Western Front

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.

They are two of the pioneers of metal and this Friday will see them set head to head at the Rocket Room. Wrathchild will be playing a bunch of Maiden tunes and Sabotage will be doing a full set of Sabbath numbers so if you like either of them, or you're a true metal head and know where your roots come from then get on down this Friday the 14th of November and check out the show.

Not only that, but there will be another line up of metal bands following the show into the early hours, with Double Dragon doing a show to follow up their support of The Haunted this week. And the best part is you get to see both shows for the one low price! It is set to be a great night for sure, so I'll see you down there.

"The Mighty" Scrape (known to most as Cunt Scrape) will be making their debut on stage appearance this week on November 7 at the Amplifier Bar in Perth, and November 8 for an all age show at Leederville HQ skate park. If you've heard (or seen) their album "Thrush Bang Mania" you'd know what to expect, if not the name should give you an idea... porn-driven, tongue-in-cheek grind from the depraved mind of Glenn Dyson (Choke/ex-Pathogen). The on stage manifestation of the band features members from Choke, Maximum Perversion, The Furor and will be a sight to see I'm sure.

Also not to be forgotten is Vanha's XXIVth birthday celebration gig on the 8th at the Castle featuring Mhorgl, Nails of Imposition, Morden and Sabotage (doing a set of faithful renditions of Black Sabbath songs) which will also be a top night. 

What a crazy month it has been and is for metal, with Carcass doing an awesome show last week, Down having just been, Meshuggah about to play and a lot more to come - Dragonforce, Pig Destroyer, Slipknot and Machine Head. And that is just the internation acts.. there has been plenty of top local gear going and more to look forward to - this weekend alone has Claim The Throne doing their album/book launch and then Malignant Monster doing a merch launch the following day.

Good times for metal in Australia, and next month and the future only holds more. Be sure to always check out the gig guide for upcoming events.