HEAVY: APRIL
Will Oakeshott goes to the dark side to gather up all things metal in South Australia…
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YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO
Jaguargod –‘Violence’
Doom metal is an incredibly fascinating subgenre. The compositions can become musical adventures that explore devastatingly low-tuned heaviness and seem otherworldly. Adelaide’s Jaguargod come with dashes of Encircling Sea and Soothsayer, adding both severity and sophistication in ‘Violence’. However, it’s the powerful pulsation of the elongated closer that, quite honestly, shakes the earth. Watch a dinosaur documentary on silent with the band’s EP to fully appreciate this marvellous monstrosity.
Listen to ‘Violence’ here.
YOU SHOULD SEE
Carcass with The Black Dahlia Murder
A double header of extreme metal featuring Liverpool’s Carcass who are approaching their 40th year of maniacal metal madness. Alongfor the expedition is Michigan’s The Black Dahlia Murder; they’ll be presenting former guitarist Brian Eschbach as their new vocalist, following the passing of Trevor Strnad in 2022.
April 4 | The Gov | Tickets
Orange Goblin
Arguably the UK’s most illustrious stoner metal lunatics and rock enthusiasts, Orange Goblin are returning to Australia for the first time in more than a decade. Their beer-drenched and blistering infusion of heavier rock – citing Black Sabbath instruction along with the robust riffage of sludge –is sure to start a monstrous party.
April 9 | Lion Arts Factory | Tickets
Four More
Filter
Allegedly, the lyric “Take a picture, ’cause I won’t remember,” is inspired by a drunken cab adventure undertaken by Filter vocalist, RichardPatrick. You have been warned.
April 9 | The Gov | Tickets
A Ghost Orchestra
Seven years ago, this local metallic noisecore favourite destroyed an Adelaide stage. Now they’re dusting off the cobwebs to incite ghoulish havoc for possibly the last time.
April 12 | Crown And Anchor | Tickets
Bring Me the Horizon
This will be the pop-metal outfit’s biggest Australian tour to date and one for the history books.
April 17 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Tickets
Suffocation
Innovators of the death metal’s infamous “growl” vocal tone, this New York quintet will have metalheads in a chokehold once again.
April 23 | Lion Arts Factory | Tickets
