NZ show: Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder, Unearth

What seems like the first (of what will hopefully be many) Soundwave 2012 sideshows in NZ has been announced. Headliner, Lamb of God would have only just played in Perth with the traveling alternative music fest, a mere 2 days prior to their NZ show.

The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth have no announcements regarding Soundwave (that I've heard) but it would be kinda sweet for any kiwi's heading over, if all bands on this NZ show were also at soundwave....

NOTE: By the time of the gig all these bands will, or should have new albums out: LOG- working on it now, or around the time of that New York hurricane/ the 911 tenth anniversary. Black Dahlia Murder :"Ritual", Unearth:"Darkness in the light"

Metal isolationists, or elitists or internet metal warriors or "I'm not listening to these bands because I've read about them in Metal Hammer mag/blabbermouth etc rather than judging them based on an unbiased, self-made opinion of how I feel about their music" types will have crap to say about this show, and that's all I have to say about that: my goal for this paragraph was the use of isolationists and the itallicised statement..

I might sound like I'm showing my age in a youthful way, but Lamb of God vocalist, D. Randal Bythe was the subject of my 1st phone interview not long after I took over the reigns of hardfastheavy back in 2006, since then I've also phone interviewed Mark Morton and John Campbell, but none of the Adler brothers. I've seen the band perform in Aussie in '06 and all times in NZ. Randy was also a judge at this years GWAR-B.Q.

I'm loving the Black Dahlia Murder's latest album, "Ritual" & I have a pic on this website of myself with BDM drummer Shannon Lucas from when they performed at the Kings Arms for the 1st time,  that seems to be popular.

UTR tickets: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/tickets/ID/1776/Lamb-of-God.utr

copypasta from the Fb events page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=278188748867942

 RW ENTERTAINMENT and THE METAL BAR presents

LAMB OF GOD

with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and UNEARTH

STUDIO, AUCKLAND (18+)
WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th

Tickets available 9am Friday October 14th from www.undertheradar.co.nz and Real Groovy

New Black Dahlia Murder & Unearth

**UPDATE OCT 2011: Lamb of god, Unearth, The Black Dahlia Murder NZ 2012 show http://www.hardfastheavy.com/2011/10/lamb-of-god-black-dahlia-murder-unearth.html **
**UPDATE: http://www.hardfastheavy.com/2011/10/cripple-mr-onion-added-to-lamb-of-god.html **

Here's two new/upcoming albums I'm stoked the record company has let me download and check out:
The Black Dahlia Murder are due to release their 5th album, "Ritual" in june (21st in North America)

Label mates, Unearth also have a new album coming out, July 5th

New Albums: 2011's looking pretty damn good.

Skindred, a Welsh ragga-metal band are releasing "Union Black" May 2nd 2011. We've played a few Skindred songs on the hfhshow over the years..

Unearth are getting, famed metalcore producer and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D to produce their new album.

hfhshow folk metal favourites, Korpiklaani will be releasing a new album, "Ukon Wacka" Feb 4th 2011. Ukon Wacka was an ancient .."pagan sacrificial feast... which a special made beer richly flowed. As can be expected from the title, this album has an ancient and very folky feel and is totally in finnish" (English translations will be supplied with CD)
A song, "Tequila" especially written for South American fans of the band.

All Shall Perish are writing a new album, after "...successful tours at home and abroad..." (I guess abroad didn't extend as far as NZ's shores).

Hate Eternal have been in pre-production for the past couple of months for a new album, which is due to be one of their "...heaviest, most twisted, evil, melodic and insane albums yet..."