“Max Cavalera’s stage presence is a powerful rallying cry, whipping up the crowd with his signature gruff vocals and commanding energy. Soulfly’s set was unrelenting, with the pit a swirling storm of metal chaos. By the time they launched into ‘Jumpdafu*kup’ and the closing anthem ‘Eye for an Eye’ during the encore, the entire room
It has been many years since Testament last toured Australia, with a planned tour in 2020 scuttled by the pandemic. So, given the long wait for thrash metal fans to witness the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends again, it wasn’t surprising that their most recent return tour was virtually sold out for all shows across the country. The queue for entry to the venue stretched around the block, and once inside, the queue for the merchandise desk, at the top of the stairs, snaked back to near the blue lit stage within the venue. Testament’s stage set was draped over with black curtains, and a large drum kit on the riser, teasing at what was to come.
Bay Area thrash metal band Testament have earned slew of awards across the music scene, and on an international scale. They are no stranger to our shores, having delivered numerous thumping live shows, either as a headlining act, or as part of many of the huge festival lineups that have traversed the country. Testament’s discography and musicianship is remarkable, and has consistently stayed true to powerful, metal music, sometimes even melding death metal styles with thrash metal.
RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is thrilled to announce a spectacular line-up for their massive outdoor shows. The next series will be headlined by one of the world’s most iconic and spellbinding bands, Crowded House. They will be supported by a stellar all Australian line-up featuring Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Mark Seymour with Vika
The Night Flight Orchestra last touched down in Australia during the middle of 2023. They created the biggest conga lines that local venues have seen, and in line with their inspiring latest album, Give Us the Moon, a trajectory to a higher altitude has been set.
Danish band Disneyland After Dark aka D-A-D, recently reached a rare milestone, celebrating forty years as a band, in a sometimes volatile and ever-changing music market landscape. Their legacy consists of a wide and varied discography that exceeds the expectations set by their fantastic worldwide breakthrough album from 1989, No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims.
Swiss metal band Burning Witches have been steadily growing their international reputation over several years, having since played live on numerous major heavy metal festival stages, and undertaken successful headline tours. Musical instrument endorsements, guidance and management from Destruction mastermind, Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer, and snaring internationally respected guitarist Courtney Cox [ex-The Iron Maidens] in the lead guitar role, has further enhanced their credibility. Cox took over from lead guitarist Larissa Ernst, who is currently on maternity leave from the band.
Manning Bar, Sydney University, Camperdown, and The Factory Theatre, Marrickville. Saturday, 5th April and Monday, 7th April respectively. Score: Five out of five skulls. American hard rock band Winger’s farewell tour with the original line-up, almost didn’t happen a while back, but once details were ironed out, the tour got traction. From there, the musician
Toto first toured Australia in 1992 on the back of Kingdom of Desire, and those shows lifted the roofs off the clubs and beer barns of the day. They’ve since returned to Australia several times over the years, selling out venues, with their most recent tour prior to this, being in 2019. So, their latest venture to Australia as a touring entity was naturally met with an enthused response, selling out the venue that is almost doubled in size to their previous tour.
Long established Welsh alternative rock band, Feeder, have been prolific of late. After earning many music awards, delivering celebrated live performances, and having endured the restrictions of the pandemic, they have completed an album trilogy that commenced with the 2022 release Torpedo. This release sits alongside their first double album, Black/Red, from 2024 to wrap up the trilogy.