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The NEW DEAD METALFEST is back, bigger than ever!!

3/21/2013

Presented by Truth Inc Records, Adelaide’s NEW DEAD METALFEST returns bigger and better than ever for its 4th instalment to be held at Fowlers live on May 25th. This licensed All Ages event is designed to have some of Adelaide’s upcoming metal talent share the stage with the country’s biggest and best metal acts, and this year’s line-up is easily the biggest and heaviest yet.

Tasmanian death metallers and one of our country’s largest metal exports PSYCROPTIC and hard hitting extremists THE AMENTA will be returning to Adelaide for Headlining slots alongside Touring heavyweights NE OBLIVISCARIS, FRANKENBOK, OUROBOROS and THE SCHOENBERG AUTOMATON. Crowd favourites Melbourne’s BLACK LIKE VENGEANCE and Adelaide’s CLOSED CASKET have both recently reformed and will also be playing their first shows back at this event.

Leading the charge of Adelaide bands is TRUTH CORRODED who have been locked away writing their new release and this will be their first show for 6 months, add to this the might of INFILTRAITOR, ARCADIA (both finishing up the recording of their debut albums) and the new talent of SEMINAL EMBALMMENT, HIDDEN INTENT, MANIACAL, ASYLUM BUTCHERY AND SKRYMGORE and this is clearly the biggest all Australian heavy music event to hit Adelaide in a long time.

The New Dead's popularity rises with each event and it’s the must see Australian metal event in Adelaide's calendar year, so make sure you are a part of it. Tickets for the Fest can be purchased via moshtix.com.au for $25 (plus booking fee) or at the door on the day for $30.

For more details visit the official Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/thenewdead

THE NEW DEAD #4 – METALFEST ADELAIDE
ALL AGES - ALL DAY - ALL METAL!!!
SATURDAY MAY 25th - FOWLERS LIVE

Tickets can be purchased online through Moshtix HERE

Raise your horns for your home grown and always support the Australian metal scene.

Sticky Fingers return to The Gov, bringing new songs with them.

3/20/2013

After an almost sold out show last time they hit The Gov, Sticky Fingers return May 10, this time armed with a brand new album, Caress Your Soul.

Not ones to shy away from the spotlight, Sticky Fingers are quite comfortable sharing their personal stories with their fans, as they know better than most, these types of experiences are relatable for most people. It's for this reason that Sticky are calling them psychotic, surf, dub, love songs.

Personal relationships aside, touring actually works well for Sticky Fingers, it gives an otherwise rowdy bunch of misfits structure, so, touring? Yes, they're doing it!

Roots/rock Adelaide seven-piece, Babylon Burning take influence from bands like Blue King Brown and The Beautiful Girls. They have started 2013 off with a bang launcing their new single, Break the Chains, their energetic live show will be a good fit with the crazy tight antics of Sticky Fingers.

Dan Crestani brings his soulful and powerful sound along to the party. He has received raving reviews on his first solo EP, Soul’s at Sea.

STICKY FINGERS

Babylon Burning + Dan Crestani

The Gov | May 10
Tickets: $ 15 + Booking Fee
Doors open @ 7:30 pm

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | www.thegov.com.au | www.venuetix.com.au

Kamelot are coming to Adelaide in their first tour Down Under!

3/20/2013

Having never visited our shores before, the announcement of Kamelot’s Australian tour is bound to excite hordes of melodic metal devotees across the country. Adelaide fans get ready for the ferocious onslaught that is their live show at The Gov June 5.

Kamelot’s style has been described as a blend of melodic, progressive and gothic metal with classical elements interwoven, defining a genre that is their own. With a new album Silverthorn released late last year and a gigantic back catalogue to choose from, the band will have no shortage of ‘elaborate melodic metal’ to share.

With a tonne of positive live reviews to their name, including a stellar live performance at the world-renowned Wacken festival last year, their live show is one not to be missed. Blistering guitars, soaring vocals and searing solos demand your attention and open your mind.

‘Kamelot delivered all the pieces of instrumental and vocal excellence that is easily identified with the supreme talent of the group’- UltimaMusicBlog

Embarking on a new chapter in the group’s history, the long-awaited Australian tour is sure to be packed with intensity and outstanding musicality that we’ve been so eagerly waiting for.

KAMELOT

The Gov |June 5
Tickets: $ 59 + Booking Fee
Doors open @ 7:30 pm

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | www.thegov.com.au | www.venuetix.com.au

Jon English is 'Beating The Boards Again' at The Gov in November!

3/18/2013

In a special event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Beating the Boards – a live double album recorded with the Foster Brothers – Jon English is hitting the road for a series of concerts, taking the band’s original line up (Peter Deacon, John Dallimore, John ‘Chief’ Coker, Keith ‘Stretch’ Kerwin, and Greg Henson), along with him! They will be raising the roof here at The Gov, November 16.

From 1981 when English recruited the band for a tour of Germany and Scandinavia (where they won the award for Best Concert by Visiting Artist in Norway), until the release of Beating the Boards in 1983 and their second tour of Scandinavia, Jon English and the Foster Brothers toured Australia and New Zealand, also releasing the albums Some People and Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines), and selling out places like Twin Towns on the Gold Coast for a week at a time. They also toured as support for Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers in 1986, the same year the band released their last album together, Dark Horses.

‘It was huge fun’, says English ‘we were very creative and wrote some great songs together. I really loved working with these guys. It’s just such a great sound and I can’t wait to get back on the road with them again.’

Don’t miss the concert event that every diehard Jon English fan has been waiting for and get your ticket today for Jon English and The Foster Brothers, November 16 at The Gov.

JON ENGLISH & THE FOSTER BROTHERS

The Gov | November 16

Tickets: $40+ Booking Fee Doors open @ 7:30pm

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | www.thegov.com.au | www.venuetix.com.au

Something For Kate announce Australian Tour

3/15/2013

Something For Kate are excited to announce their first extensive Australian tour in over six years this coming May and June. The ‘Star-Crossed Cities Tour’ will see the band visit lather venues in each capital city, as well as playing many of the regional areas and cities that have been bereft of a visit from one of Australia’s best loved bands, for the first time in many years.

The band will showcase material from their new album, the critically acclaimed ‘Leave Your Soul To Science’, as well as a comprehensive selection of material from their large and enviable back catalogue.

Upon it’s release in October 2012, ‘Leave Your Soul To Science’ 2012 was hailed by fans and critics alike as Something For Kate’s finest work to date and entered the ARIA album charts at number 5. A short tour of capital cities followed, with shoes selling out in minutes and additional shows added to meet demand.

Joining the band for all shows will be Melbourne’s one and only Courtney Barnett. Following the release of her debut EP ‘I’ve Got A Friend Called Emily Farris’, Barnett followed up with the brilliant single ‘History Eraser’ which was regarded by critics as one of the singles of 2012.

With a long history of Something For Kate tours selling out at lightning speed, fans are advised to get in fast to secure their tickets for what will be a most memorable night of music spanning the career of one of Australia’s most revered and respected bands.

‘An astonishing performance… a stunning return to the lice circuit…an outstanding performance, reaffirming Something For Kate as one of Australia’s leading and most talented acts.’
- Drum Media

‘Something For Kate (delivered) what can only be described as a blistering set…crammed with people truing to get a glimpse of Dempsey//Ashworth//Hyndman machine that cannot seem to play a bad show.’
- Tone Deaf.com.au

Something For Kate will play at The Gov on Saturday 25th of May. Tickets are available here

Soilwork are touring, and playing @ The Gov in October!!

3/8/2013

‘Soilwork assaulted the crowds with their merciless metallic wall of noise, wringing every last ounce of energy out of the black-shirted masses’- The au review

Swedish metal-heads, Soilwork, have been regarded by many as pioneers in the genre of melodic death metal. Alongside fellow Swedish acts such as In Flames and Dark Tranquility, the band’s unique style of melodic metal is a fusion of the classic Gothenburg metal sound with power-groove riffs that were prominent in 70’s and 80’s British and European metal.

Since renaming themselves in 1996, Soilwork really have been ‘working from the ground up’ developing their sound, adopting more singing and soaring melodies in their most recent release ‘The Living Infinite’, as well as re-visiting the faster rhythm sections and intricate guitar work that became their signature sound.

Playing to sold-out crowds on their last Australian visit in 2010, the band delivered a monster live show, proving themselves to be a world-class act. Returning to our shores, the metal powerhouse that is Soilwork are sure to bring a skull-crushing, heart-pumping show even bigger than the last.

You can see them strut their stuff at The Gov October 5.

SOILWORK

The Gov | OCTOBER 5

Tickets: $59 + Booking Fee
Doors open @ 7:30 pm

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | www.thegov.com.au | www.venuetix.com.au

Twisted Echidna Booking Agency Ready to Launch in South Oz!

3/8/2013

With their love of music and years of working in the music scene, Rich Hansen, Ian Dolphin and Lorna Mackenzie are joining forces, announcing the launch of Twisted Echidna, a new Australian booking agency based in South Australia.

Twisted Echidna will represent and work alongside artists on all levels and of various genres, from emerging artists in the early stages of their career, to solo artists and bands that have earned their chops and are ready to take on the world. Twisted Echidna’s aim is to provide both the client and the artists with the very best experience.

The team at Twisted Echidna is ready to celebrate this exciting new project, by hosting an official launch party 9:00pm, Saturday, March 16th 2013 at Adelaide’s Arcade Lane, Grenfell Street.

With a killer lineup of Adelaide bands, featuring the indie pop sounds of Dexter Jones, the raw, slammin' blues sound of Rachel Cearns and the Valkyries and the groove rock n' roll explosions of Seventeen Fifty Seven, this will be an awesome show not to miss.

An 18+ event, entry for the show will be $10, with all profits made on the night going to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society http://www.seashepherd.org.au/

For more information on Twisted Echidna Booking Agency or to keep up to date with upcoming gigs, contact [email protected] or visit the website http://twistedechidnabooking.com.au/

The Superjesus had too much fun! THEY'RE BACK!

3/8/2013

After an overwhelming reaction to the recent one-off show in their hometown Adelaide, at our place! The Superjesus will head out on the road touring Australia playing a couple of shows in each state. After the success of the last sold out show at The Gov the band have decided to put on not one, but two epic shows this time around on the 28th and 29th of June.

Their recent show here, February 1 was an emotional experience for the audience, who flocked to the venue from all over the country to see the band for the first time in ten years. It was an undeniable decision for The Superjesus to decide to take it one step further.

Fans can expect yet another night to remember – the band have stood the test of time – delivering all of those anthemic songs with even more raw energy than ten years ago.

‘This show was a big deal; a big deal for the band, and a big deal to fans who were buzzing so hard with excitement that it makes it difficult to grasp why The Superjesus ever broke up at all…Moments like this are rare in live music and made everyone feel privileged to be there to share such an epic evening’ – The AU Review

‘It was clear the energy the four-piece had shared for so long had never disappeared; more like a dormant volcano biding its time to do what it does best’ – Live Music Adelaide.

THE SUPERJESUS

The Gov | June 28 + 29

Tickets: $40 + Booking Fee
Doors open @ 7:30pm

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | www.thegov.com.au | www.venuetix.com.au