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

Absu, 1 NZ show; Jan 18 2012, K.A

American black metallers, Absu, a band that would've been right up the alley of former hfhshow host, Random Guy, are playing one New Zealand Show.

Check out www.chaosnz.com for the website of the corwd bringing them to NZ, and the gigs facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=285656731469195

Exordium Mors
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exordiummors
website: http://www.exordiummors.com/

Heresiarch
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/heresiarchcult

BDO 2nd announcement

Cavalera Consiracy, Parkway Drive are the new draw cards for metal fans in the 2nd announcement.

This is added to Beastwars and Soundgarden to the BDO 2012 metal lineup, for the full lineup go check out: http://www.95bfm.com/default,201953,95bfm-presents-big-day-out-2012.sm

Death and Damnation tour- AKL show

November 26th at the Kings Arms.
www.chaosnz.com

Dying of the Light
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/dyingofthelight
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Dying-Of-The-Light
 

Bullet belt:
myspace: www.myspace.com/bulletbeltnz
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/bulletbeltnz
twitter: http://twitter.com/Bulletbeltnz
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Bulletbelt

Jammin for Jethro

This is a charity gig for a good cause. More/all the info is on the Jammin for Jethro fb event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=285515568135115

Black frog events
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Frog-Event-and-Artist-Management/268610389724

Sinate
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sinate/266998407037
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinate

Heathen Eyes
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Heatheneyes
 
Roache
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roache/119199154819242
 
Team Kill (Hamilton)
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/team.kill.metal
 
Space Between
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SpaceBetweenNZ
 
Black Science
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackskyence
 
Bleeding View
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BleedingView

new podcast up

The Podcast for the show on the 7th November is up on: http://www.95bfm.com/default,18,bcasts.sm?cast=202634

Ulcerate signs to Relapse Records!

In awesome news that was posted on blabbermouth mere moments after I'd gone to sleep (after doing the hardfastheavy show and mucking around etc), NZ band Ulcerate have signed a deal of some kind with Relapse Records.
Here's the news from the Relapse site: http://www.relapse.com/label/news/ulcerate-sign-to-relapse-records.html

On an unprofessional note: It's good to see a NZ band making it big overseas, and have over-seas people want to see 'em live etc, and the venue for the gig the poster below is promotes, is a 15minute bus ride (and a bit of a walk..) away from my place. For once, on occasions like this, metal fans in New York, the UK etc kinda go, Uuuuhhh, where as all I'm all like, "Where'd I put my bus card?" I take this opportunity now, 'cos I know any given week/month/year has more wicked metal acts rolling through their towns than we get in a decade..

Ulcerate:
Catch the band live in NZ ;p Dec 2nd http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125695770869437
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ulcerate
website: http://www.ulcerate-official.com/