Recent content by Ralphe

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    What gigs have you seen lately?

    i went to Testament sidewave show. this was an amazing night with 400 die-hard Testament fans packed into the small venue. The crowd was singing along and fist in the air true underground thrash metal. Despite listening to metal in the 80's somehow i missed Testament.I only became aware of them...
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    What's Shakin' your tin?

    Albums i have been enjoying lately are Lord Digital Lies Metal Proving our Mettle Metreya Machines of War and the standout album of the year Taberah Necromancer also one album i listened to for the first time in ages is Nitocris Screaming Delorous which i just realised was...
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    Steel Assassins 2012

    glad to see there will be another Steel Assassins. I heard a rumour that you weren't going to do Metal Evilution anymore.
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    Black Sabbath Australian tour 2013

    my mate got me GA ticket (in the pre-sale) for Sydney
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    Steel Assassins 2012

    already counting down the days! already got my two day pass but can you list who is playing Fri and who is playing sat
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    Soundwave 2013

    missed out on tickets...sydney sold out.couldn't even get onto soundwave website during the week to register for presale plus didn't really have enough money anyway. hope Anthrax announce side show. by the way, on a totally random topic i have now been sober for 1 year.
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    Ripper Owen's Australian Tour

    Awesome night in Sydney.only about 120 die-hard fans at the Hi-fi bar but everyone singing along and having a great time.we got Painkiller,the ripper, Breaking the law, Living after Midnight and a couple of other priest songs.Dio/Sabbath The Mob Rules,Stand up and Shout,Heaven and Hell plus...
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    Steve Gimmett's Hell Down Under tour starts this week

    i really enoyed this show despite not really knowing much about Steve Grimmett. he basically played couple of songs from each of the bands he has been involved in during the 70 minute set. Dragonsclaw only had a short set but a very enthusaistic reception and i will definitely be checking...
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    Wake up!!

    Happy New Year everbody. greetings from the new Ralphe. After 25 years of drinking i made the decision to stop. I don't really want to go into the details of why except to say that it was getting out of control. Anyway, i have now been sober for 6 months and hope to continue into the future.:wave:
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    New Years Evilution 2011/12 @ The Sandringham Hotel - Newtown,Sydney

    Another excellent NYE although numbers were probably down a bit on previous M.E NYE shows. a bit disapointed that Teratornis couldn't make it but really enjoyed Taberah(second time seeing these guys).A fine set by Darker Half. i think they would of kept playing all night if they could. They...
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    New Years Evilution 2011/12 @ The Sandringham Hotel - Newtown,Sydney

    not long to go now!:rock: by the way, i want those who are attending to ensure that i am not drinking(yes NOT drinking). i've been working hard to stay sober. it's been over 4 months since i last had a drink and intend to remain that way despite it being NYE!
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    New Years Evilution 2011/12 @ The Sandringham Hotel - Newtown,Sydney

    I guess it is no longer a secret now since Dave gave me a flyer at the recent Taberah show(my first time seeing Taberah).the headliner is Darker Half. i think this is a strong line-up and cant wait for the celebrations to begin:worship: obviously i love Darker Half and Teratornis.i was...
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    New Years Evilution 2011/12 @ The Sandringham Hotel - Newtown,Sydney

    i take it this is going to start sometime in the afternoon since you still have more bands to announce.:rock:
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    New Years Evilution 2011/12 @ The Sandringham Hotel - Newtown,Sydney

    count me in. and it's a sat night which means i wont be working!