Univserum will be on the Adelaide bill, alongside Orpheus. Univserum will also be performing in Perth. Joining them in Perth will be Befallen. Orpheus and Eye of the Enemy will be supporting Amon Amarth in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

AMON AMARTH – SURTUR RISING AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES 2012

w/ Orpheus and Eye of the Enemy
BRISBANE
Friday 13th April – Hi Fi Bar (18+)

w/ Orpheus and Eye of the Enemy
SYDNEY
Saturday 14th April – Hi Fi Bar (All Ages)

w/ Orpheus and Eye of the Enemy
MELBOURNE
Monday 16th April – Billboard The Venue (18+)

w/ Orpheus and Universum
ADELAIDE
Tuesday 17th April – Fowlers Live (All Ages)

w/ Universum and Befallen
PERTH
Thursday 19th April – Capitol Theatre (18+)

If you have never heard Universum, Orpheus, Eye of the Enemy or Befallen before. Check these out…

UNIVERSUM – LETO DESTINATUS

ORPHEUS – SEALED IN FATE

BEFALLEN – S-21

EYE OF THE ENEMY – VIOLENT RAPTURE

www.facebook.com/orpheusofficial
www.facebook.com/BEFALLEN
www.facebook.com/EyeoftheEnemyBand
www.facebook.com/Universum

Tickets available via: www.metalmassacre.com.au – www.moshtix.com.au - www.heatseeker.com.au – www.oztix.com.au

Time to plan your ultimate festival experience.

Click to enlarge… (that’s what she said)

PDF downloads are available for your convenience.

Melbourne – http://images.soundwavefestival.s3.amazonaws.com/SW12/TT/SW12-TT-MEL.pdf

Sydney- http://images.soundwavefestival.s3.amazonaws.com/SW12/TT/SW12-TT-SYD.pdf

Brisbane – http://images.soundwavefestival.s3.amazonaws.com/SW12/TT/SW12-TT-BRIS.pdf

The remaining states will be available soon.

Head on over to www.soundwavefestival.com.au for more information.

Don’t bother reading all that gibberish down below…get in your car, on your bike or run to your nearest music outlet and buy the new Psycroptic album!!!

Press release:

Commented Psycroptic guitarist, Joe Haley, “The Inherited Repression is far and away my favorite Psycroptic album thus far – all of us in the band think this. It’s the age-old cliché from bands when they talk about their current album as being the best of their career, blah, blah, but I have to say it because it’s true. We wouldn’t think there is a point of going on if we couldn’t outdo each album prior. We are certainly not playing music for anything else than the love of creating it and performing it.

“The Inherited Repression is quite different from anything we have done in terms of song writing and structure, and we spent a lot longer writing and demoing the songs before we recorded it, which you can tell. It’s a very dynamic album – the fast elements faster, the slow elements slower, and a lot of light and dark binding it together. It’s a very catchy album as well – you can tap your foot, bang your head or anything else you want. Basically it has a lot of groove on it from start to finish.”

The Inherited Repression was produced, engineered and mixed by Haley, while Alan Douches will handle mastering duties.
“We had the luxury of recording in my home studio without deadlines, so we spent a long time on getting it how we wanted. We can’t wait for people to hear it, and get out and play the songs live!”
Stay tuned for more information on Psycroptic and The Inherited Repression.

Psycroptic is…

Jason Peppiatt – Vocals
Cameron Grant – Bass
Joe Haley – Guitars
Dave Haley – Drums

Track listing:

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

 For more info, head on over to – www.psycroptic.com

In the latest piece of news, and due to popular demand, Inquisition are heading down to Melbourne for one side show. They’ll be playing alongside Vomitor and Thrall at the Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood, on Sunday June 10th. The frightening thing though, is that there are only 200 tickets available. This will sell out, very quickly, so if you’re interested then head over to the previously mentioned Coffins Slave store and grab your ticket ASAP.

“INQUISITION – Originating in Colombia in 1988 and originally a Thrash Metal act. Since their 1998 Opus “Into the Infernal Legions of the Ancient Cult” INQUISITION has been at the forefront of US Black Metal and is one of the most respected and significant bands in Black Metal today. With a total of 5 critically acclaimed full lengths and a fanatical following spanning across the globe, their latest album “Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm” has further cemented their legacy.

INQUISITION’S signature sound is best described as an amalgamation of ritualistic, contemplative and majestic riffing, folkish lead melodies combined with pummelling and chaotic Black Metal.

This event will see their first appearance on Australian soil after touring the world with a reputation as one of the most enthralling and captivating live acts in Metal today.”

The Basement is a bar/venue neatly tucked into a corner in a dreary, grey commercial zone in Canberra. The inside consists of bare brick walls, pool tables and a stage at the far end, all draped in an artificial haze. It was to this location that sixty, maybe seventy youths and couple of oldies had gather to see one of Canberra’s more impressive local products: I Exist.

The first band, Something Must Break, hit the stage at nine, one hour after the advertised starting time.  There set was raw and rough as they tore through hardcore song after hardcore song. It was clear they put a lot of passion and emotion in to their music, but they had too many moments that were more cliché than affecting; moments where they seemed more ridiculous than intense. If anything, Something Must Break’s set stood as a testament to the affect Slowburn had on Canberra’s music scene more than anything else.

Venom Eyes, another Canberra based band, played next. Their aesthetic and musical style is reminiscent of the tough guy “dudecore” of the 90s; think Madball and Biohazard, but with more breakdowns. Every so often they seemed to play a riff that actually sounded pretty good, but for the most part their music came off as rather bland and uninteresting, and consciously or not, the entire band seemed to be extremely pleased with themselves, their apparent smugness making their set a little short of enjoyable.

Life and Limb are also a Canberra band, who play a rather unusual style of post-punk, blending together motifs and ideas from bands like Fugazi, Trans Am and Mono. They’re a band I’ve seen several times before, and they took the stage to play what was definitely one of their better shows. Through the course of the set the band moved through material old and new, keeping the pace pounding along with a rhythmically sharpness that few bands possess. It was nice to see Life and Limb build on their old material, drawing out the ending of their song “Over Thinkers” and throwing in a few ideas I hadn’t heard before. The new songs they played were also incredible, well written and dense, and preformed brilliantly. Life and Limb are definitely one of the more interesting bands making the rounds in the Canberra, and perhaps Australian music scene, and if you have the chance, go see them live. You won’t regret it.

Finally, the moment was at hand. The band of the hour took the stage. In a haze of smoke machine fog, I Exist took their positions on stage, to the sounds of feed back and wah pedals, and tore in to the unholy funk that is their song “Immortal Mare”, their singer reminding me of the vocalist from Weedeater with his deep, gravely voice that suited the doom/stoner levels of distortion and low end that I Exist were using. I Exist were incredibly tight as they grooved through a mix of old and recent songs, and the crowd really got into. The Singer jumped over the rather flimsy barrier, and joined the crowd, moshing and singing, as bodies went flying across the room. The Gibson endorsed guitar section, which was four members strong, flowed through riffs and solos, never missing a beat or a note and providing plenty of energy and punch to the set.  I Exist were considerate enough to end their set with a personal favourite, the eight minute epic “A-Bomb Blues”, a masterful combination of sludge, hardcore and of course blues, that left the audience wanting and wishing for more.

I had, before this show, been waiting almost a year to see I Exist live, and they did not disappoint. Given this it is safe to conclude that I Exist absolutely ripped it up. If you get a chance to see them, don’t miss out, this band is wrecking ball of musical destruction and awesomeness.

I Exist’s Setlist:

Immortal Mare
The Weak Shall Fall
1000 Hooves
Ghost of A King
Wyverns Keep
Turn For The Worse
Fool For Death
Mammoth Falls
Black Unicorn
Inveiglement
The Temptress
A-Bomb Blues

Below is the newly posted sampler for their upcoming release, Dusk… Subside, due out in April through Relapse Records, and it’s sounding mighty tasty.

And if you want to catch Inverloch’s live debut then head to The Prague in Thornbury (VIC) this Saturday Feb 11th where they’ll be performing with support from Internal Harvest, Altars of Sin and Catacombs.

If you dig your grind full of funk, swing, sex and general party attitude, then Battle Pope (featuring members of Serious Beak, Adrift For Days, Ebolie and Kill A Celebrity) are your band. Take yourself over to the Art as Cartharsis Bandcamp page immediately and obtain their new album immediately. It’s good for you.

There’s a free download for those who are unfamiliar, or a much more aesthetically pleasing digipack limited to 100 copies that you can pre-order.

For those of you in Sydney, Battle Pope are playing a free, all ages show with Melbourne doomers Agonhymn at Repressed Records (356 King St, Newtown) this Saturday. They’re then officially launching the album on March 10th at Blackwire Records, also an all ages show, alongside The Reverend Jesse Custer, Fat Guy Wears Mystic Wolf Shirt, The Mung and Jesus Christ Posse. Go to both.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil. Because I am muthafucking Battle Pope. Evil incarnate, dick slinging, heathen killing, tyrannosaurus flex fuck machine from hell.”

You can catch them life on the following dates:

April 5th @ Snitch, Brisbane (18+)
Tickets at the door.

April 6th @ Beenleigh PCYC, Brisbane (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix.

April 7th @ SFX, Sydney (18+)
Tickets at the door.

April 8th @ Afterlife (Capitol), Perth (18+)*
Tickets at the door.
*Stories not playing. 

April 9th @ YMCA HQ, Leederville (AA)*
Tickets at the door.
*Stories not playing. 

April 10th @ Musicman Megastore, Bendigo (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix.

April 11th @ Karova Lounge, Ballarat (18+)
Tickets from Moshtix.

April 12th @ The Underground, Adelaide (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix.

April 13th @ Phoenix Youth Centre, Footscray (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix

Obsidian Records presents a tour of unrelenting death metal menace as Defamer (Brisbane) and GxSxD (Okayama) unite in a ten day onslaught across their homelands.

Defamer are back with their second full length offering “Decrepit Rituals” after a lengthy hiatus from heavy touring due to a line-up reshuffle, resulting in more time spent honing this album to be a more focused old school Death Metal offering. Since 2009′s “Chasm” the writing has taken on a more sinister tone, designed to never let the listener rest easy as monstrous tones engulf the unwary. Tracks are now streaming from the facebook page.
The album is available now for digital purchase and digipack pre-order fromwww.defamermetal.com.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Defamer/10924915907
http://www.obsidianrecords.com/

GxSxD (God Send Death) come storming out of Okayama, Japan with an mind-blowing relentless dual guitar attack reminiscent of Morbid Angel and Behemoth over drumming that is both furious and precise, but knows when to kick into fist pumping speed. Honing this onslaught since 2002, GxSxD are soon to announce their own second album “The Adversary” through Pulverized Records.
http://www.gxsxd.jp/
http://www.facebook.com/GxSxD

“AVERSIONS CROWN from Brisbane, Australia definitely break the mould, choosing to ‘join’ their peers through 11 tracks of unrelenting fury of international standards.
Downtuned sonic chaos unfolds throughout the entire aural punishment that is ‘SERVITUDE’.
8 strings, gutteral vocal stylings & a technical approach to rhythm that unleashes the very welcome return of intelligence & groove, throwing a spanner right through the centre of the predictable & worn out, modern breakdown.
This is heavy, at it’s heaviest.”

“Boris the Blade are a 5 piece death metal band from Melbourne Australia, Since releasing their debut EP ‘Tides of Damnation’ in 2011 Boris the Blade has demanded attention across Australia and internationally, known for their punishing blast beats, bone crunching breakdowns and powerfully disturbing lyrics, Boris the Blade have destroyed all boundaries of the Australian metal music scene.
Recently picked up by UK label Siege of Amida Records and Australian label RTD Records.”

Tour Dates

•15/03 – Snitch, Brisbane (18+) 

•16/03 – Mt Gravatt PCYC, Brisbane (AA)

•17/03 – CWA Hall, Nambour (AA)

•18/03 – Expressive Grounds, Gold Coast (AA) 

•22/03 – Next Nightclub, Melbourne (18+) 

•23/03 – Fowlers, Adelaide (AA)

•24/03 – Spud Fest, Geelong (AA) *ARVO*

•24/03 – The Loft, Warnambool (18+) *NIGHT* 

•30/03 – CWA Hall, Orange(AA)

•31/03 – SFX Nightclub, Sydney (18+)

•01/04 – Unanderra Community Centre, Wollongong (AA)