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LIVE REVIEW: ‘Of Valleys and Mountains’ @ Ding Dong Lounge – Auckland

March 17, 2021

Review by Samantha Davies 'Of Valleys and Mountains' Album release tour Auckland finally moved back to alert level one and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate other than seeing multiple talents pe...

IN REVIEW: Alien Weaponry @ Fifty Gorillas, Dunedin NZ

Chontalle Musson

March 30, 2019

Metal, Music, Punk, rock

Photos: Sarah Bowden Fast rising thrash metal kiwis Alien Weaponry are on their first every Australasian tour. The 2016 Smokefree Rockquest winners have are taking the world by storm in 2019, having already...

The Lap: Day 85 and onwards: …and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.

Lincoln Vaz

January 10, 2019

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Metal, Night Life, Travel

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Under an overcast afternoon sky, I crossed the Gateway Bridge, the city's logistical solution on the eastern portion of the Brisbane River. I was less than an hour away from home, and an influx of thoughts flo...

In Review: Biffy Clyro @ Spark Arena 24/04/18

Shawn Moodie

April 25, 2018

Main, Metal, Music, rock

It’s been three years since the grizzly Scottish three-piece, Biffy “Fucking” Clyro, made their way to our fair shores. The band has spent the last twenty years plugging away y towards rock’s top tier, building...

In Review: UNIFY 2018

The Speakeasy

January 21, 2018

Metal, Music, Punk, rock

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

The Speakeasy

November 5, 2017

Main, Metal, Music

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

Shawn Moodie

October 30, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, rock

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

The Speakeasy

October 27, 2017

Main, Metal, Music

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’

Shawn Moodie

July 27, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, rock, Uncharted, Watch, Watch and Listen

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

The Speakeasy

July 4, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, Spotlight

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

Shawn Moodie

June 11, 2017

Metal, Music, rock, Watch, Watch and Listen

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

Lincoln Vaz

May 19, 2017

Metal, Music, Watch, Watch and Listen

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 Speakeasy

May 1, 2017

Metal, Music, rock

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...

In Review: Alexisonfire @ The Powerstation – 23/1/2017

Yasmin Brown

January 27, 2017

Metal, Music, rock, Uncharted

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

Bill Hames

January 18, 2017

Main, Metal, Music, rock

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

Shawn Moodie

December 18, 2016

Main, Metal, Music, rock

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

Bill Hames

October 27, 2016

Main, Metal, Music, rock

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

Lincoln Vaz

September 6, 2016

Metal, Music

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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...