The Aussie music thread

[Blitzkrieg]

Things are quiet around here lately. Lets spice the board up a bit with some local music recommendations.

Troldhaugen are pretty great black folk metal from Wollongong. For fans of Finntroll and the like. The song on their page is killer, so killer I bought the EP.

Cold Divide are a new goth/electro/metal outfit from Melbourne. Their three track EP 'Grand Manipulations' is one of the best pieces of Australian music I have ever heard (though I am a big fan of the genre). Download it for free from their site, as well as another track on there as well. Can't wait for them to start gigging more regularly.

Shellfin are Kyuss inspired stoner rock from Brisbane. Another free download, check out their new album 'Secondhand Family'.

 

[Shadow298]

Hemina: http://www.facebook.com/heminamusic
Doug gave me a sample of their stuff and it blew my fucking mind!
Pure smooth conceptual prog metal. Beautiful mutli layered vocals and great keyboards.
Check them the fuck out!

Other bands to check out:
Voyager
Reign of Terror
Darker Half
System Addict
Taliesin

Some more but can't recall names right now or their current statuses.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Hemina are good stuff.

Links please! And a mini description if possible?

 

[Bucko]

my 13 & 17 year old like Voyager as do I ...


http://www.youtube.com/user/voyageraustralia

 

[Southy]

Shellhin are pretty good

 

[FerretallicA]

Be'lakor are the only Aussie band to really grab my attention in a long time. I didn't even realise they were Australian when I first heard them. I remember thinking something like "holy shit this is awesome... melodic death metal this good can only be from Sweden" then being even more amazed to discover that they're locals.

http://www.myspace.com/belakor





Prior to that I think the last time an Aussie band really impressed me was The Eternal or Anubis.

http://www.myspace.com/anubisspace

http://www.myspace.com/theeternalband

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yeah looking forward to The Eternal's new album. I'm a big Jeff Martin fan so his influence as producer should make it right up my alley.

 

[Shadow298]

Be'lakor are the only Aussie band to really grab my attention in a long time. I didn't even realise they were Australian when I first heard them. I remember thinking something like "holy shit this is awesome... melodic death metal this good can only be from Sweden" then being even more amazed to discover that they're locals.

http://www.myspace.com/belakor

OK, mind officially blown like a Yanky Sailor in King's Cross!

This band is fucking awesome!
Can't believe have never heard of them before!

Seriously need to get their CD!

 

[Goreripper]

Yeah looking forward to The Eternal's new album. I'm a big Jeff Martin fan so his influence as producer should make it right up my alley.

If you like The Tea Party, you'll love it. It sounds exactly like them.

Seriously need to get their CD!

They have two now.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yeah I heard the single which sounds VERY Tea Party. Seems weird that they let the influence carry over THAT much, but I guess that was kind of the idea of getting him in the first place.

 

[Goreripper]

If you've ever met Jeff Martin, you would understand why it would be hard for anything he touches to NOT end up sounding like him.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Oh.

 

[Southy]

The Rumjacks, fucking check them out if your into The Dropkick Murphys or Neck

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Been enjoying Dreadnaught's latest since seeing them play to about 30 people in Bendigo a couple of months back. Embarassingly small gig, but they put on an awesome show anyway and were top blokes in a great mood to chat to afterwards. Have always been a big fan, and their latest album maintains their high standard. Awesome.

 

[Shadow298]

Forgot to mention Vanishing Point who are still a fucking amazing band with some incredible songs under their belt.
If you don't believe me check out Season of Sundays & Once a Believer from their album Embrace the Silence.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

The only album of theirs I don't own. Will remedy that sometime.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Embrace the Silence and Tangled in Thought are both very solid from start to finish.
Season of Sundays is
And I am a big fan of the balads on that album too (Embraced and Breathe and As I Reflect).

I wasn't as much a fan of the follow up album The Fourth Season... There were some pretty cool songs but it sounded a bit different to me for some reason.
Gaia/I Within I was rad. And I liked the single Surrender... But to me, it kinda sounded like a different band as the songs were much shorter and more focused on the power metal side.


Obvisouly for me, Arcanes Chronicles of the Waking Dream goes without saying.
My favourite Aussie album of all time.

And Chisel... You can never have enough Cold Chisel in your life.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Dreadnaught

 

[Winmar]

Yeah, Dreadnaught!

I don't get out much these days, so kinda just listen to the bands I've been into for a while. Vanishing Point, Lord and a handful of others. Hmmmm.

Be'lakor sound good though, based on those songs.

 

[Goreripper]

Been enjoying Dreadnaught's latest since seeing them play to about 30 people in Bendigo a couple of months back. Embarassingly small gig, but they put on an awesome show anyway and were top blokes in a great mood to chat to afterwards. Have always been a big fan, and their latest album maintains their high standard. Awesome.

I cannot understand how these guys don't get bigger crowds. They are awesome.