Metallica

How can you possibly quantify the seismic impact of songs like “Seek & Destroy” and “Enter Sandman” when they’re played live and loud, igniting the air with soundwaves so combustible that you could swear Accor Stadium could burst into flames? You can’t. Sydney waited patiently while Metallica shredded through the rest of their Australian tour…

It’s been twelve years since Metallica last played Australia, but boy did they make up for lost time. Stopping at Adelaide on Wednesday as part of their M72 World Tour, the heavy metal juggernauts put on what could probably be called the show of the year. Some 50,000 fans of all ages packed out Adelaide…

Metallica have just announced that Australia will be part of their M72 World Tour in November 2025. Metallica will perform in stadiums in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland. These shows will include the famous Snake Pit extending from the front of the stage, meaning that the band will perform at each end of…

Bottlerock 2022 kicked off last Friday and featured some of the biggest names in music. Including: Metallica, Twenty One Pilots, Vance Joy, Snoop Dogg, Greta Van Fleet, Misterwives, CHVRCHES, P!nk, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Alessia Cara, Luke Combs Banks, Noah Kahan, Black Crowes, Saint JHN and Bahamas. The Napa Valley, Northern California Music Festival played host to three amazing days of music and our photographer Roth Rind snapped a few…

As the world shows signs of returning to normal it is the little things that stand out the most. The opportunity to see people smile. The ability to high five a stranger. And the chance to stand in groups of thousands and take in your favorite band again. With the sun shining down on the…

Last year we impulsively checked out BottleRock Napa Valley and it turned out to be one of the best weekends of our lives. This year, we return to the rolling hills of California wine country for another stacked weekend, with a line-up featuring some of the biggest names in music history as well as several…

As Omicron rips through our planet, leaving many feeling anxious and exhausted, a little glimmer of normalcy and excitement emerged from the grapevines of Northern California today. Bottlerock Napa Valley announced its lineup and it is one of the most eclectic, star-studded festivals in years. The Bay Area legends Metallica will make the short drive…

Mark Gable is the front man and founding member of the Australian hard rock band, The Choirboys. Formed in 1978, with Mark on lead vocals, Ian Hulme on bass guitar, Brad Carr on lead guitar and Lindsay Tebbutt on drums. He also penned the classic Australian anthem, Run To Paradise..

In this issue: Metallica are releasing a new album. There are other peeps doing some pretty cool things too, and Nick Cave is still alive, but Metallica are releasing a new album. METALLICA Hooooo boy! Here we go. After a long eight year wait, Lars tingled our spines when he announced Metallica would soon release…

Metallica Through The Never 3D will release for one week only on the world’s biggest screen, IMAX Darling Harbour, on the 10th October 2013. From award-winning filmmaker Nimrod Antal, Metallica Through The Never 3D is a music-driven feature film that combines a bold narrative and spectacular live-performance footage of one of the most popular and influential rock bands…

Part two of my selection of must-see music documentaries. Part one can be found HERE. The Filth And The Fury – (Julian Temple, 2000) Featured Artist: The Sex Pistols End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones – (Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia, 2003) Featured Artist: The Ramones These films chronicle the careers of punk’s…

In the sight-centric world of art, colour perhaps plays the most crucial role in giving an image emotion. Even the lack of colour, a black or white canvas, can provoke an emotional reaction from its audience. Colour was the theme of Friday night’s ColourGRIND 2012 Exhibition, featuring local and national artist exhibiting their works to…