Too Heavy to Hug #628

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This time of year, like every year, there’s a lot happening in the metal world including gigs and annual album wraps, so keep your eyes out for THTH’s Top 5 of 2015, which will be coming soon.
Having said that, I recently joined the now and downloaded Pandora. Whilst the following is totally going to sound like an ad, I can assure it’s not. I love the shit out of this Pandora thing that all the kids are talking about. If you’ve resisted this personalised internet radio service app thing, like I have for so long, then stop doing yourself a disservice and get onto it! Especially, if again you’re like me, and are sick of all of your music and you want to find new music that’s similar all of your other stuff, then Pandora is perfection!
To start off with, I nominated bands such as Panopticon and Wolves In The Throne Room and it’s playing stuff like that that I instantly dig! It’s like being schooled about music by some super insanely nerdy music nerd, more than those nerds in that High Fidelity film, except without their shitty holier than thou attitude, bad breath, pimples, virginity (presumably) and weird voice. Thanks, technology, you’ve finally made finding new shit to listen to so painless.
In other news
Dead City Ruins will play Geelong’s Boxing Day Slam on Saturday December 26 and the Barwon Club on Saturday January 30.
Awaken I Am will be at Melbourne’s Reverence Hotel on Friday January 15.
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 Disturbed, The Prodigy, Deftones, NOFX, Bullet For My Valentine, Public Enemy, Soulfly, L7, Frenzal Rhomb, Lordi, Moose Blood, Dead Letter Circus, Refused, Failure, Northlane, Bring Me The Horizon, Devil You Know, Hatebreed, Frnkiero and the Cellabration, Killswitch Engage, Ill Nino and Metal Allegiance.
If you’re looking for something to do in Sydney on Saturday January 30, head to Strike Hard Festival 2016 at Sydney’s UTS Underground. Featuring Boris The Blade, Confession (last ever show), Hand Of Mercy (last ever show), Shinto Katana (reunion), Relentless, Graves, Void of Vision, Earth Caller, Ocean Grove, Justice for the Damned, Jack The Stripper, Final Frontier and others.
Soilwork will play The Corner on Tuesday February 16.
Between The Buried And Me will play 170 Russell on Monday February 29.
Sun 0))) will be at Melbourne’s Max Watts on Sunday March 6.
Sevendust will be at 170 Russell on Tuesday March 8.
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.
Death Dealer will play Melbourne’s Max Watts on Monday June 12.
If you have any news about local metal bands, shows or albums, let THTH know by emailing to [email protected] or get in touch via Twitter at @TooHeavyToHug
Written by Paul Taylor