Soundwave sidewave 'mini-fests' for NZ

**UPDATE:**
Twitter, by means of facebook, has informed me that the NZ soundwave mini-fests have hit a snag, apparently, the council doesn't like the idea of 2 nights in a row of noise from Soundwave type bands, and probably the crowds it would draw into the seemingly, and based on my experience last time I was there a few years ago, non-residential area surrounding Trust Stadium: crosby, stills & nash  and the cranberries are much better than a soundwave type crowd (they're upcoming events at the venue: http://www.thetrustsstadium.co.nz/ )

Granted, all this news, including the NZ mini-fest idea is all completely unconfirmed & unofficial at the moment, but it all stems from the twitter account of the promoter.

To check out tweets related to  soundwave coming to NZ: https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23SWNZ (i hope this works, I don't really know how to use twitter but the thing to search is #SWNZ )
the Soundwave promoters twitter account:  https://twitter.com/iamnotshouting
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Thanks in getting my attention to the situation: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Soundwave-to-New-Zealand/108918035819405 The organiser for the Aussie touring festival answered a tweet in his twitter page stating that there will be a major soundwave event in NZ, namely two mini-festivals at Trusts Stadium, over two consecutive nights, Feb 22nd & 23rd the bands will be different each night with roughly 5-6bands in the lineup per night.

NOTE:

• A Day to Remember is (apparently and according to a tweet reply) on the bill,
• Marilyn Mason is not,
• System of a Down has some heavy rumours 
• Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth are playing their own show, March 7th at the studio on K Rd.
• Having just had a quick squizz over the soundwavefestival.com site- there are roughly 94 bands on the lineup, which leaves 86 other bands that potentially could fill out the remaining bulk of the lineups for the two nights.

It all sounds like something that is currently in progress, but I don't know how these things work so whether AJ even mentioning it means its one band's confirmation way from being announced or only one band on the bill so far, I don't know.
I haven't heard of any offical annoucements dates (specifics, just wait til next week), or any offical annoucements (beyond tweets) for that matter.

Notes for show; 6th Dec 2011

• Shadows fall putting final touchs on new (7th) album with KSE's Adam D. tbh; I did think their 2009 Retribution was better than 2007s Threads of life.
• Killswitch Engage have 8 demos ready for a new album.
• Canadian metallers CANCER BATS have set "Dead Set On Living" as the tentative title of their fourth album, due in early 2012.
• Wacken 2012 is sold out for the seventh time in a row. All 75,000 tickets. Sort of. There are still two ways you can make the trip. Google it/check out the wacken website to find out.
• Caliban announce new album, artwork and tracklisting: Album title: I Am Nemesis.
• The legends that are, Venom have their new album, "Falling Angels" out now.
• Regarding the Meshuggah & Periphery tracks; i.e. djent- it's a 'genre' that the copycat-ism etc rather than the sounds themselves, could have been removed from 2011, for the better.
• Dreams of the Dead, playing this Thursday @ Kings Arms, good times=yes.

 
 
 
 

Playlist for 6th December 2011

SAVAGE MESSIAH- Plague of Conscience.
STICKY FILTH- Crimson Red and Indigo.
COBRA KHAN- Borderlands.
DREAMS OF THE DEAD- King of the Snakes.
SHADOWS FALL- Still I Rise.
CANCER BATS- We are the Undead.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE- Temple from Within.
CALIBAN- It's Our Burden to Bleed.
FUELSET- Sounds of a Dying Seagull.
VENOM- Damnation of Souls.
VENOM- Hellhound.
AMON AMARTH- Wrath of the Norsemen.
DIMMU BORGIR- Progenies of the Great Escape.
NORTHLANE- Dispossession.
TIMES OF GRACE- Where the Spirit Leads me.
PERIPHERY- Insomnia.
MESHUGGAH- Combustion.
DAWN HEIST- Time Wave Zero.

Big Day After 2012

http://www.facebook.com/events/314696311891925/

If you happen to be up in auckland around the time of next years Big Day Out and want to release from mosh withdrawl, and to farewell Sinate, check this out..

 

From the Facebook events page:

Saturday 21st January

Kings Arms

With nowhere near enough Metal at the Big Day Out, come to the BIG DAY AFTER!
Sinate's 3rd album release gig and last Auckland show before moving back to Europe, with
Dawn Of Azazel, Cripple Mr Onion, Just One Fix, Septicide, Osmium, Invasion Of Piracy, with 1 more band to be announced.
http://www.facebook.com/events/314696311891925/





Sinate
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sinate/266998407037

Dawn Of Azazel
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dawn-of-Azazel/39641391009

Cripple Mr Onion
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cripple-Mr-Onion/107632759264381

Just One Fix
http://www.facebook.com/justonefixnz

Septicide
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Septicide/137134639652917

Osmium
http://www.facebook.com/osmiumbandnz

Invasion Of Piracy
http://www.facebook.com/InvasionofPiracy

Claim the Throne U.K dates.

Claim the Throne, who very briefly visited NZ for a few shows up and down the country in september this year, are tagging along with Alestorm (also played a NZ earlier this year) for a string of UK dates in February next year.

This is some awesome news, it's one thing to support an international band when they come to town, but to support them in their own backyard is something else!


Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/claimthethrone
Merch: http://claimthethrone.bigcartel.com/

From Press release:

Greetings dudes! In February 2012 we'll be hitting the road for our biggest headlining UK tour EVER, including our first ever shows in Ireland! Along with us will be our Australian buddies Claim The Throne, who are really good at getting drunk. Here's the dates:

2012.02.04 - Plymouth - White Rabbit
2012.02.05 - Stoke-on-Trent - Green Star
2012.02.06 - Sheffield - Corporation
2012.02.07 - Bristol - The Fleece
2012.02.08 - Southhampton - Talking Heads
2012.02.09 - Manchester - Moho Live
2012.02.10 - Glasgow - Garage
2012.02.11 - Belfast - Speakeasy
2012.02.12 - Dublin - The Pint
2012.02.13 - Leicester - Sub 91
2012.02.14 - Brighton - The Haunt
2012.02.15 - Wrexham - Central Station
2012.02.16 - Leeds - The Well
2012.02.17 - Wolverhampton - Slade Rooms
2012.02.18 - London - O2 Academy
2012.02.19 - Norwich - Waterfront

Riding high on the success of the latest album TRIUMPH AND BEYOND and huge Australian tours with ALESTORM, FINNTROLL and their own headlining tour in 2012 , CLAIM THE THRONE are well primed to bring their all conquering and frothy guzzling live show to the mother land. Putting the ‘fun’ in funnels since 2005, CLAIM THE THRONE have built a reputation for outrageous live performances and a unique take on the folk metal genre. With a newly refined line-up in 2010, TRIUMPH AND BEYOND displays the band at their peak with 12 tracks of fearless victory and its festive aftermath.

Resporn, everybody: Resporn.

Since April, Resporn have been hard at work; releasing their first EP, "Divisionary" (available on iTunes), the official release gig in June which was a great success & the release of their first music video for the song "Blessed Wings".

Between all of this and a few select shows, Resporn have started work on their first full length album, as yet untitled.

Writing and recording "Divisionary" was a huge achievement that they are very proud of but say the next album is going to be a huge leap in an entirely different direction. And with current influences being so varied between band members, the follow up to Divisionary is going to be filled with more complexity, depth and dynamics than even they could have imagined. 

Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/resporn
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Resporn

Stay tuned for further updates...

Still tuning in?

Resporn will be joining Cripple Mr Onion, Fuelset and Catalyst at the Coda Lounge, February 4th 2012

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/173095086120154/

No doubt Cripple Mr Onion will be warming up for their Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder, Unearth gig & then Fuelset with their new (ish) vocalist.

In Dread Response & Molest the Episcopate gigs

a licensed/all ages In Dread Response gig, with Molest the Episcopate (who, from the 1 time I seen them play, seem to injure the crowd more than any other band I've seen lately; concussions and bloodshed & not necessarily from the mosh pit) This gig is likely to be pretty bad ass, and should blow out a few cobwebs for the older patrons as bright youngens spaz over IDR, and the darker lot injure themselves to MTE.

Auckland Venue: The basement bar http://www.basementtheatre.co.nz/

In Dread Response:

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/indreadresponse

Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/indreadresponse

Merch: http://dreadstorm.printmighty.co.nz/

Molest the Episcopate:

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/molesttheepiscopate

website: http://www.molesttheepiscopate.com/

Merch: http://mte.printmighty.co.nz/

Depths

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/depthsnz

merch: http://depths.printmighty.co.nz/

Advocates

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AdvocatesNZ

Hamilton supports:

Forever Facing Up

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ForeverFacingUp

Before Ones Face

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Before-Ones-Face/126713814011365

Playlist for 28th nov 2011

STEEL PANTHER- (In the Future) Super Sonic Sex Machine
SLEEPIN' BRAINS- Lights Out
VAN CANTO- The Seller of Souls
THE HAUNTED- Catch 22
3 INCHES OF BLOOD- Destroy the Orcs
BAND OF ORCS- Wyrd of the Winter Wolf
**Phone call/ interview with Evan Short from Cobra Khan, talking about their new album "Adversities"**
*NZ* COBRA KHAN- Blackened Royalty
*NZ* COBRA KHAN- Hound
GENERATION KILL- Red white and Blood
HAVOK- D.O.A
ONE MORNING LEFT- IWrestledWithMyHairOnce
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE- I'm gonna shoot
*NZ* DARKLIGHT CORPORATION- Black Out
*NZ* THE HOUSE OF CAPRICORN- In the Devil's Days
*NZ* ULCERATE- Tyranny
*NZ* LEGION- The Great Deceiver
*NZ* RESPORN- Of Innocence
TOXIC HOLOCAUST- The Liars are burning
*NZ* DISSOLUTION- Plague of Violence
*NZ* TAINTED- Worthless
GAMA BOMB- Last Ninjas Unite

re: Cobra Khan intereview

When the podcasts update (to this weeks, the 28th November show) you'll be able to check out my call to Cobra Khan's Evan Short: again it starts at about 30min in (after the 'A Band of Orcs' track)

Here's a screen shot of the itunes store home page (or whatever you wish to call it) with Cobra Khan's new album "Adversities" listed on the right hand side, which I mentioned in the interview \m/

Gotta be honest, I don't feel all that comfortable with having this pic on the site

Remember: we podcasting..

To listen to the current podcast, follow: http://www.95bfm.com/default,18,bcasts.sm?cast=202634

Pros:

1. It's a heavy metal podcast.
2. It is FREE.
3. It's updated weekly.
4. No email addresses required.
5. No captcha required.
6. It's from a real radio broadcast, with all the awesome pitfalls that implies (i.e. no second takes).
7. Can listen to it on apple products like the itouch (and I assume others like ipads, iphones etc)
8. Can listen to it on laptops that are connected to the internet.
9. Can listen to it on P.C's that are connected to the interent.
10. Can listen to it with headphones so no one around can eavesdrop in on your tunes.
11. Sometimes we have interesting non-song stuff, like interviews and me farting or more likely burping as I persist with fizzy, carbonated drinks when talking on air.
12. You can listen to it at any time during the week before it is replaced, so you don't have to worry about staying up to 1am on Monday night/Tuesday morning to hear the live-broadcast.
13. You can listen to it, potentially, when I (the guy who talks ) will be asleep or otherwise occupied and thus nowhere near a radio microphone.
14. We publish the playlist on the 95bfm website with the podcast link as well as on here, hardfastheavy.com, so you can keep up with all the songs that are playing: if you missed the forward and back announcements of the songs...

Cons:

1. Requires internet connection.
2. Requires ability to perceive audio to take full advantage.
3. Helps to be a fan of Heavy metal, and hard fast and heavy music in general.
4. Requires volume on internet-capable device to not be on mute or so low you can't hear it.

That is all.

Notes for the show (28th Nov 2011)

ULCERATE: Playing at the Rising Sun (on K Rd in Auckland, New Zealand) this Friday (December 2nd) with Stone Angels and Scaphist.
JUST ONE FIX: playing at the Coda Lounge, in New Lynn, this Saturday with Bury the Ordinary, As Colour Fades and The Blacklight Configuration (I hope The Blacklight Configuration don't gig with The Darklight Corporation any time soon: I'd be left tongue-tied and/or confused).
STEEL PANTHER: Have announced side shows to Soundwave, the australian festival next year.
THE HAUNTED: Early December, playing 3 shows in China.
3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Video log of the bands 1st day of recording for their new, upcoming album is now online.
A BAND OF ORCS: Currently recording a new album.
HAVOK: Music video now online for their song, "D.O.A" off their latest album, "Time is Up"
GENERATION KILL: Rob Dukes, former Exodus front-man's new outfit, has a music video now online for their song "Red white and Blood"
COBRA KHAN: New album "Adversities" out now, gigs: Stonerfest- north and south islands, Dec 17th at Thirsty dog.
RESPORN: have a music video for their song, "Blessed Wings"
TAINTED: Worthless, from chartdisc vol.5, also appearing on album #3
DISSOLUTION: Working on new album?

Playlist for 21st November 2011

Playlist for 21st November 2011: Interview with Craig (vocals) Sticky Filth.
ICED EARTH- The Mob Rules
*New* STICKY FILTH- Said the Labourer
IN FLAMES- Where Dead Ships Dwell
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE- Who told you, you could eat my cookies
SISTER- Bullshit & backstabbing
SLAYER- World Painted Blood
*New* STICKY FILTH- Crimson Red & Indigo
MACHETE JUSTICE- Eyes on the Crown
CALIBAN- Sonne
*Request* LAMB OF GOD- Set to Fail
CANNIBAL CORPSE- Hammer Smashed Face
*New* SAVING GRACE- Deathless
*New* VILE- What Lies Beyond
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT- Deconstruction
*New* STICKY FILTH- The Witch that got away
IN DREAD RESPONSE- Forgotten Wasteland
*Request* JURASSIC PENGUIN- I'm the Problem
SEPTIC FLESH- Rising
ABSU- Earthripper


(NOTE: this playlist is full of links to band facebook pages, facebook events pages, and relevant news stories that I talked about on air)

Sonic Alter, Machete Justic, D.O.H at 4.20, Nov 25th

Playlist for 14th November 2011.

Playlist for 14th November 2011.
BLACK SABBATH- Children of the Grave.
*New* RAMMSTEIN- Mein Land.
STEEL PANTHER- It won't suck itself.
GIANT SQUID- Throwing a Donner Party at Sea.
PAIN DIVISION- Balls to the Wall.
HEATHEN EYES- Leach.
KULUS- Wings (Of Fallen Angels).
*New* KULUS- Breath of Death.
GOJIRA- Adoration of None.
ULCERATE- Becoming Cold.
ABSU- Night Fire Canonization.
ALL SHALL PERISH- Royalty into Exile.
PSYCROPTIC- Ob(servant).
PERDITIONIST- Existence Devoured.
KRISIUN- Rise and Confront.
JUNGLE ROT- Their Finest Hour.
*New* BLUT AUS NORD- Epitome X
*New* WHITECHAPEL- Section 8.
BATTLECROSS- Push, Pull, Destroy.

Album/ signing news: Psycroptic & Gojira

Favoured French extreme metal act, Gojira, have signed to Roadrunner Records, confirmation coming from the labels Aussie office's facebook page (I started to get sick of seeing 'Gojira signing to Roadrunner?" on all the metal music news blog/sites). The band have an E.P of a few songs, due to hopefully be released soon, for charity (Sea Sheppard).
http://www.facebook.com/GojiraMusic

Tasmanians, Psycroptic, who were just in New Zealand for a Bastardfest show in early October, have released details of their next, 5th album, due out early Feb 2012. Go check out: http://www.psycroptic.com for more info.

Title: "The Inherited Repression"
Tracklist:
1. Carriers of the Plague
2. Forward to Submission
3. Euphorinasia
4. The Throne of Kings
5. Unmasking the Traitors
6. Become the Cult
7. From Scribe to Ashes
8. Deprivation
9. The Sleepers Have Awoken