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In Adelaide Boxing Day means LEMMY DAY. This year was no exception. An afternoon and night filled with MOTORHEAD. LEMMY FOREVER rocked the Crown & Anchor.

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I rocked along to the first of 2 nights at the Woodshed to celebrate the venue's 2nd birthday. It was a great night featuring local kings ALMOST HUMAN, with HIDDEN INTENT, EMERGENCY RULE, and SHARP SHOOTER, It was a great night catching up with old friends and listening to top class Metal.

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Saturday November 23rd at the Woodshed was the scene for 'BRAVE NU WORLD – A Tribute To Nu-Metal'. A good sized crowd rocked in, and were ready to be entertained, and an entertaining night it was. LIMPIZKIT (featuring the music of Limp Bizkit), then FOLLOW THE LEADER (Korn), and finally FALLEN (Evanescence) played good quality sets and immense fun was had by all.

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I can sum up last week's Froth & Fury Fest in 2 words – IN SANE (old movie joke there). A brief summary and lots of photos are contained within.

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Every now and then you see a gig and you're lost for words for how to describe it to someone who wasn't there. This is one of those gigs.

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Photos from a wild night at The Gov last night. Crowd favourites, CRADLE OF FILTH came to town, ably supported by INFECTED RAIN on their first visit Down Under. It's safe to say that the band from Moldova made a lot of new friends with their action packed set, before CRADLE OF FILTH blew the roof off again. Enjoy.

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BRITISH LION played at the Lion Arts Factory on Tuesday  We were witness to a very well rounded band putting on a great show. It was a great night. Photos are contained within.

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Sweden's AMARANTHE wildly entertained a ravaging Tuesday night crowd at The Gov in Adelaide. The band had the crowd right where they wanted as they reeled off hit after hit from their impressive catalogue. I was graciously allowed photo access and the pick of the bunch is featured below.
Enjoy.

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A great night at the KINGS OF THRASH gig. Three ex-members of MEGADETH playing the 'Peace Sells' album plus other fan favourites from the golden days.
Photos through the smoke of Lion Arts Factory, are linked below.

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A great night was had by all who attended NO LIFE 'TIL LEATHER on Saturday night (June 13th) at the Findon Hotel. They were treated to 3 sets of old school METALLICA madness. There's probably too many photos, but hey, the lighting was excellent so I went nuts.

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Canadian Power Metal Legends, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS blazed through Adelaide on Sunday night, as part of their extensive AUS / NZ tour. A top night with support from FIRESTORM and DIRTY PAGANS.

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Okay, so Tuesday the 9th I was there at The Gov to witness FILTER on their first headline tour since 2000.  Contained within are photos of FILTER and BLACK SMOKE TRIGGER through the smoke and bingo wings. Enjoy.

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CHURCHES OF STEEL had the 7th instalment on Saturday the 17th of February. For the 3rd year running it was held at the Adelaide UniBar, and once again it was a fantastic day. 12 hours of Metal and great friends. CHURCHES OF STEEL is probably one of the more relaxed festivals but that's not to say it wasn't frantic with Metal. 14 bands entertained the crowd from start to finish.

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Okay, let's talk about how good IN FLAMES and KREATOR were last night at Hindley Street Music Hall In Adelaide. KREATOR and they were better than I remember, better than i expected them to be.
IN FLAMES looked good, they sounded good, the best I've heard them in fact.
Photos through the smoke within.

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A packed house at Lion Arts on a school night to see BLIND GUARDIAN for the first time in Adelaide. The crowd arrived early and was in fine voice for an entertaining night. BLIND GUARDIAN were in fine form to leave us all breathless. I don't think I've ever heard an Adelaide crowd sing like that. Can't wait for next time.

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The NU METAL FEST, Saturday night at the UniBar was a cool night featuring music from the era. FALLEN (tribute to EVANESCENCE) opened the show, SYSTEM OF A DON'T followed with the best of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, and METEORA closed out the night with the best of LINKIN PARK.
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The legendary METAL CHURCH returned to Australia for their second visit, and played their first gig ever in Adelaide at the Crown & Anchor Hotel last Sunday night. To say it was a freaking crazy experience is a massive understatement. The roof was blown off. 

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After a few years of delays, THE IRON MAIDENS came through Adelaide again with their IRON MAIDEN tribute show. Motorhead tribute, LEMMY FOREVER, provided support.
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What a great night at Enigma for IDLE RUIN‘s album launch, with OATH OF DAMNATION, VOROS and SUNDOWNER.
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STRYPER came through town on a Thursday night with PANIK in support.
This was my first gig with my new camera.
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Went and saw VICTORIA K / IN THE BURIAL / HEADBORE and EXECUTUS last night at Enigma. These are the best of the photos I took. New camera soon.
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ARCH ENEMY
stormed through town last night, clearly taking out their frustration
at not being able to tour for a while on the packed house at The Gov. It
was a frantic, energy charged show. VALHALORE supported. Photos are contained within.
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GEOFF TATE swung through town last night to play QUEENSRYCHE‘s ‘Rage For Order’ and ‘Empire’ albums in full. Man, what a show. He still has it for sure.
DIRTY PAGANS were support.
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A last minute decision to go to GLAMFEST
bore fruit. I didn’t see the whole show as it started early on a Friday
and I work long hours but I did manage to catch 5 bands. Check the
photos here.
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KILLED BY DEATH (Motorhead tribute) played at the Crown & Anchor Hotel with NAKATOMI PLAZA in support. Here are some photos.
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US rockers BUCKCHERRY and FOZZY came through town last Sunday night to wreak havoc.
I attended and took some photos. Check them out.
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR played a frantic set at The Gov, with locals EMERGENCY RULE as a worthy support.
Photos found within.
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METAL GODS, featuring Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens (ex-Judas Priest, Iced Earth) and Simon Wright (ex-AC/DC, Dio) played at the Bridgeway on Saturday night, ably supported by AC/DC tribute band, BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. What a great night it was. I took a few snaps of course. Enjoy.
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Photos from Saturday at the ROCK ON MATTI gig at the Reynella Youth Centre.
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