Tag: Soundwave 2013

Sylosis + Six Feet Under Sidewaves announced!

Sylosis + Six Feet Under Sidewaves announced!

Every generation of Metal bands has its pioneers – groups that re-define the genre musically and take it to a new level. SYLOSIS is one such band! It’s not for nothing that the quartet from Reading, England has been considered as UK’s greatest Metal export. Now the boys return with their new album ‘Monolith’. “Beautifully innovative and covertly stylish, this […]

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Gallows + Shai Halud + Confession + Milestones Sidewaves announced!

Gallows + Shai Halud + Confession + Milestones Sidewaves announced!

GALLOWS will bring a genuine slab of working class anarchy to Soundwave this February and we are stoked to announce they will be performing two sidewaves with very special guests SHAI HULUD, CONFESSION and MILESTONES. GALLOWS are finally ready to unleash the next phase of their punk rock attack on the world with the highly-anticipated release of their follow-up to […]

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Fucked Up + O’Brother + The Dear Hunter Sidewaves announced!

Fucked Up + O’Brother + The Dear Hunter Sidewaves announced!

FUCKED UP have the most perfect name for any band in rock history. In two words it bluntly states the truth that lies at the heart of the white noise maelstrom – things are different from what you expect. Despite having toured the world over for nearly a decade, FUCKED UP keep to intimate venues to give fans the chance […]

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Anthrax Sidewaves announced!

Anthrax Sidewaves announced!

TV has soap operas, literature has Shakespeare, and metal – well, metal has ANTHRAX. ANTHRAX are that fire-breathing, thrash-spitting, multi-headed beast of a band that – 30 years since the day Scott Ian and then-bassist Danny Lilker searched a biology textbook for the disease that would become their moniker – smiles back at you with a monstrous, upturned middle finger […]

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Periphery + Crossfaith Sidewaves announced!

Periphery + Crossfaith Sidewaves announced!

In just a few short years, PERIPHERY have blazed a trail of originality that has sent a shockwave throughout the metal world. Exploring the complex uncharacteristic rhythms and technical precision of math rock with the brutality of progressive metal, PERIPHERY have defied the boundaries of conventionality. Breathing life into the metal scene, Absolutepunk.net proclaims “From beginning to end, Periphery’s self-titled […]

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Orange Goblin added to Kyuss Lives! and Red Fang Sidewaves

Orange Goblin added to Kyuss Lives! and Red Fang Sidewaves

The UK’s reigning champions of balls-out, party-starting, booze-fuelled metal and one of the very best live rock bands of all time, the mighty ORANGE GOBLIN are joining the mighty bill of Kyuss Lives! and Red Fang. ORANGE GOBLIN have been a permanent and universally admired fixture on the world metal circuit for the past 17 years.  They’re now back, with […]

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Blink 182 Supports announced!

Blink 182 Supports announced!

BLINK 182 SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED! With 11 albums under their belt, and being one of the inspirational founders of the punk rock movement out of Southern California, THE VANDALS make their triumphant return to Australia in February. Not only will the lads be performing at the sold out Soundwave Festivals but they will also be joining Blink 182 for their sideshows. […]

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Motion City Soundtrack + The Early November + Deaf Havana Sidewaves announced!

Motion City Soundtrack + The Early November + Deaf Havana Sidewaves announced!

Absolute Punk succinctly put what we all know about MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK. “From the raw earnest of I Am the Movie to the brilliance of Commit This To Memory to the experimentalism of Even If It Kills Me to the pop-punk clinic of My Dinosaur Life, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK has grown as musicians while never penning a disappointing album” The […]

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Of Mice Men + Chelsea Grin + While She Sleeps Sidewaves announced!

Of Mice Men + Chelsea Grin + While She Sleeps Sidewaves announced!

OF MICE & MEN are on a mission. OF MICE & MEN continuously dominate the stage, whether they’re headlining, supporting or leading sing-alongs at festivals around the world. The group’s ampersand (“&”) symbol is as ubiquitous as it is synonymous with the group’s charismatic passion, unique creativity and pulsating energy. What’s the secret? And what is the OF MICE & […]

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Flogging Molly + The Lawrence Arms + Lucero Sidewaves announced!

Flogging Molly + The Lawrence Arms + Lucero Sidewaves announced!

FLOGGING MOLLY have always defied categorisation. The infectious originality of their songs is a badge of honour and key to the band’s creativity, their urgency. They infuse punk rock with Celtic instruments—violin, mandolin and the accordion—and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music. FLOGGING MOLLY’s fans have always appreciated the social and political awareness driving the […]

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Blood On The Dance Floor Sidewaves announced!

Blood On The Dance Floor Sidewaves announced!

Spreading the message of hope and positivity has become the personal mission of BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR, and is the guiding theme of the electro-rock duo’s latest full-length, ‘Evolution’. Moving away from the group’s prior efforts as musical provocateurs, the album captures a spiritual journey drawn from myriad influences in history, spirituality and literature. In fact, every aspect of […]

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Sleeping With Sirens + Woe, Is Me + Memphis May Fire Sidewaves announced!

Sleeping With Sirens + Woe, Is Me + Memphis May Fire Sidewaves announced!

Now three years into their existence, the post-hardcore quintet SLEEPING WITH SIRENS continue to evolve and mature as artists, gradually shaping their unmistakable blend of fury and melody into a sound that’s wholly their own. The band’s new five-song acoustic EP, ’If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack’, presents another crucial step in the band’s ongoing journey […]

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Sick Of It All + Madball + Vision Of Disorder Sidewaves announced!

Sick Of It All + Madball + Vision Of Disorder Sidewaves announced!

Since 1986, SICK OF IT ALL have been thrashing out classic Hardcore anthems and touring the globe relentlessly. The latest album for SICK OF IT ALL is another sonic statement that further cements them as an institution of hardcore. ‘Based On A True Story’ is undeniable proof that the quartet is simply unstoppable and unrivalled within the scene in terms […]

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Kyuss Lives Sidewaves announced!

Kyuss Lives Sidewaves announced!

Fans had been lamenting the loss of Kyuss since the minute they broke up. When KYUSS LIVES last toured Australia fans spoke with resounding voice as we saw venues across the country whipping out the sold out sign in mere minutes. In what is sure to be a stunning send-off, KYUSS LIVES will perform under that name for the final […]

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Duff McKagan’s Loaded + Danko Jones Sidewaves announced!

Duff McKagan’s Loaded + Danko Jones Sidewaves announced!

When names like Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver populate your résumé, you have a lot to live up to on your solo releases. DUFF McKAGAN not only lives up to it, but has cemented his legacy as one of Rock’s most unique figures. DUFF McKAGAN and his gang have been building a sound full up with earthy ground and […]

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Soundwave Festival – Extra tickets released!

Soundwave Festival – Extra tickets released!

Soundwave are thrilled to announce that a strictly limited number of tickets will be released for Soundwave Festival in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets go on sale this Friday 21 December, 10am local time…just in time for Christmas! Oh and in case you need reminding of the amazing lineup… METALLICA LINKIN PARK BLINK 182 A PERFECT CIRCLE / THE […]

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Cypress Hill Sidewaves announced!

Cypress Hill Sidewaves announced!

CYPRESS HILL TO PLAY HEADLINE SHOWS IN MELBOURNE & SYDNEY THIS FEBRUARY Soundwave Touring together with Illusive are excited to announce that iconic West Coast hip-hop group CYPRESS HILL will perform two headline shows whilst they are in Australia for the sold out 2013 Soundwave Festival. Throughout a career that has spanned over two decades, CYPRESS HILL have sold over […]

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Bullet For My Valentine Sidewaves announced!

Bullet For My Valentine Sidewaves announced!

It is hardly a secret. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are this generations greatest exponents of metal. Not simply because of one, two or even three amazing albums destined to be classics in the genre; but also because of the manifest evolution – with each album pointing the way to peaks that remain beyond the powers of ordinary bands. BULLET FOR […]

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Tomahawk Sidewaves announced!

Tomahawk Sidewaves announced!

TOMAHAWK are back! Where were they? What were they doing? Is this a reunion? Who are they now? What’s next? So many questions. Here are those answers and more! TOMAHAWK took a break to discover the many truths of the universe. They also uncovered several non-truths. They were primarily holed up in a special place similar to the many caves […]

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The Offspring Sidewaves announed!

The Offspring Sidewaves announed!

If you were a kid in the 90s, THE OFFSPRING were one of those groups that made you shout and scream at life. Their ground-breaking album Ignition was that breath of fresh air that a generation needed. To co-incide with their twentieth anniversary, THE OFFSPRING will be playing their 1992 album Ignition in its entirety along with a set full […]

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Slayer Sidewave announced!

Slayer Sidewave announced!

SLAYER are – Tom Araya / Kerry King / Jeff Hanneman / Dave Lombardo Ten studio albums, thousands of live shows and nearly three decades into a career that’s made them one of the biggest and most important metal bands in the world, the members of SLAYER know exactly what kind of music they make—brutal but beautiful, punishing yet precise. […]

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Bring Me The Horizon + Pierce The Veil sidewaves announced!

Bring Me The Horizon + Pierce The Veil sidewaves announced!

BRING ME THE HORIZON are redefining modern metal as we know it. It’s not often scene kids, screamo fans and metal-heads can agree on a band, but after their explosive rise in popularity, BRING ME THE HORIZON have cemented themselves as the dominant force in the scene. Nowhere was this more evident than when they exploded on to the Australian […]

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Sum 41 + Billy Talent Sidewaves announced!

Sum 41 + Billy Talent Sidewaves announced!

Since their inception SUM 41 have been relentless, unapologetic, and unconcerned with musical boundaries. They continue to storm the globe with their unique meld of raucous punk-rock and thunderous metal whilst still delivering amazing live shows More rebellious and pissed off than ever, SUM 41 have now set their sights on their Australian fans and are set to deliver a […]

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Blink 182 – Second Melbourne show added and extra Brisbane tickets announced!

Blink 182 – Second Melbourne show added and extra Brisbane tickets announced!

It took 3 minutes for BLINK 182 to completely sellout their Melbourne show at the Myer Music Bowl. Brisbane fans were not far behind in the expediency with which tickets were feverishly snapped up. The Blink army has spoken, so Melbourne fans have a second and definitely final show at the Myer Music Bowl on Wednesday 27 February. Brisbane fans […]

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Wade MacNeil of Gallows

Wade MacNeil of Gallows

“You know I think bands just have a tendency to get a little stagnate when they’ve been going for a little while and obviously the massive shake up for all of us about a year ago, so I think it just pushed everybody together and made us focus on how much we love music and how big a part of […]

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Rich Ward of Fozzy

Rich Ward of Fozzy

“If you don’t treat it like it’s a corporation, you don’t treat it like a business it just becomes fun and people do it because they want to do it and then when things become fun you have a tendency to want to prioritize it, and then as we started to prioritize on the band focus on putting more and […]

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Rian Dawson of All Time Low

Rian Dawson of All Time Low

“So how would you describe ‘Don’t Panic’ using just 5 words? – Best Record We’ve Made…ever.” Where I liken to where All Time Low are at here in 2012 is very similar to where a couple of my all time favourite three word pop punk bands have recently been at…those being New Found Glory and Bowling For Soup.  You see sometimes […]

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All Time Low – Don’t Panic

All Time Low – Don’t Panic

Where I liken to where All Time Low are at here in 2012 is very similar to where a couple of my all time favourite three word pop punk bands have recently been at…those being New Found Glory and Bowling For Soup.  You see sometimes these bands are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.  Feel compelled to […]

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Blink 182 – Sidewaves announced!

Blink 182 – Sidewaves announced!

It has been 8 long years but pop punk titans BLINK 182 have finally announced their triumphant return to Australia! To make up for lost time, as well as performing at all 5 sold out Soundwave Festivals, Mark, Tom and Travis will be bringing their monstrous live show to sideshows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne! With a catalogue of hits […]

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Dragonforce release ‘Seasons’ from ‘The Power Within’

Dragonforce release ‘Seasons’ from ‘The Power Within’

‘Seasons’ is the second single to be released from the latest and 5th DRAGONFORCE studio album The Power Within. Written by bassist Frederic Leclercq the song is accompanied by a montage video filmed during a series of shows played to introduce new singer Marc Hudson to the bands fan base prior to the commencement of The Power Within World Tour, including playing the […]

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