Trent Reznor is back, as are his greatest creation. Movie soundtracks? Bollocks! Trent knows his rightful place is at the helm of industrial music’s answer to ABBA (does that make sense? It’s late, you’re probably not reading this too closely anyway. Look at the pretty picture. I took that in 2007).
Nine Inch Nails are the latest headliners to join the Belsonic festival this year. I’ll be honest – all the dates suck except August 21st when NIN will make their return to Irish shores with And So I Watch You From Afar supporting. How freaking good does that sound?
Tickets are on sale tomorrow morning, Friday May 31st @ 09:00am priced £30.
Black metal fans in Ireland are probably the most hard done by in terms of gigs; but no more! This Saturday (May 25th) The Pint will host a full on Black Metal Assault with four bands playing on the night. Topping the bill are British bands, Necro Ritual and Scutum Crux (who are described as ‘Cosmic Black Metal’ – awesome) and they’re supported by Irish bands Dirge In Extremis and Aeternum Vale.
The whole thing will only set you back €10 and we’re sure The Pint will have its usual offers upstairs (all spirits & mixers a fiver from what I remember – might even better than that).
If you like Black Metal – make sure you head out and show your support. For more details, links to the band’s profiles and videos – check out the official Event page on facebook. Running order for the night can be found below,
You thought their second album coming out today was exciting? Well the big truck is coming to town! After a small selection of supporting shows and competition slots over the past few years, Dublin is finally going to get Trucker Diablo on stage for a fully-fledged heading show on August 1st.
August 1st 2013 ‘ Fibber MaGee’s, the Truckers will be playing Fibbers as part of their Songs of Iron tour. Doors are at 8pm and admission is just €7. Support on the night will come from Kerouac and Electric Taurus
Mixing classic hard rock with a sleek sound for the 21st century, Trucker Diablo have been winning over critics, peers and fans alike all over the UK since the release of their debut album, The Devil Rhythm. Today (May 13th 2013), the band has released their second album, Songs of Ironwhich has been receiving rave reviews from many different on and offline publications. You can stream / order the album from Ripple Music’s official Bandcamp page here.
Into The Void presents ‘DUBLIN DAY OF DEATH II’. (Only took us 4 months to find it :))
Six bands will play the Pint on May 18th as part of Into The Void Records’ Day of Death II. Coming all the way from Israel of headliners, Sonne Adam and they’ll be joined by Irish grown acts Zealot Cult, On pain of Death, Ahteos, Weeping Ulcer and Rex Shachath.
Admission if €15 and doors are at 7pm. For more details check out the Event Page on facebook.
Just over two weeks to go for this monster night of metal at Dublin’s Fibber MaGees. 21 Bands are currently scheduled to appear for the Dublin Day of Decay (AeSect, Scordatura and The BloodBunniez have unfortuantly had to pull out, but Bella Dockeral has been booked to replace The BloodBunniez) over two stages on June 1st. The running times have been released so time to start planning who’ll you’ll be watching.
It takes place June 1st @ Fibber MaGee’s. Doors open at 3pm and it’s €14 entry.
D.M.E. have confirmed the stage times for this Saturday’s Day of Suffering. American purveyors of gore, Exhumed, headline the ten extreme metal band extravaganza….hmm, no. Exhumed headline the ten band circus of carnage, which takes place at the Pint all Saturday afternoon/night. On the bill are TT favourites Killface, Dead Aeon and Atheos and many more.
Tickets are €15 and only available on the door so get down early. It all starts at 2pm with the first band, Apocalyptic Masterpiece due on at 14:40 (plenty of time to get in there, order and settle). Stage times are listed below. This will be a messy one!
The Pint, Eden Quay Sat. 11th May 2013 Doors 2pm 15euro on door (no advance tickets)
Goodbye livers and brain cells, hello THRASH YOUR HEAD OFF \,,/. With the Day of Decay coming up on June 1st at Fibbers, Club Carnage have now decided to make things extra gruelling; by announcing a mouth watering line-up of thrash metal for the day before.
Psykosis, Atominated, Animator, Visceral Attack, Exzeltic and Edenfire are all playing on the night and entry is just €6, doors are at 8.30 and there’s drink promos and late night metal galore. You’d be half psychotic to even think about missing this gig.
Just to note, this night will also serve as the launch night for Atominated’s new EP, ‘World Without Flesh. Praise The Lord for thrash metal \,,/
Loads of good bands playing Fibber MaGee’s this Friday, May 3rd. Club Carnage is gearing up to kick off the bank holidays weekend in style with two stages of bands, followed by their usual messy night of booze deals, metal for every punter and … more booze.
Among the names are Stone Trigger, Zhora, Snowblind, DNAapp, Downward Spiral, Atominated and Gargantuan…. so that’s all the names – pretty damn good though. It all starts at 9 so get in there! More details can be found at the Facebook Event Page.
Glasgowbury is now entering its thirteenth year as a festival and it just keeps getting better. Yesterday they announced the first list of names who’ll be appearing this year and there’s tasty choices for all music heads out there.
The festival aims to support local Northern Irish bands and The Answer, The Japanese Popstars and And So I Watch You From Afar aim to bring in the punters and demonstrate how strong Northern bands are right now. Helping them in this task will be (deep breath) Jetplane Landing, Little Bear, Axis Of, Ed Zealous, In Their Thousands, More Than Conquerors, Million Dollar Reload, Trucker Diablo, The Bonnevilles, Runaway GO, PigsAsPeople, Vanilla Gloom, The Wood Burning Savages, Pretty Child Backfire, Furlo, Robyn G Shiels and Rosie Carney – with many, many more still to be announced (about 50 from what we’ve heard).
The festival will take place over two days for the first time, July 20th – 21stwith a ‘County Derry Showcase’ happening on the 19th…so really a three day job. If you want more than music to spend three nights ibn a field then Glasgowbury have you sorted as they’ve also announced their G-Spot Comedy stage will return and there’ll be a heap of carnival/Samba band activated, technology and gaming demonstrations / activities.
Tickets for Glasgowbury 2013, priced from just £35, are on sale now from this location.
A night of metal/rock and charity has been announced for the Grand Social on May 15th. Headliners are Frantica, a Metallica tribute band and they’ll be supported by rock and metal artists from the local scene including Psykosis, Stone Trigger, Shoctopus, Beltbuckle Overdrive and AeSect.
It’s all for a good cause and sher everyone likes sneaky Wednesday pints. €10 on the door (all of which is going to various charities – so it’s a charitable dinner… that’s what you can tell the boss the next day). Doors are at 7pm!
No matter how metal this site gets, there will always be room for my pop rock fetish, ASH and me MAD:Chester maddies – The Happy Mondays and both bands are coming to Ireland this year. Can I please get a, ‘Ah hell yeah’!
Both bands have been announced as part of this summer’s Live At Leopardstown line-up. There are other bands… but you’ll have to go elsewhere to read about them [grins]. It all happens on July 25th (ASH) and August 15th (Happy Mondays) and you can get each ticket for €15 which includes access to the races that day and the gig after.
There’s loads of onsite restaurants and bars to help the evening pass so make a proper go of it. First race is at 6pm with gigs starting around 9.15pm. Tickets on sale now via leopardstown.com
Jul/25th
ASH
Live @ Leopardstown
€15
Racing and tunes from one of Ireland’s greatest pop/rock bands. Tim, Mark and Rick will deliver their quality live shows and it’s not to be missed.
AUG/15thth
The Happy Mondays
Live @ Leopardstown
€15
A strange venue to see THE Manchester band of the 80’s/90’s but they’ll pull it off any wehere. Returning after their monster show at the Olympia last year – another one not to be missed.
After playing to a sold out crowd at The Academy last night, EVILE announced they’ll return to the Button Factory on September 27th – and they’re doing it on the uber-cheap with tickets costing just €7.50.
Evile were in town supporting Kreator and are currently readying their new album, SKULL which is due for release on May 27th. Tickets go on sale May 3rd and the show is 14+. Check Dublin Metal Events (D.M.E.) for more details on support.
The time has come; this Saturday six of the country’s best metal bands will compete for a chance to represent Ireland at the world Wacken Metal Battle final! You know what that means? It means one of these bands will travel to Germany and reign holy hell down on the lousy competition other nations see fit to select and Ireland will conquer the world of metal as we know it.
Before all that happens – you, the great unwashed, must pile into The Pint and see these global leaders of the future before they get too big. Six bands, all very well known on the local scene and all well established and road tested – each one with a thirst for blood that would put Romania and Luis Suárez to shame.
[Updated] Stage times have just been announced, can be found below. Before that, let’s have a look at the bands who will be battling (pun intended) on the night in alphabetical order.
7 Days Dead: 7 Days Dead were, in my eyes, the surprise winner of Heat #2 of the finals. They fought off stiff completion from Dead Aeon and Beltbuckle Overdrive to make it through and deservedly so. After just two year’s together the band already sound and play like a tightly functioning unit. Their debut EP, Beyond Within, came out in February this year and displayed real talent and ability to diversify their sound.
Bäkken: Another Belfast band coming down to kick some Celtic arse. Bäkken are a ‘new'(not ‘Nu’) metal band who good for old skool metal tactics (NWOBHM), rather than letting the new stuff interfere too much (basically – no rapping or Chester Bennington impressions). With an album and a lot of expierence already under their belts, Bäkken are a must see for this final.
Exzeltic: Born in Dublin, raised by Thrash! Exzeltic are our favourites for this final. Formed in 2007, Exzeltic are still quite a young band and have come a long way over the past year since they last competed in the finals for this festival. They’re older, wiser, more fosued than before and their stage show is armageddon. Expect lashings of tracks from their two demos (Higher Forcesand Ground Zero) and hopefully a new tune or two. ‘Agents of Chaos’!!!
Killface: One of the acts we haven’t gotten to review yet, but their reputation speaks for itself. Killface have been synonymous with thrash/death metal for a few years in Dublin now and that standing is only set to grow. They are number 1 on my ‘bands to be drunk for’ list this Saturday and I will do everything in my power to ensure that happens – headbanging y’all.
Overoth: Now this is a powerhouse of a live band. Overoth are not to be f**ked with; especially since yer making them come all the way down from Belfast (maybe themselves, 7DaysDead, Zombified and Bakken will share a bus – that would be a hangover if ever there was one). Stage presence, performance – everything is nailed down tight by Overoth and the dry ice will ensure enough oxegen leaves your lungs so you get that wonderful euphoric feeling.
Zombified: Second on the list of ‘must be drunk’ bands – Zombified. Grindcore, so a change in pace from the rest of the bands playing on the day and yet another band from the grand auld North. They’ve been around a good long while but really came to full in 2010 when the cemented their current line-up. Let’s hav’ yeah – more fodder for the Zombies!
It all goes down this Saturday, April 27th at the Pint on Eden Quay,Dublin.Entrance is only €5 / Doors are at 7.30 and audience gets to vote; so get in early, avail of the drink promos and enjoy judging some quality Irish metal. There will also be a rock/metal covers band playing after the six competitors are finished – Under An Evil Spell so make a night of it.
STAGE TIMES
21:00 – 21:22 Killface
21:37 – 21:59 Exzeltic
22:14 – 22:36 Overoth
22:51 – 23.13 Bakken
23:28 – 23:50 Zombified
00:05 – 00:27 7 Days Dead
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00:45 – 01:30 Under An Evil Spell (Rock and Metal Covers)
Legendary American metallers ICED EARTH have announced a full European tour for 2014. The 34 date tour will visit England, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Romania, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria. Germany and several other stops. We can expect them January 13th at The Button Factory. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, April 25th priced €25. (Keep an eye on D.M.E. Event Page for more on support bands)
ICED EARTH are excited to announce the first part of their 2014/2015 World Tour, with the tour kicking off on January 9, 2014 in Saarbrücken, Germany. Tickets and VIP packages for these shows will be on sale by the end of April 2013.
The band has been hitting it relentlessly, with the recent studio album “DYSTOPIA” being the most toured album in the band’s illustrious history.
One of the many highlights of the “WORLD DYSTOPIA TOUR”, a headline show at the historic Kourion Amphitheatre in Cyprus was recently released as BluRay, DVD and in many other formats, entitled “LIVE IN ANCIENT KOURION”.
The band is currently writing a new studio album with a slated release date for late 2013.
They will be recording and mixing in between a string of European festivals this summer.
Black Star Riders, the new band from members of the current Thin Lizzy line-up, have announced a Dublin date. The group will perform their first show in Dublin on December 14th at the Academy. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 26th priced €25.
BSR have recently finished recording their debut album together, All Hell Breaks Loose and have a release date pencilled in for June. They formed after decided to distance their new material from the Lizzy name for fear of upsetting hardcore TL heads. In the ranks are Ricky Warwick (vocals), Scott Gorham (guitar), Damon Johnson (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES).
EHT Promotions have just announced a thrash metal bash to end them all. This August, GAMA BOMB, along with Psykosis, Edenfire, Exzeltic,Animator and Snowblind will take over Dublin’s Fibber MaGees for a night of full on bullet belt mayhem. It all takes place on August 16th with tickets costing €15. Doors are at six so get there early.
Gama Bomb are currently gearing up for the release of their fourth album, The Terror Tapes which is out this Friday. Earlier this month the first single, ‘Terrorscope‘ was released on 7″ after initially being released as a free download in March. The artwork for Terror Tapes was designed by legendary horror artist Graham Humphreys (Nightmare on Elm Street / Evil Dead).
D.M.E. have confirmed Children of Bodom will play Vicar Street this October 10th. The Finnish metal giants are set to release their new album, Halo of Bloodin October with their HALO OF BLOOD OVER EUROPE 2013 tour kicking off in September. Special guests and ticket prices TBC.
Heavy metal Godfathers, Black Sabbath have just announced they’re coming to Belfast this year. The legends will be playing the Odyssey Arena on December 12th with tickets going on sale this Friday priced £55 plus booking fees. Sadly, there’s no word of a Dublin gig yet…. ROAD TRIP \,,/
Ozzy, Tony and Geezer are playing as part of their ’13’ world tour. Their new album (and the first to feature Ozzy in over 30 years) is just for release in June. More European dates have been announced and the list can be found at the bottom of this article.
Last week the band unveiled their new album’s art-work using a video posted on YouTube which you can see below. Original drummer, Bill Ward is expected to be absent from the 2013 tour.
Nov. 20 – Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
Nov. 22 – Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov. 24 – Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
Nov. 26 – Forum, Denmark, Copenhagen
Nov. 28 – Ziggo Dome, Holland, Amsterdam
Nov. 30 – Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
Dec. 02 – Bercy, Paris, France
Dec. 05 – Fiera Arena, Milan, Italy
Dec. 07 – 02 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Dec. 10 – 02 Arena, London, UK
Dec. 12 – Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Ireland
Dec. 14 – Arena, Sheffield, UK
Dec. 16 – Hydro, Glasgow, UK
Dec. 18 – Arena, Manchester, UK
Dec. 20 – LG Arena, Birmingham, UK
Fantastic lineup coming to Club Carnage @ Fibber MaGee’s this Friday. On April 5th. Psykosis will headline the Thrash Assault which also features Exzeltic, Edenfire and Atominated. It’s just €5 on the door and drinks promos all night. It all starts at 9 so get in there son!
Bad news for all the Todd La Torre fans out there as Queensryche have had to postpone their Dublin show which was due to take place on April 19th. Instead, the band will return to play the show on October 18th and will move to The Button Factory. Original tickets are still valid.
The postponement applies to all of the bands schedule European dates so fear not, they haven’t singled out Ireland (like Rob [f**ko] Zombie – in case you forgot…because I never will).
More details about the show and rescheduled date can be found at DME.com
Trent Reznor is back, as are his greatest creation. Movie soundtracks? Bollocks! Trent knows his rightful place is at the helm of industrial music’s answer to ABBA (does that make sense? It’s late, you’re probably not reading this too closely anyway. Look at the pretty picture. I took that in 2007).
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