Chalice of Blood

NAPIER DEATH METAL FEST 2021 at THE CABANA

Being from Hawkes Bay originally you’d think I’d have been all over the Napier Death Metal Festival before now, but timing seemingly has never worked out til this year - the 10th (I believe) occurrence of NDMF, held at my old local venue of The Cabana.

VVOLVES: First performance AT Whammy Bar ON June 10, 2021

photoset, gigMark DerricuttJune 11, 2021Whammy Bar, Auckland, Mark Derricutt, Corez Friendlander, Vvolves, Wolves, Hardcore, PunkComment

PENCARROW: Growth In The Absence Of Light - NZ Tour - Auckland

photoset, gigMark DerricuttMay 2, 2021Auckland, Dead Witch, Ding Dong Lounge, Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Progressive Metal, Mark DerricuttComment

BRIDGE BURNER with Graves, Spiteful Urinator, and Vassafor at Auckland's Whammy Bar

BRIDGE BURNER celebrate the release of DISEMPATH at Aucklands Whammy Bar, with guests GRAVES, SPITEFUL URINATOR and VASSAFOR.

photoset, gigMark DerricuttApril 17, 2021Auckland, Whammy Bar, Vassafor, Bridge Burner, Graves, Spiteful UrinatorComment

WRITTEN BY WOLVES with CORIDIAN at Ding Dong Lounge

photoset, gigMark DerricuttApril 10, 2021Auckland, Ding Dong Lounge, Coridian, Written By WolvesComment

ANNIHILATION CULT by SCORN OF CREATION

Wellington's SCORN OF CREATION unleash ANNIHILATION CULT - a short, yet intense dose of melodic, technical death metal that continues to keep New Zealand Metal at the forefront of the world stage.

PRIMACY - Seeds of Change Album Release Show At Ding Dong Lounge

Auckland’s Primacy held their long awaited, long delayed album release show for their “Seeds of Change” album with support from The First Child, and Downfall Of Humanity.

gig, photosetMark DerricuttFebruary 28, 2021Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland, Primacy, Downfall Of Humanity, The First ChildComment

Just One Fix / Traitor's Fate / Lorenzo

photoset, gigMark DerricuttFebruary 1, 2021Just One Fix, Traitors Fate, Close To The Bone, Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland Comment

Smash Fest 2021

Having the freedom to start 2021 camping freely in the sun (minus some torrential rain) with some of New Zealands leading, and upcoming heavy metal bands was an excellent way to usher in the End of Days.

Mark DerricuttJanuary 11, 2021SmashFest, Smash Palace, GisborneComment