In Review: UNIFY 2018
Words and photography by Shelley Te Haara
UNIFY: A Heavy Music Gathering is a rather new addition to the Australian festival scene and it was very wet to say the least. Just as I arrived, a...
In Review: Led Zeppelin Masters, Auckland
Words Johan Rocha
Not being exposed to Led Zeppelin in my young life as a teen, my musical tastes were eclectic at best. I have a faint memory of some of their songs – like the one which starts out and conti...
In Review: Alice Cooper – Live at Trust Arena
Halloween is just around the corner and it felt fitting that last night I was sitting in a packed Trust Arena, surrounded by a sea of face paint and black-clad rock fans, eagerly awaiting the arrival of King of...
In Review: Devilskin at the Powerstation
Words by Theo Lee
What an epic gig to kick off my Labour Weekend bender. For the last few weeks I had my heart set on taking advantage of the long weekend by drinking and mucking around at a pool party until...
Watch the Video for The Contortionist’s ‘Reimagined’
Prog rock act The Contortionist have released a new track “Absolve.” The song is the second piece of music we've heard from their new LP Clairvoyant.
"'Absolve' was one of the first songs written for Clairvo...
In Review: DragonForce at the Kings Arms – 1/7/2017
Words by Shrek Sreedharan
On the afternoon of May 17th 2007, a trio of late teen aged metal-heads sat excitedly in the office of one of their parents, a convenient walk away from the Powerstation in Eden Ter...
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In Review: Wolfmother at the Powerstation 9/6/2017
HOT DAMN! Wolfmother returned to headline a show in Auckland and what a return it was! The Aussie three-piece hard-rock band annihilated the Powerstation with an energy that is rivalled by no other.
Wolfmoth...
In Review: Devin Townshend Project + sleepmakeswaves @ Powerstation 18/05/2017
Going to a concert is always exciting, isn't it? You're in the same physical space as the architect of your most favourable spatial vibrations. You're on the same emotional plane as the soul that first conceive...
IN REVIEW: Protest the Hero @ The King’s Arms Tavern – 19/04/2017
The King's Arms Tavern has been a surrogate home to some of the best international bands to come to New Zealand over the years, and with its closure imminent (insert tears here), the venue is seriously upping t...
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Protest the Hero
The King's Arms Tavern may on the brink of closure, but they are certainly making the most of the little time they have left to bring some of the greatest bands to New Zealand.
On April 19th, Canadian metal ...
In Review: Alexisonfire @ The Powerstation – 23/1/2017
There are very few situations in which I find myself in a room of grown men jumping up and down in excitement, while screaming lyrics into the abyss as though their lives depend on it. Alexisonfire's only New Z...
Live Music: Metal Act ‘Protest The Hero’ Announce NZ Gig
One of progressive metals most unique acts, Protest The Hero, are returning to New Zealand this April in support of their latest release 'Pacific Myth'. These revolutionary metal giants will be bringing a colle...
Flashback: Remember when Eagles Of Death Metal had musicians cover ‘I Love You All The Time’ to aid Paris terror victims
Flashback is a new series where the team at The Speakeasy look at some of our favourite moments that shaped the course of pop culture and entertainment over the last few years.
This time last year, Eagles O...
In Review: Slipknot @ Vector Arena – 26/10/2016
Vector arena was packed last night with black t-shirts and long haired metal heads as Slipknot, the American metal band, swept the stage for a full one-and-a-half-hour set.
The band, which consiss of nine me...
In Review: Born in Dissonance by Meshuggah
The Swedish quintuplet have delivered the same evolutionary consistency for nearly 30 years now. Every new Meshuggah album maintains the musical complexity and aggression, lyrical thoughtfulness and visually pr...