December 2024: Heavy Round Up

Will Oakeshott goes to the dark side to gather up all things metal in South Australia…

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J A G U A R G O D – ‘R E V E N G E (I)(II)(III)’

This nearly 14-minute journey is magnificently monstrous. Released via Green Room Records, the track’s static gunfire breakdowns bolster the lyrical message of corrupt control, terrifying those who listen to this wonderful wickedness. However, the real excruciation comes from the melodic fragments where vocalist Karl Roberts channels Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy in the delivery of lines like “squeezing like a hand around your throat”. Listen up, your doom awaits.

You Should See

SAHC’24

Warm up for a summer slam down at SA Hardcore Fest 2024. This year's event features some of the genre's hottest acts, including Adelaide’s Reactions, Winnerz Circle, Culture Shock, Stressed, Time Ends, as well as Queensland’s Half Man and Victoria’s Dizdain. Australian hardcore is ascending at record pace, so two-step up and (stage) dive head first into punk pandemonium.

December 7 | Jive | Tickets via Moshtix

SUM 41

Canada’s pop-punk-metal virtuosos, SUM 41, are doing one last world tour in celebration of their almost 30-year career and final double album, Heaven :x: Hell. Thankfully, Adelaide is part of their farewell. Performing hits from their entire career, do not miss this show before the quartet ‘Pull the Curtain’.

December 10 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | CANCELLED

Four MORE

Alarum

Melbourne’s Prog-metal journeymen have perplexed metalheads for three decades. Get ready to be hypnotised by their latest LP, Recontinue.

December 6 | Woodshed | Tickets via Moshtix

Ghostsmoker

Ghostsmoker will be cooling Adelaide’s scorching summer with their arctic blackened sludge doom.

December 7 | Crown & Anchor | Tickets via Moshtix  

Woodshed Birthday Bash

The Woodshed is celebrating its birthday in two nights of metallic mayhem, featuring sets by Almost Human, Hidden Intent, Audio Reign and more.

December 13 & 14 | Woodshed | Tickets via Oztix

KILAT

KILAT offers a sonic experience unlike any other in Australia. This one-of-a-kind ceremony will be beyond memorable.

December 20 | Crown & Anchor | Tickets via Moshtix

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