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WA Gigs / Re: BRUTAL FISTING 2 -DOUBLE THE FIST (FRI-MARCH12th@The Castle)

« on: March 13, 2010, 07:08:54 PM »

That was the funnest gig ive been to in a while, that rent a crowd should come to every show.

I love the way they squealed and scattered when a little itty bitty pit broke out

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Australian Tours / Re: THE FUCKING CULT

« on: March 12, 2010, 03:30:27 PM »

I can't wait

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International / Re: Aussie Euro Tour 2010

« on: March 09, 2010, 05:08:24 PM »

haha tell me about it, Cannibal Corpse not once, not twice, but three times in three weeks.

We worked out that if we're lazy no good drunk-all-the-time metalheads (natch) then we'll see about 100 bands over the three weeks. But if we put in some real effort we could see far more

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International / Re: Aussie Euro Tour 2010

« on: March 09, 2010, 04:47:27 PM »

Fear Factory just got announced for Wacken. So FF and Gojira at Wacken, Sarke at Party.San, and Cannibal Corpse at both and also at Summer Breeze with Behemoth... if someone adds Triptykon my head might explode.

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General discussion / Re: Fear Factory interview

« on: March 09, 2010, 03:20:34 AM »

Thanks guys.

There's one point in the video where you can see Dino's eyes following someone walking across the room behind the camera... it was a hot chick
One of my mates desperately wanted me to ask how his porn career was going but i didn't have the guts.

I've been listening to the album a lot and I really like it, I think it's their best stuff since Obsolete. Powershifter is one of the weaker songs I think. Industrial Discipline is kickarse and the last song, Final Exit, is pretty epic.

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General discussion / Fear Factory interview

« on: March 06, 2010, 04:22:24 AM »

I did my first face-to-face interview a few weeks back, and on video no less. Laugh at me here:
http://metalasfuck.net/zine/articles/2010/soul-old-machine-fear-factory%E2%80%99s-dino-cazares-and-burton-c-bell

The audio for the first 10 seconds is shockingly bad but it does improve after that. There was a huge fountain in the middle of the hotel lobby so we couldn't use audio off the camera (which is usually really good if there's nothing loud and distracting right behind) so we had to rely on my mic and unfortunately I handled it like a noob. Next time, gadget.

What do people think of the new Fear Factory album?

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International / Re: SOUNDWORKS METAL FESTIVAL TRAVEL - Wacken,Party San,Summer Breeze-New Low Price!

« on: March 05, 2010, 03:29:30 PM »

SummerBreeze is looking overwhelmingly better than Wacken and Partysan for this year.

I would agree, except that Wacken has GOJJJIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

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International / Re: Soundwave 2010: FAITH NO MORE, MESHUGGAH, CLUTCH, ISIS, BARONESS

« on: March 02, 2010, 03:01:35 PM »

Baroness - fucking awesome
Isis - good, but it was a bit hot for prog that extreme
Glassjaw - brilliant
Anvil - MEH
Meshuggah - like them more and more every time I see them, I'm beginning to understand the hype
Anthrax - hilarious. I can now die happy, I've seen each of the "big 4" (and also Testament, the oft-suggested 5th member). Wish they wouldn't keep dragging out "Bring the Noise" though.
Trivium - blergh. I've now seen this band three times and interviewed two of it's members and I still can't stand them.
Faith No More - Mike Patton for president, pope, and god.

I didn't see Anvil but I think the times got fucked on stage 4 when the setup for Meshuggah took twice as long as it was meant to (they seemed to be having trouble with the monitors) and then the crew tried to get them off stage at the allotted time but because they started 20 mins late they just played anyway - pretty sure they played almost their full allotted 40 minutes.

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 24, 2010, 05:25:52 PM »

half the fires wardens on our floor don't actually know where the fire esacape stairs are...

That's cos they spend all their fire warden training time playing with the hats.

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 24, 2010, 04:46:06 PM »

Yeah! But only if theres a fire or emergency requiring evacuation

That's why you do it though, right? For that Village People moment

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 24, 2010, 03:38:17 PM »

I dont know if this counts, but I am a trained fire warden at work

Do you get to the wear the hat?

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 21, 2010, 03:10:21 PM »

Seriously. WTF?? If the owner of the castle cant afford to stay within basic health department LAWS, then the venue should be shut down.

My sentiments exactly.
Its not like its unsightly or impractical. That degree of negligence is ILLEGAL. They could be shut down.

Don't worry then, seeing as supporting metal and other indie music is obviously very lucrative, one of those other swanky clubs in Perth will no doubt step up to fill the gap if the Castle closes.

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 21, 2010, 03:17:11 AM »

Would something like a fundraiser gig help?

Fuck, another one.  I swear the reason we never see any fucking money from gigs is because we do so many gigs that are us supporting some random cause or another.  Got yet another one in March.   

Well, I see that, but I also see that if the shittiness of the venue is keeping people away, and the place doesn't earn enough to get things fixed, a DIY kinda effort is required to bring more people in. I don't play in a band so I can't help from that point of view but I do have access to promotional avenues and I'm happy to do what I can in that department. For the record I've always been too scared to go into the toilets at the Castle so I don't know what they're like *crosses legs* 

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 21, 2010, 01:58:19 AM »

Has someone asked the management there what the deal is? I'm assuming they don't make enough money for maintenance on non-essential items. Would something like a fundraiser gig help? Raffle? Lamington sale?

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 19, 2010, 04:18:14 PM »

Maybe not City Kebab's weak excuse for a kebab, but some kebab places are not only food - they are meals!

I suppose it's the easiest way to get your recommended daily intake of cockroach droppings and salmonella

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 19, 2010, 02:29:08 PM »

Maybe not you but it helps for me. One reason I like Amps is city kebab.
Have a look how many punters are in city kebab, a lot more than once in a night & tell me food doesn't help.
It maybe shouldn't but it does.

I wasn't aware the late night lamb sandwich had actually made it into the classification of "food"...

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WA Gigs / Re: ALESTORM "Plunder Down Under" June 17 - Amplifier Bar

« on: February 18, 2010, 03:39:25 PM »

CTT would blow them off the stage...

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WA Gigs / Re: AS I LAY CRYING Perth March 28

« on: February 17, 2010, 05:44:11 PM »

I was more surprised you hadn't seen it before.

I try not to read anything about Christian metalcore if I can help it

Other than the main dude's Austrian Death Machine project which is fucking awesome.

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WA Gigs / Re: AS I LAY CRYING Perth March 28

« on: February 17, 2010, 03:30:04 PM »

Oh my yes, what sparkling and original wordplay!

maybe i'm immature, but it made me lol

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WA Gigs / Re: AS I LAY CRYING Perth March 28

« on: February 17, 2010, 06:41:51 AM »

CRYING 

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 16, 2010, 04:22:41 PM »

dont ask me of the venue, i guess it'd have to be outside somewhere, but i always thought a once or twice yearly metalfest here with Perth metal bands would go off.

Like Against the Grain in Adelaide. It's been going about 5 years ago, the first year it was a couple of bands with Lee from Double Dragon's mum cooking sausages on the BBQ, but it's really gotten pretty big.
http://metalasfuck.net/zine/articles/2009/against-grain-v-festival-founder-lee-gardiner-bigger-and-more-diverse-ever

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 16, 2010, 02:42:33 AM »

Good bands in a good venue brings punters.

If a band plays in a bar and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? 

Whether bands are good is often up for debate - I think there's some great local bands in Perth and yet others don't agree. And we're pretty much stuck with the venues we have unless someone wins lotto and builds Perth Metal Mecca^(tm). So if people have noticed a decline in numbers, there must be something else that can be done to help improve the situation right?

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 15, 2010, 11:32:57 PM »

I do think drinks are a factor... if the venues were interested in getting people in they would do drink specials, happy hour for the first hour even would be enough to tip the scales for some people (and get more people in for the opening bands). I remember going to nights at Navigators (hahaha showing my age) when they had $2 bourbons - but you could only get one at a time and had to have the right change. The bourbon was watered down like shit (I remember having $20 in change but being sober and broke several hours later) BUT it got a ton of people in.

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The Frontline / Re: Decline?

« on: February 13, 2010, 02:32:48 PM »

what about another cruise like the CTT one? I didn't get to go (was too slow and it sold out).

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General discussion / Re: The Movie Thread

« on: February 10, 2010, 08:58:32 PM »

We watched Martyrs last weekend. Man, the French are into some fucked up shit.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029234/

Been trying to find this movie with subtitles, where'd you get it?  Looks awesome!

Got it locally on bluray - was prolly at JB. Not much talking in it - mostly torture