Tag: "soundwave"

Senses Fail
0 Comments. 384 Views. Posted 2 Apr 2013 @ 11:01am.
Senses Fail are a New Jersey-based metalcore/post hardcore five-piece who have been around for more than a decade now. During that time they have released four full-length albums and their fifth, Renacer, is out this Friday March 29. It’s a very fired up pissed-off sounding record, although vocalist and founding member, the very honest and forthright Buddy Nielsen, tells us that it was his... Read More
Soundwave @ Flemington Racecourse
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Crunch! - March 6, 2013
0 Comments. 230 Views. Posted 5 Mar 2013 @ 1:56pm.
Phew. How about that Soundwave, eh? Last week was a fucking huge one for Melbourne metal fans, with a million sideshows as well as the big day itself. During the week I caught Periphery at The Espy, Stone Sour and Linkin Park at Rod Laver, This Is Hell, Anthrax and Fozzy at The Hi-Fi, and had interviews with Misha and Nolly from Periphery, Corey and Josh from Stone Sour and Adam and Jesse from... Read More
Soundwave 2013 @ Flemington Racecourse
0 Comments. 837 Views. Posted 5 Mar 2013 @ 11:50am.
Thrash, death metal, hard rock, metalcore, hardcore, djent, prog, stoner – if you're anything like me Soundwave is like your music collection coming to life in front of your eyes. It also means you're faced with some tough choices. Who do you see? Who do you miss? Who do you catch a few songs of before going to see a few from someone else? Which Sidewaves do you hit up in the preceding days so... Read More
The Amity Affliction
0 Comments. 228 Views. Posted 28 Feb 2013 @ 5:29am.
This Queensland-based metalcore/post hardcore act are very much a band in demand. They have about as busy a time coming up over the next four to five months as it’s possible for a band to have. By the time you read this, they will have played two out of the five Soundwave Festivals around the country, as one of the painfully few Aussie bands on the lineup. From Soundwave, they have a bunch of... Read More
Sum 41
0 Comments. 130 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 6:10am.
Love them or hate them, Sum 41 write the kind of snot-nosed, super catchy punk pop songs that lodge in your head and refuse to budge. Singles like Fat Lip and In Too Deep were inescapable when they came out, at the height of the punk pop craze that saw bands like Sum 41 and Blink 182 break through, and they remain so to this day. Singer Deryck Whibley was in high school when... Read More
The Blackout
0 Comments. 168 Views. Posted 26 Feb 2013 @ 3:39pm.
You’ve got to give credit to The Blackout for their tenacity, in an industry littered with the graves of so many pop-rock bands that have gone before them, the sextet have survived a plague of potentially career-ending obstacles since splitting from iconic label Epitaph in 2010. This year marks a new chapter for the Welsh lads as they kick things off with a new sound and a new album, before... Read More
Core - February 27, 2013
0 Comments. 236 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 6:10am.
Vans. Warped. Tour. IS BACK! I remember petitioning for this festival’s return when I was about 19-years-old. Being a general teenage fangirl I’m pretty sure I sent several emails to industry types demanding the festival return to satisfy all my punk/ska cravings. Vans Warped Tour returning to Australia was also a pretty prevalent April Fool’s Day joke there for a while. So I’m sure my enthusiasm... Read More
Slayer
0 Comments. 617 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2013 @ 6:11am.
Californian thrash icons Slayer refuse to die. They've weathered lineup changes, head banging injuries, allegations of Satanism, media-perpetuated spats with other bands, and even spider attacks (guitarist Jeff Hanneman is sitting it out after contracting necrotizing fasciitis, possibly from a spider bite). And now they've staked out considerable headline space due to the shock news that drummer... Read More
Living With Lions
0 Comments. 154 Views. Posted 26 Feb 2013 @ 10:28am.
The fellows that comprise Vancouver pop-punk outfit Living With Lions first began their musical adventure in the mid-00s, when they were just yukking it up in a share house together. Vocalist and guitarist Chase Brenneman tells me that over the course of their three releases (including 2011’s Holy Shitwhich prompted much flying spittle in Canadian parliament) a few things have changed.... Read More
Cypress Hill
0 Comments. 286 Views. Posted 26 Feb 2013 @ 10:24am.
Californian rappers Cypress Hill have always existed on the fringe of traditional hip hop and rap while at the same time they’re forever blazing a trail as musical pioneers. They have never and will never be just another cult band, although their fans – united from the occasionally warring sides of rock and hip hop – have an almost religious devotion to them. Heading out to Australia for what is... Read More
Periphery
0 Comments. 165 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2013 @ 6:55am.
Baltimore native Matt Halpern joined Periphery in 2009, fresh from a stint in Animals As Leaders, and in practically no time flat established himself as one of the premier progressive drummers of his generation. His dual mastery of technicality and feel have made him in demand as a teacher and clinician too, and Australian audiences will experience the full enchilada when Periphery hits town, as... Read More
Chelsea Grin
0 Comments. 203 Views. Posted 21 Feb 2013 @ 10:24am.
Salt Lake City is known as the home of the Mormon Church and low-alcohol beer, but it’s not somewhere you’d expect to house a brutal heavy music scene. Chelsea Grin’s full-throttle demonic metal, heard on their two LPs Desolation of Eden and My Damnation, suggests otherwise and frontman Alex Koehler explains the city provided plenty of opportunity for them to cultivate their... Read More
Crunch! - February 20, 2013
0 Comments. 323 Views. Posted 21 Feb 2013 @ 8:28am.
Van Halen Comes To Sydney This one really came out of nowhere. Van Halen are booked to play the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, a two-day event named in honour of 1974 cult Australian film Stone and timed to coincide with ANZAC day. It's on Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21, with Van Halen headlining on the Saturday and Billy Joel on the Sunday. Other acts currently booked to appear include... Read More
Barker Cancels On Blink-182 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 689 Views. Posted 18 Feb 2013 @ 8:34am.
Travis Barker, drummer of Blink-182, has confirmed that he won't be joining the group on their Australian tour. The announcement came via a post on the groups official Facebook page, which read:   "The trip to Australia was planned during our European tour last summer. The band knew the chances of Travis overcoming his fear of flying, which was magnified after the horrible plane crash in... Read More
Soundwave TV Returns For 2013
0 Comments. 464 Views. Posted 19 Feb 2013 @ 8:19am.
Soundwave TV has promised to once again take fans behind the scenes and show them what really goes on between performances at one of Australia's biggest music festivals. Soundwave TV, presented by Deezer and hosted by Christina Rowatt is about capturing the whole story of touring, what goes on backstage at the festival and all the adventures, mayhem and mischief of the performers, who this year... Read More
Fucked Up
0 Comments. 306 Views. Posted 15 Feb 2013 @ 9:43am.
‘Fucked Up’ the name is a real ball-grabber. Fucked Up the band is intimidating, to some at least. Ultimately though, this Toronto five-piece is an eccentric collective of musical shit-stirrers who are passionate about what they do. “I wouldn’t say we’re normal. We are oddballs and we have a different way of thinking, but we’re not as crazy as some make us out to be,” says Fucked Up’s trusty bass... Read More
2013 Melbourne Soundwave Timetable
0 Comments. 2,427 Views. Posted 13 Feb 2013 @ 12:40pm.
Get out your highlighters and get circling kidlets, the timetable for the gargantuan 2013 Soundwave has been unleashed. Well, no need to ramble on. May as well get straight to it. I fucking hate people who ramble. Like my friend from high school, John, he'd always talk shit. Made absolutely no sense, wasn't necessary and completely held up proceedings whenever I wanted to get to the bottom of a... Read More
Deaf Havana
0 Comments. 906 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2013 @ 10:32am.
Post-hardcore Brit band, Deaf Havana, have kicked in many incarnations since high school. The current lineup was solidified around the mid-2000s, although their sound has remained fluid for most of their time together. Former bandmate and screamer Ryan Mellor departed in 2010 leaving James Veck-Gilodi with sole vocal duties. This pushed Deaf Havana into a more alternative rock sound, edging them... Read More
Dragonforce Reveal Sidewave
0 Comments. 402 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2013 @ 12:12pm.
The London-based sextet have added a Melbourne sideshow to their Australian itinerary.  The tour coincides with the release of the metal outfit's fifth studio album The Power Within.   They'll be joined the super-charged Austin ensemble The Sword. Read More
Crunch! - January 30, 2013
0 Comments. 294 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2013 @ 6:15am.
I've Been Everywhere, NAMM Okay. So if you're keeping count, last week I wrote this column from a Starbucks in LA. This week I'm typing on a train somewhere on the way to Santa Barbara. It's just stopped because they have to "clear up a car on the tracks," which sounds pretty brutal. It's a weird denouement from an incredibly intense and metal-filled week at the NAMM Show - the annual trade show... Read More
Core - January 30, 2013
0 Comments. 253 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2013 @ 6:09am.
Watching Against Me at The Hi-Fi Bar last Tuesday, it was like nothing had changed. For all the hoopla about Laura Jane Grace and the unavoidable media circus that inevitably followed, it was apparent from the instant that she took the stage that really, nothing had changed. Of course we waited eagerly to see whether the vocals had varied, whether the passion had waned, but Against Me... Read More
Sylosis and Six Feet Under Team Up For Sidewave
0 Comments. 455 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2013 @ 3:21pm.
Following on from today’s other Sidewave announcement, British metal boys Sylosis will join American death metal crew Six Feet Under for a Soundwave sideshow. Fresh off their new record Monolith, metal quartet from Reading, Sylosis have been labelled as the UK’s greatest metal export. They’ll team up with Six Feet Under (featuring the legendary godfather of death metal Chris Barnes) who... Read More
The Wonder Years, Such Gold, Living With Lions and Versus The World Announce Sidewave
0 Comments. 611 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2013 @ 1:50pm.
Another day, another huge Sidewave announcement. American pop punk crew The Wonder Years have announced a sideshow alongside their appearance at Soundwave. Following on from their critically-praised piece Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing, the boys from Pennsylvania have announced a huge show alongside genre buddies Living With Lions (whose album Holy Shit ... Read More
Gallows Lead All-Star Sidewave For Bush Fire Appeal
0 Comments. 404 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2013 @ 6:52pm.
A tour de force of Soundwave artists are teaming up for a sideshow with all proceeds going towards the Tasmanian bushfire appeal. Armed with a slab of working class anarchy, Gallows will lead the charge. Ready to unleash the next phase of their punk rock attack on the world with the highly-anticipated release of their follow-up to 2009’s Grey Britain with their latest self-titled record.... Read More
Mindless Self Indulgence Sidewave
0 Comments. 486 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2013 @ 6:33pm.
Yet another addition to recent slew of sidewaves has been announced. The New York four-piece Mindless Self Indulgence will be visiting Australia with their ever unique brand of musical mayhem and stage-destroying live performances, promising a diverse offering from their distinct 10-year back catalog.   They'll be joined by The Blackout and Cerebral Ballzy. Read More
Fucked Up Announce 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 611 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2013 @ 11:34am.
The bountiful supply of 2013 Soundwave Festival sidewaves just keeps on providing the goods, with Fucked Up, O'Brother and The Dear Hunter teaming up for one hell of a sideshow. Last in the country supporting Foo Fighters on their massive stadium tour, Fucked Up invariably put on an unforgettable live performance.   Joining them on the night will be rising outfits O'Brother and The Dear... Read More
Crunch! - January 23, 2013
0 Comments. 277 Views. Posted 23 Jan 2013 @ 12:51pm.
I'm writing this week's Crunch jetlagged off my ass in L.A. I just went for a stroll around the Sunset Strip to get my head together and see the majestic new oversized Zakk Wylde Les Paul sculpture, pay my respects to the former Continental Hyatt House, bask in the history of the Comedy Store and contemplate eating a big fuck-off plate of fried mozzarella balls at the Rainbow. Seriously, if you'... Read More
Anthrax Announce 2013 Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 969 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2013 @ 3:12pm.
We know that the 2013 Soundwave will boast three quarters of the big four, now Anthrax have announced a headline Sidewave. The long-serving metal heroes will bring their undying legacy to our shores once again, hitting up The Hi-Fi alongside their Soundwave commitments.   The tour will feature the band's new guitarist Jon Donais, who replaced the outgoing Rob Caggiano.   Support on the... Read More
Crunch! - January 16, 2013
0 Comments. 473 Views. Posted 16 Jan 2013 @ 12:53pm.
Sabbath & Bowie Drop Newsbombs It's been quite the week for the sudden revelation of super well-kept secrets. First David Bowie announced his first album in ten years, The Next Day, which will be released in March. Bowie was widely believed to have completely retired from music, so nobody expected this at all. Turns out he had been working on the project in secret with producer Tony Visconti... Read More
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