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The Rise of Brotality rolls into Adelaide

9/28/2014

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On a cool Friday night at HQ Complex in Adelaide, The Rise of Brotality tour was about to deliver some serious extreme-ness.

By being the first act of the night, Hellions amped up the fans that were jumping at the barrier. Within thirty seconds of the first song, lead singer Dre Faivre was off the stage and in the sweat-region of the crowd, passing the microphone around for the fans to scream their favourite lyrics. The performance set the intensity for the rest of the night, with Dre jumping into the crowd for their last song and causing the security blokes to be on high alert.

When Bury Tomorrow entered on stage, I knew it was time to leave the mosh for those who were actually built for it, and I’m oh so very relieved I did. With it being their first time in Australia, all the way from the UK, and with bassist Davyd Winter-Bates’ hair flying all over the stage, the dedicated fans were flinging their arms and legs everywhere, completely oblivious to others around them. It’s safe to say Bury Tomorrow definitely showed me the essence of heavy moshing and hardcore yelling.



You may wonder which band did the first (and only) wall of death of the night. In Hearts Wake created a crowd with limbs flying everywhere, with their third song 'Healer' influencing wary side-spectators to jump into the mayhem. All I heard around me were the thirsty fans screaming the lyrics along with lead singer Jake Taylor, with red lipstick and breaking voices ringing in my ears. For their last song 'Divine', Jake’s words “Alright Adelaide, if you know these words, sing them loud!” caused a massive uproar.

The Ghost Inside sure were the culprits for the most circle pits of the night. The love for their fans was expressed by “We remember every one of you guys,” which shows how the fans are just as important as any band members: they support and love the music they make. They played their newest song 'Out of Control', with Jake from In Hearts Wake joining in for 'Between The Lines'. For their last song, absolute pandemonium struck. If you guessed 'Engine 45' being that song, you obviously understand the definition of "metal as fuck".

Being the final band of the night, I Killed The Prom Queen certainly delivered what the crowd was wanting: a mental finish to a mental night. One word to describe the pit? Lethal: there was no way I was going into that. After almost every song, lead singer Jamie Hope exclaimed, “hell fuckin’ yeah” to the crowd, only to receive a “hell fuckin’ yeah” in return. With guitar solos by Jona and absolute passion from Jamie, IKTPQ delivered a strong and powerful end to the night.

I say "strong and powerful" because my ears are still ringing 24 hours later. No regrets.
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Review by Georgia Lake.
Photos by Sofie Marsden. View the full gallery here.
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YOU ME AT SIX and TONIGHT ALIVE prove Pop-Punk is not dead!

9/14/2014

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You Me At Six certainly did not disappoint as they returned to Adelaide for the second time this year to perform to a sold out crowd at HQ. Sydney-siders Tonight Alive took a break from dominating Europe and America to accompany them along with Adelaide’s own Day Break.

Day Break are Adelaide’s teen pop-punks in residence, a quartet of young guys pumping out cheesy pop-punk tunes like nobody’s business. Clearly they were focused on revving up the crowd for the big acts to come, with a short energetic set. The highlight of their set was a cover of Good Charlotte’s ‘The Anthem’ which the crowd responded to with enthusiasm. They have come a long way in the space of a year, and still have a little way to go, but keep an eye on these four as they are going places.

If their intro was anything to go by, Tonight Alive’s set would be an intense and charged set, and it most certainly was. Immediately they charged headfirst into ‘The Edge’ off the latest Spiderman soundtrack followed by a slew of old classics and new hits.

Front-woman Jenna’s stage presence was electric, she implored the audience to “Live your life the way you want to live it, because someone’s always going to have a fucking problem with it” before launching into ‘Wasting Away’. They took a brief break from the hard hitting riffs to slow it down with an acoustic rendition of ‘Amelia’, with an emotionally charged and on point delivery by Jenna. 


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They closed the set with angry anthem ‘Lonely Girl’, a musical middle finger to anyone who’s ever been betrayed by a friend. Between their headbanging riffs, emotional vocals and completely engaging audience interaction, Tonight Alive utterly smashed it out of the park.

Being the last night on the tour, the joyful and celebratory atmosphere was palpable as British pop-punk outfit You Me At Six took the stage. Perhaps a little too celebratory as frontman Josh soon admitted he was “drunk”, yet his intoxication did not impair the performance. The crowd went utterly insane as they delivered ‘Underdog’ and Josh was visibly revelling in the enthusiastic reaction he got from the packed out HQ.

Banter was aplenty between songs, the night took interesting turns, including Josh taking both a photographer’s camera and later a fan’s phone onstage. Josh got to showcase his screaming skills in angsty number ‘Bite My Tongue’ which were surprisingly adept. The only downside to the performance was the setlist, which was severely lacking in old tunes from  ‘Take Off Your Colours’ and no ‘Crash’, an emotional fan favourite.

Nonetheless the songs off of their latest album ‘Cavalier Youth’ were faultlessly delivered. You Me At Six closed with ‘Lived a Lie’ with the audience chanting “We are believers”, bringing to a close what was one of the best pop-punk gigs Adelaide has seen in a long time. 



Review by Isabella Carbone
Photos by David Coad - See full gallery here


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The Amity Affliction and Friends

9/8/2014

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The Amity Affliction are currently one of Australia’s finest post-hardcore exports, and they certainly proved they live up to their reputation when they brought their sold-out tour to the Thebarton Theatre on Saturday night. Bringing Deez Nuts, Stray From The Path, Issues and Architect along for the ride, the jam packed lineup which catered to those with varying tastes from metal-core to post-hardcore.

Aussie party band Deez Nuts were up to bat first and as per usual, they didn’t disappoint. Their unifying lyrics delivered by the charismatic vocalist JJ and their heavy riffs make for a unique post-hardcore experience. Closing song ‘Band of Brothers’ invoking a riotous crowd screaming the words back at the band and a feel good atmosphere which set the tone for the night.

A wailing siren set the scene for the brutality that was next to come. Hailing from New York, Stray From The Path commanded the audience and initiated circle points frequently throughout their metal-core set. Lead singer Thomas stressed the importance of following your dreams before launching into ‘Bad Girl’ and before one knew it the pit descended into an orgy of flailing limbs. They did not disappoint after the bar was set high by Deez Nutz.

American outfit Issues followed, and delivered their odd mixture of metal-core with intermittent pop punk and DJ mixing. Younger members of the audience enjoyed themselves but the assault on the sense was a bit much for other punters.


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Before Architects even ascended the stage, dedicated fans were opening up the pit with intense enthusiasm. The Brit metal-core rockers delivered a full-on set, unleashing their rage-filled riffs upon the audience who were lapping it up. Front man Tom took a moment to passionately thank the audience for their support as he had never seen such support for metal anywhere.

Then shit got real. Immediately The Amity Affliction ripped into the lead single off their latest album ‘Pittsburgh’, barely pausing for breath in between songs. The set was intense, laden with Amity’s perfect balance of melodic hard-core riffs with powerful lyrics. Rarely do you see a crowd so passionately scream the lyrics, or feel such comradery amongst the crowd. Smoke effects and LED screens with The Amity Affliction splashed across them in red added to the intensity of the set rather than distracting from the music.

The only qualm long term fans of Amity had was the utter lack of old material on the set list, which predominantly featured hits from ‘Chasing Ghosts’ and their latest album ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’.  The night concluded with ‘Give It All’ to which vocalist Joel Birch left the audience to finish, and left punters sweaty, exhausted and satisfied.

Review by Isabella Carbone
Photos by Melissa Donato

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