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PUNK, SKA, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS AND GOSSIP BY EMILY KELLY: EK1984@GMAIL.COM
Mere weeks ago I had a rant – as I am often inclined to do – about how young promoters need to be supported and anyone that wishes to tour excellent bands in DESCENDENTS Australia should be welcomed with open arms instead of criticised for their chutzpah. I am saddened to say I’m tempted to retract this stance following the cancellation of the Murder By Death tour this month. The entire tour was suss biscuits from the beginning and I’m utterly heartbroken to the see the entire thing implode in a sorry and unspectacular fashion. The band revealed on their website last week that the promoter had cancelled the tour after an “investor” went “walkabout” although no further explanation was offered about how a lynchpin of an entire operation manages to disappear, effectively abolishing the entire tour. The band were even more disappointed to reveal that no flights or visas had been arranged for the tour. “This fucking blows”, they heaved, and I echo those sentiments. It feels a little as though some of these promoters should perhaps realign their career trajectory, before more businesses, bands and punters are left in the lurch. As it remains to be seen when or how the tickets will be refunded, how are we to have faith in small promoters and buy tickets with confidence when we stand to have a tour swept out from under us? As my mum used to say: I’m not angry…I’m just disappointed. Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse will return to Australia after a three-year absence this October. They released their new album Torture last month and they’ll be giving it a mighty plugging when they hit Billboard on October 5. Tickets are available now. The Exploited added their name to the list of bands dishing out a cancellation on the very week their tour was scheduled to begin. Apparently their bass player had a family emergency. The band apologised to fans and promoter alike and said they were “totally gutted” to cancel. There are plans in place to reschedule for the later half of the year. Miami band Thick As Blood will tour Australia this June with Newcastle band Taken By Force. They’re gunning down the east coast for a pretty thorough run of dates including Mechanics Institute in Ballarat on Friday June 15, Bang on Saturday June 16 and Phoenix Youth Center on Sunday June 17. Thick As Blood hit the studio recently to record their newie for Rise Records. Tickets are available tomorrow.
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CORE GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY MAY 1: Arch Enemy, Teramaze, Elysian at Billboards Black Cobra at National Hotel, Geelong City & Colour at The Palais Thursday May 3: The Storm Picturesque, The Rose Line, Kontact, Clowns at Next City & Colour, Interval, Bahamas at The Palais White Walls, Brick, Penguins, The Debutant Kid at Gasometer Graft Vs Host, Damn The Torpedoes, Shadow League, The Kremlings at The Tote The Getaway Plan, New Empire at Corner Hotel Lizard Punch, Secret Crackpipe Handshake, Cruntburgers at Pony FRIDAY MAY 4: These Hands, This Is Your Captain Speaking, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Fathoms at The Evelyn Andrew WK, Aleister X, Bitter Sweet Kicks at Corner Hotel Night Hag, Palisades, Urns, Old Skin at Gasometer Internal Rot, Rort, Last Measure, Red Red Krovvy, Kremlings at The Bendigo Bowcaster, Gatherer, Dead River, On Sierra at The Tote Killing Liars, Let Them Eat Cake at Victoria Hotel SATURDAY MAY 5: We The Innocent, Remission Theory, Daylight Hours, Feel Good Drag at Bang Hoodlum Shouts, Harmony, Fear Like Us, Rise Of The Rat at Gasometer Encircling Sea, Nontinuum, Islands, Whores Of The Black Cross at Gasometer Upstairs Acoustic Afternoon at The Bendigo Double Dragon, Sons of Asena, King Parrot, Abrasion, Broozer & A Murder Of Crows at The Bendigo SUNDAY MAY 6: We Disappear, Foxtrot, As A Rival, Raven Vs Crow at Gasometer Devil Driver, Six Feet Under, Darkest Hour at Billboards Monday May 7: Fu Manchu, Black Cobra, Matt Sonic & The High Times a Hi-Fi Bar
Charitable cause alert! The Bendigo will host an acoustic afternoon this Saturday May 5. The $5 entry will go towards canned/basic food to be donated to The Salvation Army food bank, which will then be distributed throughout relief centers in Melbourne. Dan Bonnici, Guy Treadwell, Luke Smith and Luke Thomas are all lending their time and skillz.
CRUNCH! Hi and welcome to this week’s Crunch. I guess the big news in metal this week is the restructure at Roadrunner Records by label owner Warner. Roadrunner has done great things for metal for over 30 years now, and the folks at Roadrunner Australia are so dedicated to and passionate about rock and metal. They really understand what it takes to work with and for a metal audience, and I sincerely hope, for the sake of remaining Roadrunner Australia staff and Warner, that this understanding continues under the restructure. And best of luck to those who have lost their jobs due to the restructure.
GIG ALERT: KING PARROT King Parrot return with their infamous live show on Saturday May 5 at The Bendigo Hotel on Johnston St in Collingwood. They recently released a live video for the song Psychotherapy and Valium which will give you a good idea of what to expect: raucous moshing, booze, violence, hilarity and heavy as hell, balls to the wall metal. Joining them on the bill will be legendary South Australian act Double Dragon (who are about to break up and reconfigure as Sons of Asena – this is the last round of DD shows ever), Abrasion, Broozer and A Murder of Crows. Entry is $12 and the action kicks off at 8pm. King Parrot also play at The Newmarket Hotel in Bendigo on Friday May 4, The Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Friday May 11 and The National Hotel in Geelong on Sunday July 1 with Macabre, and they’ll also appear at the annual High Voltage festival at The Corner on Saturday June 30.
KUNVUK READY ALBUM #2 Kunvuk will release their second album, Consume Rapture, in June via The Light of Damnation Records. It’s the follow-up to 2010’s Immute: Jackals, and is once again being produced and mixed by guitarist/vocalist David Hart. The album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, New York. The video for Where Orchidectomy And Mastitis Street Meet Is Why I Will Die is on YouTube now.
THE TEA PARTY MELBOURNE!
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It’s been a long time since they rocked and rolled: reformed Canadian legends The Tea Party reformed for some shows in their homeland last year, and it went so well that they’re back, baby! Their seven-year hiatus is broken (but don’t let that dissuade you from checking out the awesome Jeff Martin 777 album The Ground Cries Out from last year). The Tea Party plays at The Palais on July 14. My birthday! How did you guys know? More info at the Palais website and Ticketmaster’s website. See you there!
METAL, HEAVY ROCK, CLASSIC ROCK LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GOOD SHIT WITH PETER HODGSON: CRUNCHCOLUMN@GMAIL.COM
GIG ALERT: ROCK N LOAD The inaugural Rock N Load festival kicks off at The Espy on Saturday May 26. There will be over 30 acts across the entire venue including Electric Mary, Bugdust, The Stiffys, King Of The North, Ten Thousand, Heaven The Axe, I Am Duckeye, The Charge, Anna Salen, Hailmary, Shadowqueen, The Morrisons, Beggars Orchestra, Shadowgame, Bottle Of Smoke, System Of Venus, Arcane Saints, Apache Medicine Man, The Vendettas, Riot In Toytown and many more. Check out rocknloadfestival.com for lineup and ticketing info.
GIG ALERT: GRUNTBUCKET Gruntbucket will launch Songs From An Empty Room on Saturday May 5 at The Tote in Collingwood, with support from Iowa and Teenage Libido. The album is the follow-up to 2009’s Receiving, and has already had regular airplay on radio. You can pick it up on CD, download from iTunes or on vinyl (featuring a download card with two exclusive bonus tracks), from their website and in select independent record stores Australia-wide.
NEW RESIST THE THOUGHT ALBUM ON THE WAY Sydney’s Resist The Thought will release their album Sovereignty (and exclusive bonus DVD) on May 18 via Skull & Bones Records/Shock Entertainment. After sharing the stage with the likes of Suicide Silence, The Acacia Strain and All Shall Perish, they barricaded themselves up in Lambesis Studios in Escondido, CA to work with producer Dan Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom) on the album. The band says to expect nine driving metal anthems; a cacophony of extreme riffing, rapid fire drumming and a relentless vocal attack. Check out the video for Extermination, and catch the band at the following dates: May 29 - Bendigo - Musicman Megastore AA May 31 - Ballarat - Karova Lounge 18+ June 2 - Warrnambool - The Loft 18+ June 3 - Geelong - The National Hotel AA
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