Marc Roberts
Deafheaven’s frontman launches into the set beneath a wall of stage lights. Photo: Marc Roberts. Words and photos by Marc Roberts Genre-defying heavyweights Deafheaven moved between black-metal chaos and shimmering calm in Brisbane on Sunday, with SPY and Peace Ritual setting a punishing pace. Deafheaven have always been a difficult band to place. Black metal,
Bad Habit Records’ third birthday party turned the Old Ambo Gallery ramp into a packed all-day mix of heavy bands, markets and community, with Just Say Go’s final show giving Black Market Day its emotional core. Words and photos by Marc Roberts. With local music venues, promoters and artists all doing it tough against inflation
Photos and words: Marc Roberts Northlane didn’t just play The Station on Saturday night, they transformed it. Photo: Crowdsurfers get amongst the action for Northlane at The Station. Arriving just in time to catch the end of the Mirrors‘ set, who were clearly winning over new arrivals, I could feel the electric atmosphere in every
It will be metalcore mania all over again when Aussie hardcore heavyweights Northlane play at The Station on the Sunshine Coast next month. The ARIA award winners, who shot to fame in the late-00s, are taking their All Over Australian Tour to regional towns across the country, including the Birtinya venue on August 1. The
Picture: A sold-out crowd go nuts for Make Them Suffer @ The Station The Station transformed into a battleground of blast beats, breakdowns, and blistering screams when Make Them Suffer brought their regional tour to the Sunshine Coast. Despite chilly temperatures, the sold-out show saw a ferocious celebration of Australian heavy music, with a lineup
Tickets to Make Them Suffer at The Station: https://www.moshtix.com.au. Make Them Suffer is set to kick-start their regional tour with frontman Sean Harmanis declaring he wants to “try a meat pie in every town”. The Perth metal-core rockstars will play at the The Station on the Sunshine Coast on June 14, after stopping in Mackay
The Station became a haven for metal-core enthusiasts when Aussie legends Alpha Wolf headlined a night of full-throttle intensity on Thursday. The Terrible Days Across Australia tour featured a formidable lineup with performances from Malevolence (UK), Zuko (Brisbane), and Inertia (Sydney). Zuko opened the show, bringing a raw and punchy set that stood out as
Northern Rivers psychedelic surf-rockers Thirst Trap brought their high-energy five-piece to Nambour on Friday night. Story and photos by Marc Roberts. The band is currently on their six-stop “Day Away Tour”, which finishes off at Cabarita Beach Bowls Club on February 8. It was a night brimming with loud riffs and genre-blurring sounds, kicked off
It’s a balmy night and the crowd in the Solbar band room is already sweating for Trophy Eyes. The Newcastle punk-rockers are on an Australian east coast run, kicking off the tour on Maroochydore’s Ocean Street strip the night before. Solbar suits these guys perfectly. In a dark, intimate room, loyal fans get to see
When Australian hardcore band SPEED cancelled their show at Nambour, local music promoter Anti Vision did not hesitate to fill the gap. SPEED were forced to cancel all remaining shows from their national regional tour, including Black Box Theatre on Monday. The ARIA-award-winning Sydney band – known for their metal-infused-flute-solos – made a passionate plea about
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