Words by Jamie Cook and images by Damian Rohrlach

The last time The Haunted hit town was in March 2006 with Thrash veterans Exodus in support. Just over two and a half years on the Swedes return, this time to do four Australian shows for their Versus world tour. The only problem this evening was that on the other side of town U.K rockers Def Leppard were playing to a packed auditorium of thousands, which may have explained why The Haunted’s crowd numbers were well down compared to their previous tour.

Words by Jamie Cook and images by Damian Rohrlach

The last time post Grunge band Seether played Brisbane in July 2005, only about two hundred or so lucky punters got to witness what was an incredibly rockin’ and energetic show at The Tivoli. This time round, it’s amazing what a little bit of air play can do to pick up numbers, as the Arena played host to a fairly healthy crowd of Metal Heads, Bogans, and Triple M type folk who came out in droves to see what the South African ex-pats could put forth.

SOUNDWORKS TOURING presents WHITCHAPEL (USA) Australian Tour January 2009 SUPPORT ANNOUNCEMENT

Psycroptic (TAS) and Dyscord (WA) to support Whitechape nationally plus local supports at each show.

SOUNDWORKS TOURING presents “THE MOST EXTREME TOUR OF THE YEAR”

THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR AUSTRALIA MARCH 2009

After the huge successes of The Summer Slaughter Tour slaughtering audiences across the US, UK & Canada, Soundworks Touring brings to Australia the ultimate annual metal touring event in a run of slamming events never seen before in this country. Finally, Australian metal audiences have a real metal festival to sink their rabid teeth into each year, with the four international acts featured in 2009 in Necrophagist (Germany), Dying Fetus (USA), Aborted (Belgium), The Faceless (USA), all performing for the first time in this country on one face splitting bill. Joining the army will be Australian death metal tyrants The Red Shore! Be part of extreme music history here & support the slaughter!

Words by Jamie Cook

Just over two weeks earlier, Brisbane played host to the Godfathers of Grindcore, Carcass, who showed they still have the ability to upstage metal bands half their age. Tonight in the River City the undersized crowd who made the Sunday evening trek to Rosie’s got to see a band that may well be worthy enough to claim the title as one of the modern day leaders of the Grindcore genre, Virginia’s own Pig Destroyer.