Slayer and Mastodon in Perth

A lot of you would have already heard, and yes it's true - Slayer are playing Perth in April, along with special guests Mastodon! What more is there to say really? Everyone in Perth that calls themselve a metalhead know they have to be at this show. Slayer have been an integral part of heavy metal for decades, and influential in the style of many acts that are around now and Mastodon themselves are no slouches, earning rave reviews for their own work including their latest release "Blood Mountain".

The stage is set to be rained in blood come the 12th of April at Metro City, Perth - kicking off the start of the Australian tour, with following dates in Adelaide, Melbourne,Sydney and Brisbane. Check out the gig guide for all the dates and venues. Tickets on sale January 18.

Happy Metal New Year!

Well what an awesome year it has been for metal, which heaps of international acts touring through (largely thanks to Soundworks Entertainment), and the local metal scene growing bigger and better all the time.

We can only expect more to come from this new year and look forward to taking the journey with all of you. Thanks for being a part of the Western Front community and supporting Australian heavy metal music. Go nuts and have a great new years eve, but play it safe so we can see you all again for everything metal the future holds.

Happy New Year and see you in 2007! 

God Forbid Australian Tour '07

Soundworks Touring present:

Hailing  from East Brunswick, New Jersey,  the thrash metal/metalcore quintet that is God Forbid, built up a strong following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as Cradle of Filth, Nile, and Candiria. Their first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999. This buzz attracted the attention of Century Media Records, who quickly signed the band & in 2001, the band unleashed Determination – an Americanized form of thrash metal so unrelenting that it brought listeners to their knees.

God Forbid emerged from the studio in early 2004 with the blistering, Gone Forever, which put the band on the international map & this critically acclaimed album successfully bridged the gap between thrash, hardcore and traditional metal. With four full-length releases and almost a decade of experience under their belts, the group has achieved its true potential with its latest offering, IV: Constitution Of Treason, that will force the entire world to take notice.

God Forbid touring Australia March 2007 for the first time thanks to Soundworks Touring.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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Lamb Of God Australian Tour 2007

Lamb of God return to Australia in April and May of 2007, with tickets going on sale Friday the 22nd of December.

"Where pain, adrenaline and frustration turn to rage, therein lurk Lamb of God. In the six years since they changed their name from Burn the Priest and continued their musical quest, the Richmond, Virginia band has written some of the heaviest, most brutal music ever recorded. They have consistently accompanied their persistent savagery with technical songwriting and jaw dropping musicianship. But never have they achieved the level of precision, complexity and hateful groove that they exhibit on their new disc, Sacrament.  A combination of pummeling thrash, gripping hardcore and thrilling classic metal, the album is searing, bold and relentless, probing dark unexplored regions of aggression and emotional decay rivaled by none."

That's what their press has to say about them and their new album, so check 'em out and see if they live up to it!

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Santa's Horrorshow!

Well it looks like all our christmas's have come at.. er.. christmas time because we have a great gig happening this Saturday to kick off the festive season. With a great, diverse line up of Grotesque, Neverborn, Maximum Perversion, Ardent and Trident Winter, there is something for everyone. So get on down to the Charles Hotel in North Perth... I may even give away some christmas cheer in the form of Western Front t-shirts, so first in best dressed.. literally. I'd also like to take this opportunity to wish all you regular visitors to Western Front and supporters of Australian metal an awesome festive season - have a fantastic chrissy and a happy new year. Get drunk, wasted, whatever you do for a good time, but look after yourselves - we want to see all your faces at the upcoming gigs of the new year!