December/January 2025: Heavy Round Up
Will Oakeshott goes to the dark side to gather up all things metal in South Australia.
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You should LISTEN to
Astaroth – Une Note De Suicide Sous Forme De Musique
Adelaide’s post-blackgaze project, Astaroth, is shrouded in mystery. Named after the infamous demon and a Great Duke of Hell, their artistry screams in volumes that requires extreme metal enthusiasts’ attention. A Note Of Suicide In The Form Of Music is a captivatingly creepy experience. Beginning with a post-rock movement inspired by 65daysofstatic, it transforms into a haunting hybrid of Darkthrone fantastically fused with Alcest. It culminates in a Behemoth-driven cinematic avalanche of sensational severity, which enGROSSingly blazes in hysteria.
You Should See
Scowl
“‘I don’t wanna be special,’ declares Kat Moss in the album’s first chorus. Sorry to be the bearer of good news, Scowl, but you are.” – Nick Ruskell, Kerrang!. With comparisons to the sound evolution and fame trajectory of Turnstile, Scowl are potentially your new favourite band. Their hardcore foundation has now beautifully expanded, with elements of grunge, pop-punk, and alt-rock shining through radiantly on their sophomore album, Are We All Angels. Truly unmissable!
December 12 | Jive | Tickets
Froth & Fury Fest 2026
The fifth edition of this esteemed festival is bigger, bolder and more BRUTIFUL! Moving to the Wayville Showgrounds, this exhilarating episode features melodic metalcore luminaries Polaris as the headliners, supported by Soulfly, Nailbomb, In Hearts Wake, Comeback Kid, Abbath, Bleeding Through, Snot, Archspire, Frenzal Rhomb, Lagwagon, Gridiron, Aborted, Mortal Sin, Private Function and many more in an event of BEERILIANT heaviness!
January 31 |Adelaide Showground | Tickets
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Dyssidia
After an absence that left metal adorers almost DYSfunctional, psychotic prog-metallers Dyssidia are back! Join them in their Deeper Wells Of Meaning.
December 13 | Jive | Tickets
COG
COG have unleashed their long-awaited single ‘Walk The Line’, and fans are “losing their minds”. Flynn Gower admitted this could be their last song – DON’T MISS THIS!
December 18 | The Gov | Tickets
Fit For An Autopsy
Progressive deathcore sextet Fit For An Autopsy are riding a wondrous wave of monuMETAL madness recently. Their ‘Collateral Damage’ is upon us.
January 23 | Lion Arts Factory | Tickets
Better Lovers
Former members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, and current members of END and FFAA have grouped into a chaotic metallic mathcore group – BEWARE!
January 30 | Lion Arts Factory | Tickets
