Too Heavy to Hug #622

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The Metallica Corporation are at it again, spruiking their products and other corporation’s products, this time in the freezing country of Canada. In Quebec City earlier this month the (Metallica) Corporation played two shows, one closing one venue then two days later another opening a new venue. But the band (brand?) lent their name to a beer, a Budweiser Beer (brewed in Canada, and probably has deals with the new venue, assumingly, allegedly) in fact named, well, Budweiser, which the band gave out for free to fans at the shows. Whilst 91,000 black Metallica cans were printed, there are no details about the actual taste being more metallic then normal (haw haw).
Having said that, whilst the beer is limited edition, I’m gong to go right on record now and speculate that chances are they’ll release their own beer to the general market place. I mean, a band previously referred to as “Alcohollica” already has their marketing written from the band’s inception which then means, they pretty much have nowhere else to roam (in the market place). Previously, they had their own Guitar Hero title, sure, but that was obviously more musically focussed. If Metallica need to break out into something non musical, then beer is the logical next step.
In other news
Whoretopsy will be at the Bendigo Hotel at Melbourne’s Next on Thursday October 1.
Antagonist A.D. with special guests Reactions will play Melbourne’s Plastic on Thursday October 1.
Silent Knight will play Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel on Thursday October 8.
Gods Of Eden will release their new album From The End Of Heaven on Friday October 9.
TesseracT will play Max Watts in Melbourne on Friday October 16.
Abbath will be at Max Watt’s on Saturday October 17.
Spend an evening with Dave Lombardo at Allans Billy Hyde Melbourne on Tuesday October 20.
The Arbitrary Method will release their debut EP Augmentation on Friday October 23.
Devin Townsend Project and Periphery have sold out their Sunday October 25 show at 170 Russell. Second and final show added is Monday October 26 at 170 Russell.
Teramaze will release their fifth album Her Halo on Friday October 30.
Flying Colours will release a recording of their Z7 show in Switzerland, 2014 entitled Second Flight: Live At The Z7 on Friday November 13.
Nightwish will play only one show per capital city on their Endless Forms Most Beautiful Tour 2016 and the Melbourne show will be at The Forum Theatre on Monday January 11.
Soundwave 2016 will be held on Thursday January 26. Bands announced thus far are Bullet For My Valentine, Dead Letter Circus, Refused, Failure, Northlane, Bring Me The Horizon and Devil You Know.
Iron Maiden will be flying into Oz on their Ed Force One (piloted, of course by Bruce Dickinson). Melbourne’s show will be at Rod Laver on Saturday May 9.
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Written by Paul S Taylor