Sorathian Dawn - Sydney Black Metal / Death Metal

Sydney Black Metal / Death Metal outfit Sorathian Dawn are playing their debut show at the Sydney Black Metal Festival The Devil's Arcana on March 31st.

Sorathian Dawn is a collaboration with members from Ouroboros and Bane Of Isildur, who have been working for the past three years putting their self titled album together.  The album "Sorathian Dawn" is 9 brutal tracks of blasting technical aggression, set to be released on March 31 along with their debut performance at The Devil's Arcana Black Metal Festival.

The Devil's Arcana - Sydney Black Metal Festival - March 2012

"The Devil's Arcana" Black Metal Festival in Sydney
Presented by Séance Records

2 huge nights: Friday March 30 & Saturday March 31 2012
@ The Valve Bar, 900 Princess HighwayTempe, Sydney, Australia.

Doors: 

6:00pm Friday

4:00pm Saturday

Tickets $40 for both nights: 

http://www.seancerecords.com/shows.html

Friday Night Line-up:
DROWNING THE LIGHT
WARDAEMONIC
MOON
NONTINUUM
CORVUS

Saturday Night Line-up:
VASSAFOR
PESTILENTIAL SHADOWS
SPIRE
ORDER OF ORIAS
EREBUS ENTHRONED
ILL OMEN
CROWNED
SORATHIAN DAWN

More Details (Tickets, Ages, Band Details):

The Devil's Arcana Facebook Page

The Official Event on Facebook 

Séance Records Website

Ouroboros - Sanctuary (Official Music Video)

Sydney based Technical Death Metal band Ouroboros recently released the official video for "Sanctuary" off their debut album "Glorification of a Myth". Check it out!! \m/

Metal Shows in Australia This Weekend (March 30/31 2012)

Check out the Metal Shows on this Weekend (March 30/31 2012) near you.

For more details about the Metal shows and events listed below including ticket prices and age limits, please see the Metal Events Calendar.

• Victoria (3)
• New South Wales (4)
• Queensland (5)
• South Australia (1)
• Western Australia (1)

The Euphony Fusion V - Free Download before April 5

Only a little over a week to go for your chance to download the WELKIN Records “The Euphony Fusion V” Metal compilation FREE from the WELKIN Entertainment website. Limited copies of the CD were distributed at Sidewave shows across Australia in February this year.

“The Euphony Fusion V” compilation features two CDs with 31 Australian Metal bands covering a wide range of genres.

The download is available for free from the WELKIN Entertainment website until April 5th 2012, so hurry and grab your copy!!

Download Link:

http://www.welkinentertainment.com/

"The Euphony Fusion V" Release details & Track Listing (Official Facebook Event)

The tracks from the Metal Compilation are also available on YouTube to listen online on the "Albums / Promo's / EP / Singles” Playlist (ROCK & METAL MUSIC channnel).

Meshuggah Release Album KOLOSS to Stream Online in Full

Meshuggah, who recently toured Australia for Soundwave Festival has just released their new album KOLOSS online to stream IN FULL!!

Jump on their iamaleak.com website below to listen to KOLOSS.

Mushuggah first released the track "Break Those Bones Whose Sinew Gave It Motion" on iamaleak.com in February, which also featured in their set at Soundwave.

Links to purchase KOLOSS are also available from iamaleak.com or the official Website: http://www.meshuggah.net/

New Aussie Metal Releases this Month - Free Listen / Download

This month has been a big one for Aussie Metal bands, with a number of new Video, EP and Album releases made available online to listen or download.

Below is some of the new music and videos released in the past month or so that is available to listen to, watch or download for free. 

4ARM Release New Album: Submission For Liberty

Melbourne metal outfit 4arm recently released their latest album "Submission For Liberty". The "Submission For Liberty" album trailer is below, as well as the official video for the song Submission For Liberty from the new album.

Metal Shows This Weekend in Melbourne (March 23/24)

Check out the METAL shows near you this weekend (March 23/24) in Melbourne:

Friday March 23rd:

The Brunswick Hotel (140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Melbourne, VIC, 3056) - Doors 8pm

BROOZER

RED BEE

Sewercide

Saturday March 24th:

Musicland (1359 Sydney Rd Fawkner, VIC 3060) - Doors 8pm

Bogan Nation

Elemental Burn

Moustache Ant

The Prague (911 High St Thornbury, VIC 3071) - Doors 8pm

British Steel

Maniaxe

As The Palaces Burn

Bendigo Hotel (125 Johnston St Collingwood, VIC 3066) - Doors 8pm

Embodied

Ignivimous

Inverloch

Sarfaust

CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL (293 Swan St RICHMOND, VIC 3121) Doors 8pm

Orpheus

Internal Nightmare

Inebriator

Seppuku

Jet Black Pope

If we have missed a Metal show in Melbourne this weekend, please let us know (soon), and we will update the events list and calendar.

The New Dead Metalfest #2 - Adelaide, May 2012

The New Dead Metalfest #2 - Adelaide 2012
(Event added to the Metal Australia Events Calendar)

Saturday 26th April 2012
@ FOWLERS LIVE (68 Nth Terrace, City, Adelaide, SA)
All ages event (ID required to drink alcohol)
Doors 1pm – 11:30pm

Presented by Truth Inc Records.

Line-up

• LORD (NSW)
• DOUBLE DRAGON (LAST EVER ADELAIDE SHOW)
• TRUTH CORRODED
• ISAW
• DESECRATOR (VIC)
• TERAMAZE (VIC)
• SHIFTING THE PARADIGM (QLD)
• BLOOD COVERED SHOVEL
• SEMINAL EMBALMMENT
• ALKIRA
• FROM BIRTH TO BURIAL
• OPTICAL DELUSION
• CYCLOSA

For more details, please see the Facebook Event.

Clash Of The Titans Metal Fest - Melbourne, April 2012

New event added to the Metal Australia Events Calendar:

Clash Of The Titans Metal Fest

Sat, 14th April

@ The Espy

11 The Esplanade, St KIlda, Melbourne, VIC 3182

6:00pm until 1:30am

Price: $20

Presented by KISS OR KILL & METAL OBSESSION.

Line-up

• Ennui Breathes Malice
• House Of Thumbs
• Scar the Surface
• Bronson
• Internal Nightmare
• Divine Ascension
• Deliverance We Prey
• Abreact
• Dreams In Monochrome

More details on the Facebook Event

Psycroptic Release New Album - The Inherited Repression

Technical Death Metal band Psycroptic have released a new album "The Inherited Repression".

Decrepit Sun releasing new Album 'Violent.Aggressive'

Melbourne thrash/death/melodic/groove metal band Decrepit Sun are releasing their new debut album 'Violent.Aggressive', playing an album launch gig tomorrow night (16th March) at The Brunswick Hotel with Strict Vincent and Hybrid Nightmares supporting.

Violent.Aggressive by Decrepit Sun

Decrepit Sun are described as 'An intense, savage wave of extreme Aussie heavy metal!'.

Two tracks off the new album have been released to listen or download via ReverbNation:

• Semi-Automatic Rifle
• Drunker than you

Amon Amarth Australia Tour 2012

If you haven't already heard, Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth are touring Australia this April. Check out the Facebook page for concert details and tickets.

"The ‘Guardians of Asgard’ are gracing our shores for the first time since their almost sold out national tour of Australia of 2009. They will be performing tracks of their latest chart busting album ‘Surtur Rising’ along with all the fan favourites."

Website & Ticket Sales: http://www.metalmassacre.com.au/

Concert Dates & Tickets:

BRISBANE
Friday 13th April - Hi Fi Bar

SYDNEY
Saturday 14th April – Hi Fi Bar (All Ages)

MELBOURNE
Monday 16th April – Billboard The Venue

ADELAIDE
Tuesday 17th April – Fowlers Live (All Ages)

PERTH
Thursday 19th April – Capitol Theatre

Amon Amarth Australian Tour 2012 (Facebook Page)

Anno Domini release 3 Track EP to download

Sydney Black/Death metal band Anno Domini have released a blasting 3 track EP to download for free. Check it out.

"The Downfall EP" by Anno Domini

Released February 24th 2012

Tracks:

1. Against All Godds

2. Downfall

3. Condemned

Anno Domini are currently playing with Switzerland band SYBREED on their Australia tour.

Metal shows this weekend (March 16th / 17th) in Melbourne

Check out a few of the Metal shows coming up this weekend:

Friday March 16th:

Central Club (Richmond) - 7:00PM
Demolition, Seppuku, Harlott, Sewercide

The Prague (Thornbury) - 8:00PM
Armoured Earth, Blackwater

The Brunswick Hotel (Brunswick) - 8:30PM
Decrepit Sun, Hybrid Nightmares, Strict Vincent

Musicland (Fawkner) - 6:00PM
Black Mayday, Dead September, Storm the Sky, Emerson, This Fiasco, Caitlyn Can Wait

The John Curtin Hotel (Carlton) - 8:00PM
Death of Art, dropbunny, Hybrid Nightmares, Broozer, MOTH

Saturday March 17th:

ENTER THE VOID - Central Club Hotel (Richmond) - 8:00PM
Rainshadow
ADAMUS EXUL
Myridian
Internal Harvest

Photos from @MOSHPHERE at The HiFi

Check out the photos of MASTIFF and Internal Nightmare playing at The HiFi bar on March 11th 2012 at @MOSHPHERE Festival in Melbourne.

@MOSHPHERE FESTIVAL MELBOURNE - SYBREED (Switzerland) Headlining

@MOSHPHERE FESTIVAL is tomorrow night!! Head down to the HiFi Bar in Melbourne for an afternoon and evening of extreme music from a massive line-up. Doors open at 3:00 pm (March 11th 2012).



SYBREED from Switzerland are headlining as part of their Australia tour and more than ten great local Metal bands are supporting.

Support acts include MASTIFF, Eye of the Enemy, Circles, Synthetic Breed, Hatchet Dawn, Internal Nightmare and more. For details of the event, including the full lineup and links to online ticket sales, see the @MOSHPHERE FESTIVAL MELBOURNE event on Facebook.