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…
Fangz at the Baroque Room
Fangz, Downgirl, Celestial Oath, Naugrim at the Baroque Room, Katoomba. 1 April 2022 After at least one previous recent attempt that was thwarted by the dreaded COVID, Fangz finally made it back…
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…