What exactly are we hearing here? The press release for Bridge Burner‘s debut full-length Null Apostle calls it blackened hardcore / grind, which is certainly a way to cram three genres into one descriptor. Even that effort doesn’t encompass the range of sounds the album subjects the listener to, as the band draws from anywhere they […]
Punters decked out in patched denim and band shirts packed into the Studio last night for a stellar lineup of thrash metal led by Sepultura and Death Angel. High expectations were met and exceeded!
Long-serving Austrian outfit Belphegor headed an eclectic lineup of extreme bands at the Whammy Bar in Auckland, NZ. Black metal was a common thread throughout the night but each act had engagingly varied takes on the grimness and noise.
Under The Southern Cross is a Trans-Tasman metal festival that marked its tenth year last night showcasing local and Australian metal acts. Quite literally an underground event, Galatos Basement catered to a crowd of scene stalwarts in the mere dozens, no small number of those in bands themselves. With six bands to cover, I don’t […]
P.O.D.’s rendition of hit album Satellite at The Studio last night was not without flaw, but better than it had any real right to be.
While Auckland City Limits was winding down, Australian tech-death legends Psycroptic headed up a killer line up of local and international death metal at Whammy Bar.
Venom Inc. came with a complicated history but brought to Whammy Bar simple metal glee.
Rising prog-metal stars Ne Obliviscaris gave the King’s Arms a fittingly epic send off last night. It wasn’t the last show the storied venue is putting on before it closes, but it was the last metal show, and to Auckland’s metal fandom and musicians that was a swansong in itself.
Legacy is a weighty word, but Dweezil Zappa managed to carry it lightly. Playing “Whatever the F@&# He Wants,” as the tour heading proclaimed, what Zappa wanted to play was a near three-hour tour of his father, Frank Zappa‘s decades-long career.
Ulcerate brought their crushing live show to the King’s Arms stage one last time, doing their best to beat the wrecking ball in reducing the building to rubble.