, with their second album, “The Catalyst ...
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Protest The Hero are touring Australia next week and I got the chance to catch up with guitarist Tim Millar to chat about the upcoming shows, their incredible crowd funding success and a bunch of other stuff. If you're not familiar with the band, check out this insane track or this cool vide ...
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Live review: Anathema + Anubis @ Metro Theatre, Sydney – 22 August 2014 When I arrived at the Metro Theatre I immediately kicked myself for not checking the set times – Sydney support act Anubis were already well into their set. I had eagerly anticipated seeing the hometown prog heroes per ...
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We are pumped for this - plus Canadian outfit BEYOND CREATION are along for the ride. Here's the full presser below: Melbourne's progressive wizards Ne Obliviscaris will release their new album CITADEL on November 7th and will be taking it to their fans across the nation later that same mon ...
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Accompanied by the incredible artwork of illustrator and long-time collaborator Andrew Saltmarsh, Mike Mills displays his impressive vocal range from top to bottom on this record, which includes nods to the Toehider story, his recent participation on Arjen Lucassen’s Ayreon project and of cours ...
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sleepmakeswaves + Breaking Orbit + Teal @ Manning Bar, Sydney – 16 August 2014 It’s been just over three years since sleepmakeswaves last launched an album in Sydney and back then I remember all too well the heavens opening, drenching the city and its punters thoroughly, as we all crammed ...
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Below is the track list for this years compilation which is available for FREE at the door of all Progfest 2014 shows! We have 28 bands from across Australia featured across 2 CD's and a couple of fantastic internationals thrown in as well. This years edition is undoubtedly a shining display of s ...
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If you're reading this, do I even need to say anything else? Nope. DREAM THEATER - AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES Wednesday October 29 - The Palais, Melbourne Thursday October 30 - The Big Top, Sydney 'An Evening With Dream Theater’ Exclusive Pre-Sale from 9.00am Monday 18th August General Ticke ...
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PROGFEST is back in 2014 and this year our national headliner is the quirky prog outfit CLOSURE IN MOSCOW! I've been a massive fan of the band ever since seeing them open for Coheed & Cambria back in 2008 - and whilst they've shifted gears with a new sound for this year's 'Pink Lemonade' a ...
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We sent one of our honorary prog writers MIKE MILLS of Toehider along to check out The Crimson Projekct in Melbourne. Here's his take on the progressive rock masters: One of the great things about progressive rock (and all that tag has come to encompass), is that it is cross-generational. Fro ...
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