SATURDAY MAY 19TH
MINDSNARE
W/ Warbrain, Outright & Party Vibez
Hardcore / Old School Hardcore Punk / Crossover Metal
Mindsnare are an Australian hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 1993 under the name Mad Circle, their music is a blend of traditional "old school" hardcore punk and crossover metal, and as such has seen them play alongside metal bands like Kreator and Ringworm, as well as more straight forward hardcore acts like Agnostic Front, Sick of it All and Australia's Toe To Toe. Mindsnare have been described as "one of the most influential bands of the past decade " by Missing Link Records.
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WEDNESDAY MAY 23RD
Resist Presents BITTER END Australian Tour May 2012
W/ Blkout (WA),
Thrash / Hardcore
Resist Presents, Bitter End Australian Tour May 2012. Influenced by the metallic New York Hardcore bands of the late 80's and early 90's, San Antonio's Bitter End have established themselves as a brute force in the hardcore community. With all the makings of a contemporary hardcore classic, 2010's "Guilty As Charged" bruises and batters with dynamic riffing, potent vocals/lyrics, and bone shaking breakdowns. Songs like "Unjust" and the title track "Guilty As Charged" showcase this hybrid brand of hard hitting thrash and hardcore. A tried and tested formula that Bitter End not only embrace, but continue to improve upon in their own vicious way.
This May they make there way to Australia for the first time where they will be joined by Perth's Blkout.
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THURSDAY MAY 24TH
WIRED
W/ James Gowans (and band), Bek Doery, Carly Scerri & Annika Keefer
The Music Business students of Box Hill institute
The Music Business students of Box Hill institute proudly present a showcase of musical talent on 24th May 2012. The event is geared to providing hands on experience for upcoming studying performers, sound engineers and music business professionals. The WIRED performing line up consists of four amazing local talents: James Gowans (and band), Bek Doery, Carly Scerri & Annika Keefer WIRED will be held at the Bendigo Hotel 15 Johnson St, Collingwood 3066, on 24 May 2012 with doors opening at 8pm till late. Tickets are available on the door for $10 or $5 for students (student card must be presented). Over 18's only. So come down to WIRED and support our local Melbourne talent and a new wave of music industry professionals. If you would like any more information about this event please contact Lisa Sellwood on 0421 977 179 or at lisasellwood@googlemail.com or Ben Hodgson at gwak@live.com.au
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FRIDAY MAY 25TH
MANHATTAN JINX 'Death. Savor. Life.' Album Tour - MELBOURNE SHOW
w/ THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS (Headlining), PAPER ARMS & CAMP DAVID
bluesy punk rock / PUNK / HEAVY ROCK
Adelaide's MANHATTAN JINX released the debut album "DEATH. SAVOR. LIFE." in January 2012 via MGM/Green Media.
Reviews of the debut from national street press, radio and various online media all travel the same path in acknowledging the strong collective of well constructed bluesy punk rock. Honest, in your face, raw. DEATH. SAVOR. LIFE was written and recorded by singer/songwriter Matt Gelsi and now with the full band in tow, Manhattan Jinx hit the road for a national album launch tour through May/June. MANHATTAN JINX - 'DEATH. SAVOR. LIFE'. Produced and Engineered by Mike Deslandes. Mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering Service. DEATH. SAVOR. LIFE 12 track album is available nationally in stores and digitally now through MGM/Green Media
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SATURDAY MAY 26TH
STREAMS OF WHISKEY - POGUES COVERS & IRISH CLASSICS
W/ Tim Scanlan
folk / celtic / punk / rock / Irish Folk Punk
Streams of Whiskey are warming up their drinking-chords for a big night at The Bendigo Hotel Sat May 26th. Pogues covers are hard thing to get right and few bands dare go there but these guys have nailed the blend. Some Irish classics are thrown in the mix and the odd stomping traditional number ensure a rowdy night out. Featuring members of MYC, Mutiny and The Swedish Magazines. The more astute members of the audience, will notice that U.K. classical guitar-guru Sheldon King is up there strutting, cutting his wisdom teeth on the banjo. Get down early as it's looking like a full house.
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WEDNESDAY MAY 30TH
4TRESS
W/ CHARM, YOSHITORO & MEL CALIA
Rock /
Huge night of music with 4 acts of rock! 4tress, Charm, Yoshitoro and Mel calia. Come down to the Bendigo and check out some talent... 4tress http://facebook.com/4tressmusic... Charm http://www.facebook.com/charmband... Yoshitoro http://www.facebook.com/yoshitoro... Mel Calia http://www.facebook.com/melissacalia
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THURSDAY MAY 31ST
AM FARROWS
W/ The Seraphim Veil, Disasters & Snow Town
Metal / Hardcore
Snow Town started in late 2011, with members from ex local acts Elisa Card & As Liberty Falls coming together & jamming with mutual friend Batten in the mix aswell, keep your eye out for SNOW TOWN! Come drink a lot and see some rad bands. And see Disasters Play their first show! 18+
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FRIDAY JUNE 1ST
TERAMAZE
W/ MASON, ARBIA & THEY
Melodic progressive metal! / Heavy Metal
Whilst loosely befitting the genre of thrash metal, the music of Teramaze conjures such adjectives as "modern", "innovative", "progressive" and "groove-laden". Keeping the fundamental elements of metal alive in its music, Teramaze has the potential to push metal into unchartered waters with innovative guitar work, powerful grooves and soaring melodic vocals. New Album produced/mixed by Dean Wells and mastering Lasse Lammert .
, "Anhedonia" - a critique of modern man's diminishing ability to experience life's simple pleasures. ). Teramaze has been creating tidal waves on its native shores of Australia with its explosive live performances and is ready to bring its music to the masses on the world stage.
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SATURDAY JUNE 2ND
TRENTFEST
W/ Dead, The Pretty Little's, Sordid Ordeal, Merrygorounds, Johnny Not Sorry, Udays, Tiger, Chaos Kids & Redfield
Grunge, Stoner, Metal, Sludge and Punk
Trentfest is a mini-festival of ear-bleedingly loud, plutonium-heavy bands coming from an array of different genres and styles, such as (but not strictly) Grunge, Stoner, Metal, Sludge and Punk. Trentfest 2012 is set to be a murderous, gut-sucking night. Three tiers off the Richter Scale and Geiger-blowing Nuclear Fission, this year Melbourne Duo DEAD are headlining. Their bottom-heavy, louder than lead sound is predicted to blow a hole in the floor and destroy us all. They're back in Melbourne following both a U.S tour and a tour of New Zealand. Their sound will sign Trentfest with their name and stamp it with the kind of trash sludge metal Trentfest was ultimately founded for. The other bands, refugees of the Melbourne scenes of metal, indie and post-hardcore are supporting Dead with their own versions of the uncompromisingly loud, distorted, maniacal, displaced side of music. Trentfest is an event that can be depended on to be nothing but an unapologetic show of vulgar noise and unhinged, chaotic performances from the most obnoxious and unconventional bands in operation. If your craving an insane asylum of structure-less noise with no straight jackets and no padded walls then Trentfest is your madness orgy.
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SUNDAY JUNE 10TH
INQUISITION (US)
W/ VOMITOR (Ire/Qld), THRALL + Guest TBA
Black Metal / Thrash / Death Metal
ONE ONLY SHOW AT THE BENDIGO HOTEL! Monday is a public holiday so get your ticket before they are sold out! Limited only to 200!
18+ 7pm start Tickets for sale @ thecoffinsslave.com/shop/ LIMITED TO 200 SO GET IN FAST! INQUISITION - Originating in Colombia in 1988 and originally a Thrash Metal act. Since their 1998 Opus "Into the Infernal Legions of the Ancient Cult" INQUISITION has been at the forefront of US Black Metal and is one of the most respected and significant bands in Black Metal today. With a total of 5 critically acclaimed full lengths and a fanatical following spanning across the globe, their latest album "Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm" has further cemented their legacy. VOMITOR take no prisoners with their recipe for disaster of raw n' gritty thrashing death riffage, rough n' tough solos, echoed war throat roars and hammering drum demolition. Just complete total fucking madness from beginning to end... DEATH METAL OR DIE WIMPS! Hands down up there with Australia's best bands! Naw with Deathdealer living in Ireland this is a one and only chance to see VOMITOR play Australia for fuk knows how long!!
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SATURDAY JUNE 16TH
MARCHING ORDERS 7" LAUNCH
W/ Stranglehold, RazorCut & DJ's Mrs & Mrs Smith
Street punk / Punk
Head down to the Bendigo Saturday June 16, for a night of awesome Street Punk. Celebrate the release of Marching Orders 7" - Songs of Yesterday, alongside Stranglehold and RazorCut. To keep the night interesting - there will also be Dj's, Mr and Mrs Smith, playing some pretty awesome tunes before and inbetween sets.
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FRIDAY JUNE 22ND
BENDIGO!!!! CHAOS NIGHT!!!!
W/ STRAIGHTJACKET NATION (7''launch), KROMOSOM (7'' launch), VAGINORS (Adelaide total nonsense punx!! - Melbourne 12'' launch) & SOMA COMA (hometown heros)
Harcore / Punk
If you are unfamiliar with SJN! Then you need to get some local hc education. This hardcore great have been punishing the scene with their nihilistic sound for 8 solid years!!
They will be launching their new 7'', release on IRON LUNG records. Kromosom will also be launching their new ep, out on Dwid Integrity's label Holy Terror. 4 new tracks of Chainsaw HC. From South Australia, Vaginors hits Melbourne for the 2nd time! If your a fan of noise punk bands like the Swankys and Wankys... Then you gotta check these guys out!!!! It will also be their Melbourne launch for their " Nuclear Papsmear LP". Supporting them are raging HC upstarts SOMA COMA. Come down and lay waste to the BENDIGO!!!! CHAOS NIGHT!!!!
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SATURDAY JUNE 23RD
PAPER ARMS / THE OUTSIDERS (NZ) JUNE MELBOURNE TOUR
W/ The Jamie Hay Band, Infinite Void & Foxtrot
Punk Rock / Punk
Bombshellzine.com & Poison City Records Present: Paper Arms, The Outsiders (NZ), The Jamie Hay Band, Infinite Void, Foxtrot. 8PM - $10 - 18+ June, Melbourne Tour. "This band may be so named for the fact that they look like undernourished vegans and their arms may well have a similar physical resistance to paper, but I've just seen them play at the Sandringham Hotel, and holy shit, nothing this well-rehearsed and excellent has come out in years... nobody is as good as this right now. Myspace them immediately for your own good."
- Bombshellzine.
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TUESDAY JUNE 26TH
HIGH VOLTAGE TOURING PRESENTS - MACABRE, AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012
Tickets on sale @ www.thecoffinsslave.com/shop
punk / thrash / folk melodies / death metal / metal
The Chicago murder metal maniacs are back, hitting Australia with their sick gore humour for the second time in 3 years. Macabre blends elements of true crime, math rock, nursery rhymes, punk, thrash, folk melodies, death metal, jazz fusion, black metal and more into an energetic, catchy and unmistakable amalgam. Their all-too-true tales of human depravity are delivered with knife-edge precision. Fast and heavy, with a focus on serial killers, the original members, Corporate Death (guitar and vocals), Nefarious (bass and vocals) and Dennis the Menace (drums) are still going strong after 25+ years, and no line up changes which is amazing in todays musical climate. Macabre's rabid fans, including members of bands ranging from Carcass to Slipknot, relish the band's tight and increasingly sophisticated music; they exult in their musical chops as much as in the band's sense of humour, their killer music, and its deadly subjects. Touring Australia to promote their Grim Scary Tales Album (Decomposed Records) Macabre will again be headlining High Voltage Fest along with sideshows in most states.
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SATURDAY JUNE 30TH
CEREMONY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2012
W/ SUPPORTS TBA
Harcore /
Resist presents: From Rohnert Park, CA, Ceremony. Sat 30th June Melb 18+ – Bendigo Hotel. Tickets from the venue, Oztix outlets and oztix.com.au
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FRIDAY JULY 6TH
BREAK EVEN - FINAL SHOW - W/ SPECIAL GUESTS, MILES AWAY
W/ THE BRODERICK, VIKING FRONTIER & OUTSIDERS CODE
Punk / Rock / Hardcore / Punk
After announcing they'd be calling it a day earlier in the year, Perth's BREAK EVEN are heading over East one last time to play their final ever Melbourne show at the Bendigo Hotel on Friday the 6th of July. They're bringing with them good mates and fellow Perth residents MILES AWAY. Rounding off the bill are locals THE BRODERICK, VIKING FRONTIER and OUTSIDERS CODE. Doors open 8PM. Tickets $20 and available on the door only.
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