80% From the days in the distant past when they were still called Dungeon, LORD could always be relied upon to pull together a pretty decent cover tune. Undercovers Vol. 1 (!) is…
Category: Metal
Monolith Festival, Sydney
Monolith Festival, Bella Vista Farm, Sydney. 20 August 2022 It has been a long time since I’ve been to a music festival. The last one was well before the virus, the (unbeknownst…
INTRØSPECT: Midnight Sun
90% Sydney’s Intrøspect is another in a strong clutch of newer modern prog bands raising their hands on this country’s increasing vibrant scene. With influences as far afield as Northlane, Evanescence and…
Blacken Open Air 2022
Blacken Open Air Festival, Ross River Resort 29 July – 1 August 2022 Three years on from when it could last be held, Blacken Open Air returned in 2022 at a sacred…
Dr Colossus at the Duke
Dr Colossus, Tantichrist at the Duke of Enmore, Sydney. 4 June 2022 What better way to warm up on a cold Saturday evening in Sydney than to cram into the front bar…
Polaris at Penrith Panthers
Polaris, Alpha Wolf, Deadlights, Above Below at Penrith Panters, Penrith. 24 May 2022 After two aborted attempts to get this tour off the ground, rising talents Polaris finally got out to Sydney’s…
Caligula’s Horse at the Metro Social
Caligula’s Horse, Reliqa, Acolyte at the Metro Social, Sydney. 30 April 2022 After two years of enforced idleness, Caligula’s Horse were finally able to blow off steam at a string of shows…
GAY PARIS: Gritty, Edgy Horror
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 6 MAY 2011 With a sound comparable to Clutch teaming up with Chrome Division and then roping in Tom Waits for a few songs, the unlikely-named Gay Paris are a…
BURIED IN VERONA: Sharing the Fever
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 18 OCTOBER 2010 Sydney metalcore crew Buried In Verona’s 2008 debut album Circle The Dead was a heavy, well-produced, yet ultimately generic and highly dispensable first-up effort. Two years on, the…