I may not agree with them lyrically, but I've always admired Nergal’s (Adam Darsky) lyricism - the interplay of words that twist the biblical on its head.
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A cold wet and dark Monday may be an ominous start to the week, but what more of a fitting way to embark on a journey to witness one of black metals finest - Norway's legendary Emperor - on their first appearance in Auckland - the winter's chill, a stillness in the air following a weekend of storms, all themes that would song titles from many of Emperors bleak back catalog.
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It was a great night out at Auckland’s Powerstation last night - it was my first time shooting there since before lockdowns, so I good 3-4 years.
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Saturday night had The Tuning Fork enjoy a night of progressive tinged rock and a spot of pop punk with Animal HEAD, Finger Tight, and The Sun Gods opening up for Coridian's HAVA album release show.
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What a way to start the year off but with non-other than **Labretta Suede and The Motel 6** for some dirty sleazy rock'n'roll, initially I thought I'd missed their current crop of shows due to being out of town over the break, but then I heard of one final show at Auckland's **The Mothership**, this was one I was not wanting to miss – doctors resting orders or not!
The night opened with fellow Auckland act **Dead Model** – fun punky rock that fit the vibe of the evening before Labretta and gang picked up the pace with their distinctive, rebellious rockabilly tones – always a pleasure, always a site to see, and always great to capture.
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Somehow this post has been stuck in DRAFT for 1/2 a year, so it’s about time to break it out and unleash it. Whilst the full SmashFest 10 Anniversary show couldn’t go ahead for <redacted> reasons - a much more scaled down version of called SmashFest 9.5 took it place.
Read MoreBeing 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.
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