Ne Obliviscaris - even without knowing anything more - the name rolls off the tongue giving you a sense of something technical, beautiful and yet harsh, and that's how I'd describe the bands sound to a newcomer.
Read MoreThere should be some form of warning or portent to be taken with the notion that the Apocalypse fell in New Zealand on the anniversary of my birth. Am I the reviewer, photographer, metal-head foretold to bring the end of all? To be heralded by the angels of cacophony?
Read MoreHailing from Savannah, Georgia, the southern/sludge/alternative/progressive band Baroness return to New Zealand's shores for one night only on December 5th at Auckland's 'The Kings Arms'.
Read MoreEven tho it's less than a month ago, back in August when Black Tusk hit our local shores it seems so much longer - even tho the shows still fresh in my memory it just seems a lifetime ago, so much so that I wish them to come back already! Which means it's high time I posted the full set of photos from the night.
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