Max Cavalera will be bringing his Soulfly juggernaut back to Australia in September in support of new album Omen, with support from City Of Fire and Incite.
We caught up with him for a chat about the new album, the upcoming tour, his favourite Soulfly collaborations, the possibility of a reunion of the classic Sepultura lineup and more, which you can read here.
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[26-07-2010] Mayhem- tour supports announced
The supports for Mayhem's Australian tour have been announced and are as follows-
September 23rd - The Hifi, Melbourne- Special guest main support TBA plus Guild Of Destruction
September 24th - The Factory, Sydney- Special guest main support TBA plus Anno Domini
September 25th - The Hifi, Brisbane- Special guest main support TBA plus Mongrel's Cross
September 26th - Capitol, Perth- Naetu and War Daemonic
Special guests and main support for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to be announced on August 28th.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
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[25-07-2010] Buried In Verona tour
Sydney metalcore act Buried In Verona has announced a new batch of shows in support of their new album Saturday Night Sever. The dates are as follows -
September 1 The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
September 2 Hot Damn!, Sydney
September 16 Snitch, Brisbane
September 17 Black Box Theatre, Nambour
September 18 Epic Skate Park, Gold Coast
September 19 Wyong Oasis Youth Centre, with Oh Sleeper (All Ages)
September 22 Bar 32, Canberra
September 30 Next, Melbourne
October 1 Karova Lounge, Ballarat
October 2 Civic Band Hall, Mt Gambier
October 9 SFX, Sydney
October 22 Manning Bar, Sydney with Soilwork (Over 18s only)
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[19-07-2010] Napalm Death tour update
The support acts for the Napalm Death Australian tour have been announced and are as follows -
September 1st - Amplifier Bar, Perth- Death Vomit (Indonesia).
September 2nd - Fowler's Live, Adelaide- In The Burial.
September 3rd - The Hifi, Brisbane- Disentomb.
September 4th - The Factory, Sydney- Daemon Foetal Harvest.
September 5th - The Hifi, Melbourne- Rotten Chop.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now and selling fast.
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[14-07-2010] The Tyrants return
Melodic metal favourites LORD have unveiled their latest touring venture, taking them across the country once again, including trips to the far north, as well as making their way back to Japan for the second year in a row. The band have also announced their latest EP release 'Return of the Tyrant' which will be released in the coming months.
"We're finally able to announce the tour dates for the rest of the year. This was a logistical nightmare with so many other high-profile acts touring Australia right now,meant that some places we wanted to get to just weren't realistic this time around," frontman Lord Tim said. "This tour will also include our run of shows in Japan with DORO and Jaded Heart, which we're extremely excited about."
"The other great news is we have a new LORD release out soon; an EP entitled Return of the Tyrant. Anyone who has followed our history knows about Dungeon, the band that spawned LORD after it dissolved in 2005. Dungeon had a popular song called 'Tarranno Del Mar' - a fun pirate themed song that LORD still enjoys playing to this day. We felt it was time to revisit the story and write the next part in the saga. The song 'Return Of The Tyrant' is full of piratey singalongs and is nearly ten minutes long, so it's quite an epic. Apart from that, we have some cool cover songs and a whole bunch of cool interpretations of LORD and Dungeon songs, so there's quite a lot of material for an EP. We'll be revealing the full track list and cover art really soon."
The Tyrants Return 2010 Tour dates are as follows-
July 30th - Blacktown, The Basement (Lic/AA)
August 13th - Newtown, Notes (18+)
August 27th - Wollongong, The Ox (18+)
August 28th - Canberra, The Maram (18+)
September 11th - Darwin, Brown's Mart Theatre (Lic/AA)
September 16th - Sydney, The Annandale Hotel (18+)
September 17th - Melbourne, East Brunswick Club (18+)
October 2nd - Cairns, Kuranda Theatre (Lic/AA)
October 8th - Tokyo, Holiday (with Doro and Jaded Heart)
October 10th - Nagoya, Holiday (with Doro and Jaded Heart)
October 11th - Osaka, Holiday (with Doro and Jaded Heart)
October 29th - Sydney, The Gaelic (18+)
October 30th - Newcastle, Club Led (18+)
November 5th - Broken Hill, Theatre Royal (AA Afternoon show)
November 5th - Broken Hill, Theatre Royal (18+)
November 6th - Adelaide, Uni Bar (Lic/AA)
November 19th - Perth, Rocket Room (18+)
November 20th - Perth, The Civic Hotel (18+)
November 26th - Brisbane, Rosies (18+)
November 27th - Rockhampton, The Anchor Hotel (18+)
December 3rd - Merrylands, Hyland Road Youth Centre (AA)
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[07-07-2010] Soilwork tour trailer
Soilwork will return to Australia in October. You can watch the tour trailer here.
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[06-07-2010] "Ultimately we all just have fun and take the piss out of one another"
Sydney's Buried In Verona has just released their second album Saturday Night Sever (Riot!).
You can read our interview with the band here.
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[04-07-2010] Metal For The Masses- this weekend!
Sydney's Utopia Records, long established as Australia's home of all things heavy and metal is marking its 30th year in the music business by staging a series of shows to celebrate the wealth of creative talent and diversity that exists in the local hard rock and metal scene.
This series of shows will focus on the various sub genres of the mighty juggernaut that is metal and will present the best bands from the Sydney scene. All profits from the shows will be donated to the "Youth Off The Streets" charity.
The first show to be announced is "Metal for the Masses", featuring Mortal Sin, The Amenta, Daysend, Switchblade, Killrazer, Darker Half, Anno Domini, Norse, Hellbringer and more on this Saturday, July 10 at the Manning Bar from 4pm-midnight.
Tickets are just $27 and are available from Utopia Records, the venue, Moshtix and Oztix.
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[02-07-2010] Soilwork Australian tour announced for October
Sweden's melodic death metal masters Soilwork will be ripping up Aussie shores in October this year. Touring on the back of the release of their eighth studio album, The Panic Broadcast, which drummer Dirk Verbeuren has described as "the true musical path of Soilwork", the band will be bringing their killer live shows to Aussie audiences on the following dates:
October 21 - HiFi Bar, Brisbane
October 22 - Manning Bar, Sydney
October 23 - HiFi Bar, Melbourne
October 27 - Fowlers Live (all ages), Adelaide
October 28 - Rosemount, Perth
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[01-07-2010] Cradle of Filth for Halloween
Cradle of Filth is preparing to enter the studio to record their next album, All Hallows Eve, due for release in October. Another full blown concept album, this one is based on Adam's first wife, the lascivious Demoness Lilith; throwing medieval nuns, Knights Templars, Greek mythology and lashings of sex, occult lore and violent bloodshed into the smelting pot. All Hallows Eve will be released on AbraCadaver through Peaceville/Stomp.
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[01-07-2010] "It's like we have our own sound now"
Kingdom of Sorrow, featuring Crowbar/Down guitarist Kirk Windstein and Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta have just released their crushing second album Behind The Blackest Tears (Relapse/Riot!).
You can read our exclusive interview with Jasta here.
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[29-06-2010] The Red Shore update
Geelong's The Red Shore are preparing for a hectic 2010, having already inked a new deal with Roadrunner Records Australia they have also joined forces with Australia's largest booking agency Premier Artists who have taken over touring co ordination for 2010 and beyond. The forthcoming album, titled The Avarice of Man, was tracked at Complex studios by guitarist/producer Roman Koester and is currently being mixed by Textures mastermind Jochem Jacobs at Split Second Studios, The Netherlands.
To view the album being tracked go to www.myspace.com/theredshore
While the album is being mixed the band will head to the US to join Suffokate on a 40+ date tour.
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[25-06-2010] "There was a whole generation of kids that didn't know how to play lead guitar"
Canadian thrash/heavy metallers Annihilator have just released their 13th studio album and their first self-titled effort (out now through Riot!) which amongst other things boasts an incredible 66 guitar solos.
PyroMusic chatted with mainman Jeff Waters about the new album, the band's career, trends and more, which you can read here.
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[25-06-2010] "There is no more looking back; there is no more reveling in past glories"
Swedish black metallers Watain have just released their amazing new album Lawless Darkness (Season Of Mist/Riot!). In a chat that no black metal fan should miss, PyroMusic spoke to mainman Erik Danielsson about a number of topics, including when he feels the true spirit of black metal went awry, their mission to bring it back from the dead, their influences and more.
You can read the interview here.
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[22-06-2010] Soulfly return, with special guests
If you favour metal in its most primal form, then prepare yourself, because this line-up is what you've been waiting for. Soulfly will team up with City of Fire, featuring Fear Factory's Burton C. Bell and Byron Stroud and Incite for a triple International tour of the nation, starting September 7.
The dates are as follows-
Tuesday 7th September- Hi FI Brisbane QLD

Wednesday 8th September- Palace Theatre VIC

Thursday 9th September- UNSW Roundhouse NSW

Friday 10th September- Panthers Newcastle NSW
Saturday 11th September - ANU BAR Canberra ACT
Sunday 12th September- HQ Adelaide SA
Tuesday 14th September- Capitol Perth WA
Tickets on sale July 1 at 9am.
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