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[Live Review] BON JOVI (Sydney)

December 12, 2018Luke Cowan

ANZ Stadium, Sydney Saturday December 8, 2018 : When Bon Jovi announced his Australian tour back in June, the (Australian) internet collectively lost [...]

[Live Review] CONAN (Sydney)

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018Luke Cowan

Manning Bar, Sydney Friday November 9, 2018 : It takes a special kind of person to listen to Heavy Metal, it takes an [...]

[Live Review] DIMMU BORGIR (Sydney)

October 23, 2018October 27, 2018Luke Cowan

Metro Theatre, Sydney Sunday October 21, 2018 : The year was 1993, Bill Clinton had just become president, Stefi Graff had gone full [...]

[Live Review] ENSLAVED (Sydney)

November 9, 2013Luke Cowan

Manning Bar, Sydney Saturday November 2, 2013 : Black metal is an undeniably ambiguous form of extreme music, taking many shapes and styles [...]

[Live Review] LAMB OF GOD + MESHUGGAH

September 25, 2013Luke Cowan

Manning Bar, Sydney Monday September 21, 2013 : This absolutely mammoth tour rolls into Sydney to grace one of the best venues in [...]

[Live Review] NORTHLANE

September 14, 2013Luke Cowan

Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle Sunday September 8, 2013 : The Singularity tour rolls into sleepy Newcastle on an equally sleepy Sunday afternoon. This show [...]

[Live Review] FLYLEAF

August 29, 2013August 29, 2013Luke Cowan 2

Metro Theatre, Sydney Saturday August 17, 2013 : Its always a pleasure coming to the Metro in Sydney, such an excellent vibe and [...]

[Live Review] EAST COAST RAMPAGE

June 28, 2013Luke Cowan

Broadmeadow Tennis Club, Newcastle Sunday June 23, 2013 : I Killed The Prom Queen are an institution. They are one of the pinnacles [...]

[Live Review] HOUSE vs HURRICANE

April 30, 2013April 30, 2013Luke Cowan

Masonic Hall, Blacktown Sunday April 21, 2013 : The “40 Deep” tour ripped through Blacktown like a hurricane, pun intended, boasting a lineup [...]

[Live Review] SILVERSTEIN

April 29, 2013Luke Cowan

Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle Saturday April 20, 2013 : There was once a time when a show like this would not work, but here [...]

[CD Review] NORTHLANE – Singularity

April 11, 2013Luke Cowan

2013 has certainly been an exciting year for heavy music fans the world over, with Bring Me The Horizon, Soilwork and Killswitch Engage [...]

[CD Review] KVELERTAK – Meir

April 11, 2013April 11, 2013Luke Cowan

Norway’s Kvelertak are a relatively new band, this being their second release, and first on a major label (Roadrunner Records). Starting in 2007, [...]