English extreme metal band Akercocke sadly broke up in 2012 upsetting a legion of extreme music fans. However, as time progressed, forces aligned to bring most of the band back together and in doing so, allowed them to focus on creating more new music that both challenges and inspires.
American band 10 Years have been around for almost twenty years and during that time, the alternative metal band from Tennessee has released eight studio albums having endured some tumultuous times to get to that point.
Long established English six piece Anathema have evolved into a pioneering and inspiring band who push the envelope of post-progressive rock.
Polish death metal band Vader are veterans of metal and notably continue to produce and tour some ferocious music that leaves a lot of younger bands with an aggressive edge in reverent awe. Their latest album, The Empire is a simply punishing excursion and soon Australian audiences will be able to hear some selections live as the band will return down under on a tour with Germany’s mighty thrash metal titans, Kreator. Paul Southwell spoke to founding member, guitarist and overall front man Piotr ‘Peter’ Wiwczarek about the impending tour which hits our shores this very week.
Veteran American blues guitarist Walter Trout is globally respected in both the guitar and blues music community. As one of the still living blues players who has endured and survived a variety of setbacks including some self-inflicted damage over the years, he most recently dodged death through the generous luck of a donated liver that enabled a successful transplant operation.
Hard rock band Black Star Riders grew from the potential of a new Thin Lizzy album from the bulk of the latter band’s line-up in 2012.
Belgian rock band Triggerfinger have been powering along nicely since 1998. Their sound continues to evolve whilst appealing to fans of hard rock, stoner rock, blues, and indie rock with dashes of Americana or even the wild abandon of alternative rock that only a three piece can conjure up.
American slide guitar legend Sonny Landreth is hailed worldwide as one of, if not the best living slide guitarist today. Given the high praise his names regularly invokes, it is interesting to note that he is quietly spoken, has a great sense of humility and readily shares his remarkable playing techniques with those willing to listen and his attitude is something that can be applied to all music genres.
Support: Lord Manning Bar, Sydney UniversitySaturday, 24th June 2017 English power metal band DragonForce are renowned for putting on a live show that takes their over the top, hyper fast musicianship up a notch with tongue in cheek antics. Tonight’s show is a headlining tour which hasn’t been the case in almost a decade due
American guitarist Bruce Kulick is a regular visitor to our shores and ever when his days in Kiss were upended in 1996 by the make-up era reunion, Australian fans have continually welcomed the amiable guitar legend.