Western Front

Thanks to Teeman we have a couple of new gig reviews on the site - one for the Ill Vision cd launch from a couple of weeks back, which has already been online for a while, and now I've just added another one for the'Cord and Chaos Christmas show from the weekend just gone. Thanks also to Dan Laidlow for his fine photographic work. Head over to the Review section to check them out.

Also, I'll just take this opportunity to wish everyone the best for the Christmas period and have a happy new year! This year has been an awesome one for metal in Australia - a heap of fantastic touring acts coming through as well as plenty of homegrown talent doing a great job with their own shows and putting out some top releases. Every year gets better and better for metal and I'm sure 2009 will be no exception.

There are some cool shows for this festive season as well - the Boxing Day Massacre,  Santa SLAM and hope to see you all at the Charles Hotel to ring in the new year at the Metal Meltdown to 2009.
All the best - Darren

The Association for Australian Heavy Metal (AAHM) and the Australian Metal Awards (AMA) were formed to give Heavy Metal in Australia an extra boost in support and backing, and to reward and recognise the bands that have made a significant contribution to the Heavy Metal genre of Australian music.

Submission are now open for the 2009 Australian Metal Awards and application forms are available from the website: www.australianmetal.com.au

Each week a band will be selected from those that have submitted an application to be featured on the site, and applications close on the 27th of February.

URGENT UPDATE FOR THOSE OF YOU GOING TO THIS SHOW!

The gig has been moved due to reasons out of the control of the promoters.
The new venue is now:

2ND DEC - HYDE PARK BACKROOM
331 Bulwer St, Nth Perth
(08)9328 6166

Doors 8pm.

Anyone who purchased tix thru Moshtix - your tickets will still be valid.
Tickets will also be available at the door.

Please tell anyone you know who is going the change of venue details.

Apologies from Bleed Records & Soundworks Touring for any inconvenience.

After the huge successes of The Summer Slaughter Tour slaughtering audiences across the US, UK & Canada, Soundworks Touring brings to Australia the ultimate annual metal touring event in a run of slamming events never seen before in this country. Finally, Australian metal audiences have a real metal festival to sink their rabid teeth into each year, with the four international acts featured in 2009 in Necrophagist (Germany), Dying Fetus (USA), Aborted (Belgium), The Faceless (USA), all performing for the first time in this country on one face splitting bill. Joining the army will be Australian death metal tyrants The Red Shore.

How insane is this going to be! Soundworks has done us proud once again. Tickets for this stupendous event have gone on sale now so check out the gig guide for the full details for each show and where to grab tickets while you can.