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by BRIAN GIFFIN
WITH all the announcements of major acts in the past couple of weeks, some of the other tour announcements may have fallen through the cracks. So here’s some of those we’ve collected recently.
Hardly an insignificant pair of bands, especially from the extreme point of view, Carcass and Brujeria will be touring Australia in September! The tour will head to six cities, with Brujeria not appearing at the Townsville show.
SEPTEMBER 22: Magnet House, Perth
SEPTEMBER 24: Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
SEPTEMBER 25: Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
SEPTEMBER 26: Liberty Music Hall, Sydney
SEPTEMBER 29: Princess Theatre, Brisbane
SEPTEMBER 30: The Warehouse, Townsville (Carcass only)
Fans of dark ambient pagan folk and atmospheric synthwave will be in for a feast when Mortiis lands in Australia in November. Mortiis will be performing with his full band on this tour for the first time to present his self-styled dark dungeon synth. Joining him on this visit will be Siberian dark folk artist Nytt Land and Turkish darkwave act TiR. Tickets are on sale now.
NOVEMBER 19: The Factory, Sydney
NOVEMBER 20: Crowbar, Brisbane
NOVEMBER 21: The Croxton, Melbourne
NOVEMBER 22: Ed Castle, Adelaide
Oklahoma sludge monsters Chat Pile are bracketing their now sold-out show at Dark Mofo with a full Australian tour. The noisy quartet have announced five extra Aussie shows, with NZ’s splendid Beast Wars appearing on the east coast shows. Tickets available now.
JUNE 9: The Rechabite, Perth
JUNE 11: Manning Bar, Sydney
JUNE 12: Max Watts, Melbourne
JUNE 13: Dark Mofo, Hobart – SOLD OUT
JUNE 14: The Triffid, Brisbane
JUNE 16: Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Armed with a new album due on June 6, Pennsylvania metalcore innovators August Burns Red return to Australia for their first headlining run in seven years. Heading out of the road with them will be rising local stars Bloom and Texan newcomers I Promised the World. Tickets.
SEPTEMBER 27: Freo Social, Fremantle
SEPTEMBER 29: The Gov, Adelaide (LIC AA)
OCTOBER 1: 170 Russell, Melbourne
OCTOBER 2: Liberty Music Hall, Sydney (LIC AA)
OCTOBER 3: King St Band Room, Newcastle
OCTOBER 4: The Tivoli, Brisbane
Brazilian death metal pioneers Sarcofago never made it to Australia. In August this year, founding member Geraldo Minelli and his current band The Laws will be bringing the legendary group’s music to Sydney and Melbourne in two exclusive performances. Tickets.
AUGUST 20: Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney
AUGUST 21: The Tote, Melbourne
Staying with the extremity, Incantation are making a quick visit next month. The band is doing two shows only, in Sydney and Melbourne. Tickets from Oztix.
JUNE 16: Crowbar, Sydney
JUNE 17: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Finally, Finnish metallers Ensiferum have rescheduled their Australian dates due to the cancellation of their flights. All tickets remain valid for the new shows, but they are a long way off!
APRIL 6: Lion Arts Factory
APRIL 7: Backroom, Brisbane
APRIL 8: The Baso, Canberra
APRIL 9: Crowbar, Sydney
APRIL 10: The Corner, Melbourne
APRIL 11: Amplif
