NZ Metal Army

03/01/2024

🚨 NEW MUSIC ALERT 🚨
🤘 Pale Flag // IMPERIUM 💥

🎶 LISTEN HERE
▶️ https://found.ee/Imperium-PF

✍️ Message from Pale Flag:

We are stoked to present our EP 'Imperium' - out now on all your favourite streaming platforms!

Big thanks to Zorran Mendonsa at Zorran Mendonsa Productions for recording mixing and mastering this beauty.

Big thanks to Mark over at Erskine Designs for creating the artwork for us.

Go give it a spin and let us know your favourite song!!

🤘 https://found.ee/Imperium-PF

24/12/2023

💥 Be Safe this Silly Season 💥 🤘😎

23/12/2023

🚨 NEW MUSIC ALERT 🚨
👉 Just One Fix // Drops 19th January

⏬️ MESSAGE FROM JOF:

Hey Fixxers!! Coming at you Jan 19 'Gods & Devils', the first single from our new EP "Submit or Death" - can't wait to play this s**t live for you guys 🤘🤘

08/12/2023

⚰️ BAND DOWN - BAND DOWN!! 😭
🤘 40th anniversary tour will be their last..

⏬️ DETAILS JUST DROPPED:

Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death.

Throughout the next 18 months we will celebrate 40 years of existence together along with our loyal fans on a farewell tour across the entire globe.

It will be a celebration of the past and the present for one final time..
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🚀 Hey Sepultura - you will come to NZ, right?!? RIGHT?!!!! 🥺

07/12/2023

🚨DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS ALERT🚨
💥 WE GOT A KNOTFEST SIDE SHOW💥

Disturbed x Shepherds Reign

⏬️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

It's time, Kiwi Disturbed Ones. 🤘 Don't miss Disturbed's first New Zealand show since 2016 - one night only at Auckland's Spark Arena!

Frontier Member presale: Tue 12 Dec
Tickets on sale: Fri 15 Dec

🎫 frontiertouring.com/disturbed

🔗 Event Link:
facebook.com/events/s/disturbed-at-spark-arena-auckl/371537855547064

🤘 Thanks to Frontier Touring!

04/12/2023

🚨 INCOMING TOUR!!! 🚨
🤘Carcass + The Black Dahlia Murder

⏬️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

🔥 INTERNATIONAL TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥

CARCASS with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Aotearoa Tour 2024
📍 April 10th - Wellington, Meow
📍 April 11th - Christchurch, Loons
📍 April 12th - Auckland, Galatos

Ferocious and uncompromising in their ex*****on, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for well over three decades. Whether it was inventing gore-grind or creating the template for melodic death metal, CARCASS has always made records by which bars were set and rules were broken.

Since 2001, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have created a musical brute that embraces all the finest qualities of melodic death metal yet does not shackle them, giving them room to constantly evolve and grow. Consistently punishing with a searing visceral intensity, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER continue to inflict a cavalcade of riffs to the table, upping the stakes in technicality, melody, and sheer blunt force trauma.

CARCASS with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER performing at:
April 10th - Wellington, Meow
April 11th - Christchurch, Loons
April 12th - Auckland, Galatos

TICKETS: On Sale Thursday 7th Dec 9am
WLG - Moshtix.co.nz | CHC - UTR.co.nz | ALK - Galatos.co.nz
or https://linktr.ee/valhalla.nz

www.facebook.com/OfficialCarcass
www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

🔥 Thanks to the legends at Valhalla!! 🎉

03/12/2023

⬛️ OMÊKA // SINGLE RELEASE
🔥 CHRISTCHURCH // 15 DEC

⏬️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Omêka celebrate their newest single 'Degradation'

Supported by:
🤘Empire
🤘 3000 A.D. Thrash Metal
🤘 Apherion

📍A Rolling Stone
💰 Door sales only - $15

🔗 Event Link:
facebook.com/events/s/omeka-degradation-single-relea/893869845195944

02/12/2023

⬛️💥 BURIED IN THE SWAMPS 💥⬛️
🚨 AUCKLAND // ALL AGES GIG 🚨

🤘 Pale Flag
🤘 Soul Stroke Band
🤘 Cesura
🤘 No Reason
🤘 Grym Rhymney

Come celebrate another year of kiwi metal with a huge night showcasing some of the hardest hitting local metal acts!

🗓️ December 9th
📍 Underground, St Kevins Arcade

Secure your tickets:
▪️ $15 Entry
▪️ $10 Presales through UTR
https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/87230/Buried-In-The-Swamps---All-Ages-Show.utr

🤘 Thanks to SKR NZ!

02/12/2023

👀 We see you, Every Man For Himself.. 🤘🎉

Big things coming soon. Big news. Hot announcement

01/12/2023

🤘 NEW MUSIC for CRATE DAY 🍻
Imperial Slave // EXTERMINATE

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01/12/2023

🤘 NEW MUSIC VIDEO to start CRATE DAY 🍻
Bulletbelt // City of One

Bulletbelt - City Of OneThe Fourth single taken from New Zealand Metal band Bulletbelt's 5th new album "Burn It Up", out on Impaler Records. Available now on...

30/11/2023

💽 EP RELEASE TOUR!!
🤘 Pale Flag // IMPERIUM TOUR

⏬️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

“We are stoked to announce our new EP “IMPERIUM” will drop on the 4th Jan 2024!!

To celebrate, we have set up a 3 date tour across the country, with support from friends old and new. Secure yourselves tickets to a show near you with the links below, and we will see you there!” - Pale Flag

$15 Presales
$20 Doors

-----IMPERIUM EP RELEASE TOUR----

📍 AUCKLAND
Fri 12th Jan at BIG FAN
w/ Parasitic Infestation + Villafied + Stacked
🎟️ www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6885

📍 WELLINGTON
Sat 13th Jan at VALHALLA
w/ Grym Rhymney + Flowers Of Hades + Fvkvshima
🎟️ www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6892

📍 CHRISTCHURCH
Sat 27th Jan at EMBANKMENT TAVERN
w/ Locked in Stasis + Extorted + Khadga
🎟️ www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/6893

30/11/2023

💥 Pale Flag have something to say!💥

Stay tuned tomorrow for the goods 🤘😎

⏬️⏬️⏬️⏬️⏬️

PALE FLAG 2024

👀ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW 11AM👀

📸: (instagram)

28/11/2023

💥HUGE SHOUT OUT to Alien Weaponry! 🎉
🤘 Playing Hellfest Open Air Festival 2024
.you guys need any help carrying your bags? 💼😜

26/11/2023

⬛️💥 THEY’RE BACK!!💥⬛️
⚡️ HALESTORM RETURN TO AUCKLAND! 🤘

🔥 Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have announced their highly anticipated return to Auckland in March 2024 🤘

🎫 LN Presale: Wed 29 Nov, 12pm
🎫 GP onsale: Thu 30 Nov, 12pm
More info here: lvntn.com/HalestormTourNz24

👉 Join the FB Event for updates:
www.facebook.com/events/s/halestorm-auckland/1151364829583509

24/11/2023

🤘 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
📍 Next Saturday // 2nd Dec

⏬️ WHAT A LINE UP!! 🎉

💥 Northlane
💥 Written By Wolves
💥 Crooked Royals
💥 Coridian
💥 Pull Down the Sun
💥 Clæmus
💥 Elidi

📍 Butlers Reef, Ōakura

🎫 Last remaining tickets:
waxstartouring.flicket.co.nz/events/cd5b83de-344a-42ce-ac74-57c7afe3e620

🔗 Join the Event:
facebook.com/events/s/rock-monsters-festival-2023/550077460423881

🤘 Thanks to the team at Waxstar Touring and Panhead Custom Ales!

23/11/2023

📍 AUCKLAND // FRIDAY NIGHT
🤘Ding D**g Lounge Band Comp
💰 WHO WILL WIN THE $10K?

🏆 FINALISTS
• The Ideas
• Capricore
• Blindr
• The Boondocks NZ

🎯 Friday 24th November
🚪 8:00 pm – 11:50 pm

Show your Support:
🎫 www.dingdongloungenz.com/event-details/ding-dong-lounge-band-competition-2023-final

21/11/2023

Feel this in my soul.. ..and back! 🤘😂

⏩️ Follow Four Finger Discount for all the Simpsons lols

20/11/2023

🚨 AND ANOTHER TOUR JUST DROPPED! 🚨
⬛️ Are we in the Twilight Zone?! 2024 is going to be expensive.. 🤘😅

👇 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

🗣️ Mr. Bungle: Australia & New Zealand! It’s been a while. We’re heading your way this March with our good friends and label mates (the) Melvins.

👉 3/3/24 Auckland, NZ Auckland Town Hall
3/6/24 Melbourne, AUS Festival Hall
3/7/24 Adelaide, AUS Hindley Street Music Hall
3/9/24 Sydney, AUS Hordern Pavilion
3/10/24 Brisbane, AUS Fortitude Music Hall
3/12/24 Perth, AUS Metro City

Tickets on sale this Thursday.

https://www.ipecac.com/tours

19/11/2023

🤘 GAWD DAMN.. 😳
💸 Guess we’re all booking tickets to Aussie? 🚀

12/11/2023

🗣️ ON TOUR // THIS WEEK
Aces High - The Australian Maiden Show

📍A Rolling Stone - Christchurch // 16th NOV
🤘 with Sabotage Theory
www.facebook.com/events/s/aces-high-live-after-death-chr/596391319223380

📍Valhalla - Wellington // 17th NOV
🤘 with Silverfo###
www.facebook.com/events/s/aces-high-live-after-death-wel/796866281654379

📍Galatos - Auckland // 18th NOV
🤘 with After Forever (Black Sabbath tribute)
www.facebook.com/events/s/aces-high-live-after-death-auc/1679281742501209

🎫 Secure Your Tickets:
www.redstarnz.com/show/aces-high-the-australian-maiden-show

🎶 Thanks to Redstar Entertainment!

12/11/2023

🎶 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 at SUMMER SOUNDS FESTIVAL
📍 Palmerston North // FEB 2024

👉 A new multi-genre music and performing arts festival takes flight in its first ever edition on February 22nd 2024 at the Globe Theatre in Palmerston North.

📌 Thursday February 22nd 2024
☑️ Globe Theatre, Palmerston North

🎶 LINE-UP:
Brodie Street Music
Sidewinder
Dead Empire NZ
Betsy & the Reckless
ZOO.2

🎞️ Short Films and Additional Guests will be announced soon.

🎫 Tickets will go on sale next Friday November 17th at 9am from usual outlets.

STAY UP TO DATE // Event Link:
www.facebook.com/events/s/neverlands-at-summer-sounds-fe/359994879811847/

05/11/2023

🔥💀 TOUR ALERT: SUFFOCATION 💀🔥
🤘 New York death metal legends Suffocation unleashed on NZ for a three date tour! 🥳

📌 25th April - Valhalla, Wellington
📌 26th April - Loons, Christchurch
📌 27th April - Galatos, Auckland

👉 Pre Sale: WED 8 Nov - 11AM NZDT
💥 On Sale: FRI 10 Nov - 11AM NZDT

TICKETS: WLG/CHC - UTR.co.nz | ALK - Galatos.co.nz

- Suffocation were founded in Long Island, New York, in 1988. Since then, they released foundational classics like Effigy of the Forgotten (1991), Breeding the Spawn (1993), and Pierced from Within (1995), with post-reformation slabs of savagery Souls to Deny (2004), Suffocation (2006), and Pinnacle of Bedlam (2013) proving death metal was not only SUFFOCATION's to own but that it also continued to be a viable art form. To date, they've played over 2,000 shows, giving audiences worldwide unforgettable blasts and trademark slams. Truly, the group's global influence is unmistakable and undeniable. Hymns from the Apocrypha isn't merely another album from the New Yorkers but a statement of intent. SUFFOCATION always have been and are here to slay.

"I would've never thought that this would be a 35-year endeavor, but it's great that it has! We have met so many bands, fans, and friends out there. It's inspiring to see that kind of support. Hopefully, we'll keep everyone paying attention to SUFFOCATION for another 100 years!" - SUFFOCATION

🤘 Thanks to the legendary ✨ Valhalla ✨

02/11/2023

💥 NELSON DEATHFEST // THIS WEEK 💥
Plague Of The Fallen
Organectomy
SAWNOFF
Earth and Ruin

👉 Saturday 4th November
📍 East Street Bar, Nelson

🎟️ Get your Tickets:
www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/86335/Nelson-Deathfest.utr

Event Link:
https://facebook.com/events/s/nelson-deathfest-w-organectomy/1415575942343241/

01/11/2023

🚨 AUCKLAND // THIS WEEK 🚨
🎲 ROLL THE BONES
The Rising Tide
Darktide
Flowers Of Hades
Hunter NZ

👉 Saturday 4th Nov
📍 Whammy Bar

🎟️ GA Tickets available
🖥️ > https://linktr.ee/northsupplyco

Event:
www.facebook.com/events/s/roll-the-bones-feat-the-rising/285492081031694

🎶 Thanks to North Supply Co.

27/10/2023

💥 TWO WEEKS ‘TIL SHOWTIME 💥
🍻 Lagerfest is coming to NZ! 🍻

🇳🇿 Devilskin are back on stage being joined by

🇸🇪 The Halo Effect // Swedish melodic death metal band formed by former members of In Flames 🔥

🇩🇪 Beyond the Black // German Symphonic Metal

🇦🇺 Lagerstein // The Party Pirates from Australia!

🎫 TICKET LINKS:
📍 11 August // Auckland
aaaticketing.co.nz/event/df056119cf813e066d186ee0deb4dfb0

📍 12 AUGUST // CHRISTCHURCH
www.eventfinda.co.nz/2023/devilskin/christchurch

🤘 Thanks to Kegstand Productions, Music Management Inc + Wall Of Sound

26/10/2023

💥 TONIGHT // AUCKLAND 💥
Clæmus Shallow Tour 2023
with Coridian + Pull Down the Sun

📍 Big Fan, Auckland
🚪Doors at 8pm

🔥 Last remaining tickets
🎫 www.waxstartouring.com

🤘 Thanks to Waxstar Touring!

26/10/2023

💥 HE’S BACK!! 💥
⬛️ Mike Portnoy returns to Dream Theater! 🤘

👇 DREAM THEATER:
We are thrilled to announce the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater! We will be going into the studio to begin working on our 16th studio album and the first with MP since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings!

“I understand Dream Theater’s decision to get Mike Portnoy back at this time. As was said from Day 1, my place was not to fill all the roles that Mike held in the band. I was to play the drums in order to help the band carry on. My main role of keeping our live show working tightly on a nightly basis was an intense and rewarding experience. Thankfully, I got to experience playing music with these iconic musicians, as well as some fun times laced with humor. I also really enjoyed spending lots of time with the crew. And then there’s the GRAMMY® win, which was amazingly satisfying. To the fans: thank you so much for being amazing to me. I cherish the pictures I have of you all losing your minds and having fun. Finally, I really love the band, crew and management and wish them and the entire organization all the best.” Mike Mangini

“Mike Mangini’s drumming is otherworldly and I’m extremely grateful for the time he spent with us in Dream Theater. I’m very proud of all the amazing music we made together that culminated in our first GRAMMY win last year and the countless magical moments that we’ve shared on stage over the past 13 years. I wish him all the best of success in his future musical endeavors. I’m incredibly excited to welcome Mike Portnoy back into Dream Theater! As an original founding member, longtime friend and incredibly talented and creative drummer, I know that his return will bring a renewed spirit, passion and energy into DT that all of us, including our fans, will joyfully welcome. I can’t wait to roll up our sleeves and get back into the studio together!” John Petrucci

“It's great to be back true to form with our original drummer Mike Portnoy. We started playing together as Majesty almost 40 years ago and I am excited to see what this next phase of Dream Theater creates for the future. I wish nothing but the best for Mike Mangini for all the blood, sweat and tears he put into DT during his 13-year tenure with the band” John Myung

“Having Mike Mangini with us all these years has been, quite simply, a terrific ride. He is one of the most amazing and naturally gifted drummers I have had the pleasure of working with. Thank you Mike. Life is a very strange ride and I guess that’s what makes it all the more interesting and forever engaging. Having Mike Portnoy back in the band is exactly where we and things should be. Things have a way of going full circle and in this case, it makes perfect sense. I am excited with the prospects of this classic DT lineup being reunited. I can say with absolute confidence this will be the final incarnation of DT with many chapters still to be written well into our future. Onward and upward guys!! Welcome back MP”. James Labrie

“Mike Mangini is one of the most exceptional drummers on earth and I feel privileged that we got to create a whole body of work with him. I will always be grateful for the time we shared in the Dream Theater Universe. We are so excited to reunite the core Dream Theater family. There is a resonance of spirit and vision that is unique and goes beyond words within our relationship with Mike Portnoy. On the stage and off there is no denying the magic that happens when we are together. I’m thankful we have the opportunity to work together again as Dream Theater and am looking forward to sharing our excitement and passion with our amazing fans for a long time to come.” Jordan Rudess

“I am overwhelmed with joy to be returning home and reuniting with my brothers! There is so much shared history between us all…so many memories, so much music…to think we’re coming up on 40 years since this journey began! The idea of creating new music together is so exciting and I absolutely cannot wait to hit the road and get to play live for a whole new generation of fans that weren’t ever able to see this lineup before…There’s no place like home!!” Mike Portnoy

25/10/2023

🔥 WIN TICKETS to Steve Vai 🔥
⏬️ All info on The Axe Attack page! 🎸

Guitar God Steve Vai is returning to NZ for two shows.
Wellington Opera House 0ct 31
Auckland The Civic Nov 1
Want to win tickets?
Make sure you and a mate have liked the Axe Attack page. Tag them in, name your favourite Vai track and you'll go in the draw for a double pass.

24/10/2023

⚡️UNLEASH THE ARCHERS⚡️
🔜 Debut Australian & New Zealand Tour 2024

❗️PRE-SALE, EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE:
🗓️ THUR 26 OCTOBER @ 10AM AEST
👉 TICKETS & INFO: hardlinemedia.net and link in bio

ℹ️ Save some bucks and get an earlybird ticket, no booking fee!

🎟️ LIMITED VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE

Hardline are excited to announce, for their first time Down Under, Canadian Power Metal groundbreakers Unleash The Archers to tour Australia & New Zealand in 2024.

Unleash The Archers were formed in 2007 by front-woman Brittney Slayes, together with drummer Scott Buchanan, while attending the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

After moving to Vancouver in 2010 the band underwent several lineup changes, but were finally able to cement their unique, genre-blending style of Heavy Metal with the addition of Grant Truesdell, Andrew Kingsley and Nick Miller.

By weaving the aggression of the more extreme genres into the intricacies of traditional Heavy Metal, UTA have created a sound unlike anything else in the industry.

They embrace a commercial appeal that attracts music lovers of all types while maintaining a heavy edge that remains true to their Death Metal roots.

Since their inception UTA have always put an emphasis on touring. COVID of course hit the breaks for the band somewhat, with Hardline and Unleash the Archers originally scheduled to announce this Aussie & NZ tour back in 2021! With touring worldwide back on the cards and a new album to be released soon - it is with great pleasure to finally declare these dates Down under with UTA in 2024.

Join us in this much-anticipated Welcome Down Under to Unleash the Archers!

UNLEASH THE ARCHERS TOUR DATES
✈️ AUS & NZ 2024:
WED 5 JUNE - CANBERRA - THE BASEMENT
THUR 6 JUNE - SYDNEY - MANNING
FRI 7 JUNE - MELBOURNE - CROXTON
SAT 8 JUNE - BRISBANE - THE ZOO
SUN 9 JUNE - ADELAIDE - LION ARTS (Licensed, All Ages)
THUR 13 JUNE - AUCKLAND - GALATOS
FRI 14 JUNE - WELLINGTON - VALHALLA

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE: TUES 31 OCTOBER @ 10AM AEST.
TICKETS AND INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

🤘 Thanks to Hardline Media!