Metallica NZ/Aussie Press Release

Just got this in an email:
MEDIA RELEASE: For immediate release Wednesday April 28, 2010

Michael Coppel, MAX & Channel [V] present

with special guests

Metallica return to Australia & New Zealand

AUCKLAND- VECTOR ARENA- WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 13


BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE MONDAY OCTOBER 18
PERTH BURSWOOD DOME FRIDAY OCTOBER 22
SYDNEY ACER ARENA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10
ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15
MELBOURNE ROD LAVER ARENA THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18

TICKETS ON SALE 9AM, THURSDAY MAY 13*
Pre-sale: midday Tuesday May 11th to 5pm Wednesday May 12th

The long wait is finally over as hard rock gods Metallica bring their World Magnetic Tour to New Zealand and Australia this October/November!

The epic world tour started out in Arizona, October 2008 in support of their current album Death Magnetic (Universal Music).

During the last decade alone Metallica have played to a collective audience of more than 3.5 million people. Currently on tour in Europe, the Australian and New Zealand dates mark the culmination of their world tour and will be Metallica’s first Australian shows since January 2004.

Formed in 1981, Metallica have become one of the most popular and influential bands in the world, successfully spanning the divide between metal and mainstream audiences and selling more than 100 million records worldwide (the 7th biggest selling act in American music history).

Taking to the stage for more than two hours Metallica will feature material drawn from throughout their career, performing in the round in the centre of the arena, on a custom built stage and with their full world tour production.

TICKET BOOKINGS THROUGH:
All Australian shows – Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Auckland – Ticketmaster (09) 970-9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
*Tickets limited to 4 per buyer
Tickets purchased through unauthorised outlets or auction sites may be cancelled without refund and the bearer may be refused entry. Please see www.coppel.com.au for authorised sellers.
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www.metallica.com www.coppel.com.au

here's some shit I heard:

This last week I recorded an interview with Scott, founding member of one of the longest standing metal bands in NZ, Chch's Human. They are touring NZ and Australia through May. (See the poster) There is a change however, friends of the show, Bloodletting, have with drawn from the Auckland show, replaced by Nullifier. Only recently we had Bloodletting's Josh and Andhe, with Never Repent, up in studio for a chat.

Human released their latest album "Cadaver Academy in 2009, and Never Repent & Bloodletting have a split EP.
Check out this monday's hfhshow for the interview with Scott & music from "Cadaver Academy" and a few tracks from Defamer too.



Other News that i was probably told to check out weeks ago, but only now 're-'remember...
- Auckland's Anabyss have new material up on their myspace page.
- as does Svartalheim

- The "NZ Metal Army" are out in full force, flooding the hfhshow facebook event requests with many invites to :"ANNiHiLTAiON ACROSS THE NATiON TOUR 2010" While I don't understand the blatant discrimination against capital 'i's, and for the purposes of a cheap attempt at humour, which would undoubtedly flop, as too few are free from the burden of The Typo- I would like to point out the incorrect spelling of annihiltaion (Anni-hilt-a-ion) they are kicking off May's NZ Music Month with a BBQ & shit-tons of bands at the Kings Arms.

Facebook says the dates are:
MAY 1st : KiNGS ARMS, Auckland
Doors: 6pm, BBQ: 6.30pm, First Band: 7pm
MAY 7th : KRAZY JACKS, Tauranga
Doors: 8pm
MAY 8th : AFTER DARK, Rotorua
Doors: 7pm
MAY 14th : WARD LANE, Hamilton
Doors: 6.30pm
MAY 15th : THE CABANA, Napier
Doors: 6.30pm
MAY 28th : THE ROYAL, Palmerston North
Doors: 8pm
MAY 29th : GARDEN CLUB, Wellington
Doors: 6.30pm

The Black Dahlia murder & Unearth: Ak & Chch shows, only $40!!

Oh yeah, this is gonna be cool- internationals aside, "The Mark of Man" kicked serious ass at Black FKN Friday, (April 2nd) and what i hear from the tracks they have up on their myspace page "Molest The Episcopate" certainly ain't too shabby either.

From: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auckland-New-Zealand/Deadboy-Records/181155830309
"We are pleased to announce that we have once again teamed up with our friends at RW Entertainment to bring more killer US metal to New Zealand shores.

UNEARTH & THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER with special guests The Mark of Man & Molest The Episcopate.

Friday 28 May @ The Bedford Christchurch (LIC/AA)
Saturday 29 May @ Kings Arms Auckland (18+)

Tickets only $40 on sale Monday from Real Groovy, Under The Radar & www.moshtix.co.nz

This will sell fast so be in quick!"

Here's me with Black Dahlia Murder Drummer, Shannon, when they were last at the Kings Arms in 2007:(funnily enough i'm wearing a "Bloodletting" shirt & it was Josh, bassist of Bloodletting who pointed Shannon out to me)

Molest the Episco-myspace

Auckland based metal super group "Molest The Episcopate" have their myspace up: http://www.myspace.com/molesttheepiscopate and on that myspace are 2 songs, available for Free streaming.

You can catch their debut performance this saturday (April 10th) opening for Behemoth & co. MtE are on at 7.50pm sharp.
Facebook quote:
Born from the smouldering fires of a veritable feast of New Zealand's best heavy acts, Auckland City's MOLEST THE EPISCOPATE formed in early 2010 as a collaboration between Ross McDougall (ex-Antagonist AD), Jeremy Suckling (Dawn of Azazel), Paul Blomfield (ex-Force Fed Trauma), Gareth Craze (ex-Graymalkin) and Josh Hughes (Bloodletting). The mission statement of the band is simple: to perform cruel, modern death metal as ugly as it is titantically heavy, and to stand aesthetically and lyrically in stark, unwavering opposition to religion of all stripes, socialism, pacifism, environmentalism and the anti-thought cults of modern liberalism and conservatism alike

The Black Dahlia murder & Unearth have a few NZ dates?

from: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=54714

Unearth just wrapped up their North American Atticus Metal Tour II with Stick To Your Guns, Veil Of Maya, The Ghost Inside and Carnifex. Following this tour, Unearth will be heading overseas with label mates The Black Dahlia Murder for an April/May tour of Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

Unearth will then be trekking over to Europe and the UK with The Black Dahlia Murder for 17 more shows. Among these shows is an appearance at the legendary Donnington Park for DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2010, the Warm-Up Party for the Sonisphere Festival, Hellfest in France, the Gods of Metal Festival in Italy and Grasspop in Belgium. Here are the latest Unearth tour dates:

UNEARTH and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
05/23 Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro
05/24 Tokyo, Japan @ Club Quattro
05/28 Auckland, New Zealand @ Ellen Melville
05/29 Christchurch, New Zealand @ The Bedford
05/31 Sydney, Australia @ The Factory Theater
06/01 Brisbane, Australia @ Hifi Bar
06/02 Brisbane, Australia @ Hifi Bar
06/03 Melbourne, Australia @ Hifi Bar
06/04 Melbourne, Australia @ The Cornor Hotel
06/05 Adelaide, Australia @ Fowlers Live
06/06 Perth, Australia @ Amplifier Bar

06/11 Donnington Park, UK @ Download Festival
06/13 Austria @ Nova Rock
06/14 Hohenems,Austria @ Event Centre
06/15 Stuttgart, Germany @ Die Rhore
06/16 Munich, Germany @ Backstage Hall
06/17 Switzerland @ Sonisphere Warm Up Party
06/18 Saarbruke, Germany @ Garage
06/19 Germany @ Hellfest
06/20 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Den Atilier
06/21 Lyon, France @ CCO
06/22 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzamataz
06/23 Pamplona, Spain @ Sala Totem
06/25 Italy @ Gods of Metal
06/26 Munster, Germany @ Vainstream
06/27 Belgium @ Grasspop
06/28 Enschedel, Holland @ Atak

Metallica coming to NZ?

The rumours have been rife, and while this news brings up one step closer, it by no means is a concrete fact- please remember this. These days i only consider it a done deal when i'm walking through the doors at the gig, but if/when tickets go on sale etc is also good.

Facebook friends of ours: Rachel and Kyle had the first updates relating to the news that i saw- a quick scroll down and someone else had posted the link:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Metallica-on-their-way-to-NZ/tabid/418/articleID/149577/Default.aspx

Metal legends Metallica will be playing shows in Australia and New Zealand in November.

At a recent news conference in Bogota, Columbia, when asked what their plans were after their current tour of South America, singer James Hetfield told reporters, "Europe," then drummer Lars Ulrich added: "We're staying out and doing dates up till November, in Australia and New Zealand, is where we're heading in November.

"And then after that we're gonna take a little bit of chill time, because it's been a couple of years on the road."

Ulrich said after that, there will probably be a new record.
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Mothra: www.myspace.com/mothrasound

Mothra, who many of you would have seen as one of the support acts for the mighty Devin Townsend, and his Project.
I have a couple of their songs, which are instrumentals, they're open to a vocalist, but want to find the right vocalist.
They also appeared on Mikey Havocs (95bfm) breakfast show for a "Fancy New Band" late last year.
More material should be out in a few months or something

They have a gig coming up in April at the Dogs Bollix- Saturday 24th with Fornax Chemica and Frozen Alice.

Black FKN Friday 2/4/2010 @ Tranny room

Second night in a row at the Transmission Room, was wicked- started with Carnal (missed Word of God) left before In dread response, unfortunately.

The mark of man:

The mark of man:

Zerstiren:

Zerstiren:

Cripple Mr Onion:

Cripple Mr Onion:

Cripple Mr Onion:

Decapitated w/ Psycroptic, Origin & Misery Index @ the Transmisison Room

Had a wicked night out at the, surprisingly slightly-less-sweaty-than-other-times-i've-been-there, transmission room.

Ran into: Kyle (guest dj for the show from a couple of weeks back) & his mate Rachel (who was working at the gig & wanted me to know that the guys in the bands are really good dudes) Dan (never repent) Oli (svartalvheim- check out the link to their myspace page for a couple of new tracks recently posted up & Scaphist- who have a gig coming up on june 12th w/ Just One Fix) & Gav (Six Day War)

My shots of Decapitated:







Psycroptic:






There's some technical issues with posting up pictures so i'll put 'em up later.

The Black Dahlia murder & Unearth set for 7 Aussie dates & 0 NZ dates.

From: http://www.metalobsession.net/
Two of America’s leading metal bands – The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth - are set to co-headline an Australian tour in May/June, 2010. The tour will take in all usual Australian mainland capitals, with under 18 shows currently scheduled for both Brisbane and Melbourne.

I've really been digging the new BDM album, "Deflorate" would be awesome to see 'em in NZ, again...