JINJER - AUSTRALIA 2020!

BIG NEWS!!!: KING PARROT + LOCAL SUPPORTS JOIN DARK ANGEL AUSTRALIA TOUR!!!

Hardline Media are absolutely stoked to welcome the mighty King Parrot onto the bill for 3 of the Dark Angel Australian tour shows coming up into September! A Dark Angel first and King Parrot’s last tour in Aus for the year!!! 

That’s right Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne - your opportunity to see Dark Angel for the first time in Australia has just been made suitably more killer King Parrot style! As we all know, KP kill it, and we can’t wait to bear witness to them open for the legendary Dark Angel. What a line up!

Hardline are thrilled also to announce the following awesome local supports for each city:

BRISBANE - KING PARROT + LACERATION MANTRA

SYDNEY - KING PARROT + LETHAL VENDETTA

MELBOURNE - KING PARROT + HARLOTT

ADELAIDE - TRUTH CORRODED + HIDDEN INTENT

Phwoar! Now that’s a solid night in each city. Don’t miss out on tickets, they’re selling fast. As are VIP which are close to sold out. VIP’s, amongst other perks, get to watch a bit of soundcheck! Face melting before the show, get in quick: www.hardlinemedia.net

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You got it Aus… for the first time in Australia and for a very rare run of shows, DARK ANGEL have reformed and hit Australian shores for a very limited number of appearances.

The legends themselves, GENE HOGLAN (drums), JIM DURKIN (guitar), RON RINEHART (vocals), ERIC MEYER (guitar) and MICHAEL GONZALEZ (bass) will appear in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in SEPTEMBER of 2019. 

DARK ANGEL formed in 1983 in Downey, California, right around the time when the Bay Area thrash movement was beginning to take place. They played in local bars and clubs, acquiring a cult following in the metal underground. The band began recording and releasing several demos until late 1984, when they released their debut studio album ‘WE HAVE ARRIVED’.

In 1986, Dark Angel released their second studio album, ‘DARKNESS DESCENDS’, which is widely considered to be their seminal release. Around the same time, several other thrash metal bands such as Metallica also released seminal albums and started to gain more popularity.

Following the release, three more efforts would follow: ‘LEAVE SCARS’ in 1989, a live album, ‘LIVE SCARS’ in 1990, an apparent pun of their previous album, and what would eventually become the band's final album, ‘TIME DOES NOT HEAL’, in 1991. Time Does Not Heal shows increasingly progressive song structures (famously advertising its "246 riffs") and Hoglan's lyrics dealing with psychological issues and trauma.

In 1992, despite working on a fifth album, DARK ANGEL announced they were breaking up to pursue individual careers. However 27 years later, Hardline Media are stoked to be welcoming the reformed band to Australia.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: www.hardlinemedia.net

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW ONLY AT: www.hardlinemedia.net

DON’T HESITATE - THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE DARK ANGEL, DOWN UNDER!

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS GO ON SALE: Thursday, 20th June at 10:00am EST through Oztix (Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne) and Moshtix (Adelaide)

TOUR DATES:

BRISBANE - THE ZOO - WED 25 SEP

SYDNEY - MANNING - THURS 26 SEP

MELBOURNE - MAX WATTS - FRI 27 SEP

ADELAIDE - ENIGMA - SAT 28 SEP

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

All tour enquiries: media@hardlinemedia.net

Press Enquiries: John Howarth john@riotact.com.au

BIG NEWS!!!: DRUM CLINIC ANNOUNCED IN SYDNEY!!!

ATTENTION DRUMMERS AND FANS!
Hardline Media are super excited to announce an exclusive drum clinic with the Godfather of Metal Drumming himself, Gene Hoglan! 

CLINIC DETAILS:

18+

VENUE: Crowbar, 345 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt

DATE/TIME: 7:00pm - Tuesday, 1st October, 2019

TICKETS & INFO: 

PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE NOW! - VERY LIMITED GA & VIP MEET & GREET TICKETS AVAILABLE!!!

TICKETS: www.hardlinemedia.net

From Gene;
 

"I’m really excited for my upcoming Australian clinic (and of course for the Dark Angel shows as well).

For  those who attended my clinic tours in 2001 and 2008, y’all already know  that I like to keep them real loose, and real entertaining. And most  importantly, real inclusionary for ALL. Of course I am there to impart  some wisdom and experience regarding drum techniques and approaches, but  I am also all about fun and good times for everyone who attends.

I  purposely ‘wing’ every clinic I’ve ever done, in order to make each one a  unique, ‘one-of-a-kind’ experience for everyone. Do you have to be a  drummer to enjoy a Gene clinic? Hell no, you don’t even have to be a  musician! Again, indeed I’ll be doling out the drum-tips and secrets,  but a Gene clinic goes so far and above that in terms of inclusionary  entertainment for all those who are there. For those drummers and  musicians, it will be one of the best clinics you’ve ever attended. And  for the ‘non-musicians who are there, it will be the best clinic you’ve  ever been to, flat-out!

I think everybody who shows up will be  walking out with a giant smile on their face, knowing that that was a  couple hours very enjoyably spent. And I’m really looking forward to  seeing all of you there! Bring your fun pants!"
 

- Gene

PRE-SALE TICKETS ON SALE NOW ONLY AT: www.hardlinemedia.net

DARK ANGEL TOUR DATES:

BRISBANE - THE ZOO - WED 25 SEP

SYDNEY - MANNING - THURS 26 SEP

MELBOURNE - MAX WATTS - FRI 27 SEP

ADELAIDE - ENIGMA - SAT 28 SEP

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

All tour enquiries: media@hardlinemedia.net

Press Enquiries: John Howarth john@riotact.com.au

RICHIE RAMONE: AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2019!!!

HEY HO! LET’S GO!

HARDLINE MEDIA are pleased to announce the return of RICHIE RAMONE to Australia, just in time for the countdown to Christmas, in DECEMBER 2019!

The famed punk drummer is set for a killer run of shows in HOBART, SYDNEY, BRISBANE, MELBOURNE, CANBERRA and ADELAIDE!

“Australia is a long way from where I live in LA so it’s kinda hard to get there very often. But I love Australia, I love the fans there, and I look forward to setting these clubs on fire. Aussie’s love to rock, and we’re bringing it!” - RICHIE RAMONE

Aussie punks and rockers get ready for a full throttle set with Richie singing lead AND drumming, or mic in hand, front and centre … in the crowd, sharing the mic around to fans - an in your face, high octane show with all the intensity of a classic RAMONES performance, with that extra Richie rockin’ kick.

The famed punk drummer is best known for his time on the stool as the drummer for the RAMONES and is the only RAMONES drummer credited as the sole writer and composer of six RAMONES songs. He is also acknowledged as being the only RAMONES drummer who ever sang lead vocals in some tracks. Richie joined the band before the release of “Subterranean Jungle” in 1983. He went on to perform on RAMONES albums such as “Too Tough to Die”, “Animal Boy” and “Halfway to Sanity”. Most notably, he wrote the hit RAMONES’ song “Someone Put Something in My Drink”, which is featured on the album “Ramones Mania” - the first RAMONES album to go platinum. He also penned songs “Smash You”, “I’m Not Better Now”, “Humankind”, “You Can’t Say Anything Nice” and “I’m Not Jesus”. Richie’s songs “Someone Put Something In My Drink” and “I’m Not Jesus” have been covered by many bands, including CHILDREN OF BODOM and BEHEMOTH.

"Richie's very talented and he's very diverse . . . He really strengthened the band a hundred percent because he sings backing tracks, he sings lead, and he sings with Dee Dee's stuff. In the past, it was always just me singing for the most part.” - JOEY RAMONE

He has also worked on some of DEE DEE RAMONES’ solo recordings, and in bands the ROCK N ROLL RATS and the GOBSHITES.

This December, Richie arrives in Australia fresh off the back of a packed run of shows in the US and South America. And after the release of his highly commended book “I Know Better Now”. He is also set to appear in a horror/comedy flick “Headcheese” later this year.

From behind the kit, to amongst the pit - you will not want to miss RICHIE RAMONE live in action!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: www.hardlinemedia.net 

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW, ONLY AT: www.hardlinemedia.net

TOUR DATES:

SAT 7 DEC - HOBART - ALTAR

SUN 8 DEC - SYDNEY - FRANKIE’S

WED 11 DEC - BRISBANE - CROWBAR

THUR 12 DEC - MELBOURNE - MAX WATTS

FRI 13 DEC - CANBERRA - BASEMENT

SAT 14 DEC - ADELAIDE - ENIGMA

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

All tour enquiries: media@hardlinemedia.net

Press Enquiries: John Howarth john@riotact.com.au

SACRED REICH + VIO-LENCE: AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020!!!

Fresh of the back of a huge run of international shows, Hardline Media are absolutely stoked to announce that SACRED REICH & VIO-LENCE will be heading down under in late FEBRUARY, 2020 for an epic thrash double bill!

SACRED REICH - BACK FOR A TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO AUS!!!

After a 25 year wait, Hardline Media are thrilled to welcome back SACRED REICH to Aussie shores. 

Formed in 1985, in Phoenix, Arizona, SACRED REICH are credited with being leaders of the second wave of thrash metal in the 80's, alongside TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL and DARK ANGEL. With their socially conscious and political brand of speed metal, SACRED REICH released a brutal run of albums on Metal Blade Records and Hollywood Records, notably EP’s “Draining You of Life” (1986), “Surf Nicaragua” (1988), “A Question” (1991) and album’s “Ignorance” (1987), “The American Way” (1990), “Independent” (1993), “Heal” (1996)…And…

2019 brought the much anticipated release of the bands’ fifth studio album “Awakening” to rave reviews and the return of powerhouse Dave McClain on drums (MACHINE HEAD) to the SACRED REICH stronghold. Hardline Media are pumped to welcome back legends McClain, Phil Rind (vocals, bass), Wiley Arnett (lead guitar) and new member Joey Radziwill (rhythm guitar) for a killer run of shows down under. Don’t miss SACRED REICH prove that:

“Thrash has never really gone away… The mosh pit hoovers up the bands back catalogue and responds with a guttural almost Nordic roar.” - ORIGINAL ROCK

VIO-LENCE - FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA!!!

Re-united and playing their first shows in over a decade to sold out crowds, thrash legends VIO-LENCE are NOT TO BE MISSED.

Formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1985, VIO-LENCE instilled themselves as groundbreakers of the second wave of thrash with their revered 1988 album “Eternal Nightmare”. Throughout ’88 and ’89, VIO-LENCE toured the album to great success alongside thrash comrades TESTAMENT, VOIVOD, DEATH ANGEL, SANCTUARY, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, D.R.I., M.O.D. and the CRO-MAGS. In ’89, Megaforce Records/Atlantic signed the band, leading to the release of the bands’ second album  “Oppressing the Masses” (1990). The band toured the album to packed crowds alongside OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, DEFIANCE, RIGOR MORTIS and PRONG.

In 1991, VIO-LENCE released their EP “Torture Tactics” and their third studio album “Nothing to Gain”.

1993 brought the unfortunate break-up of the band, with some members splintering off to form TORQUE and MACHINE HEAD. Some 26 years later, and re-united at last as VIO-LENCE, Hardline Media are looking forward to welcoming Phil Demmel (lead guitar), Deen Dell (bass), Sean Killian (vocals), Perry Strickland (drums) and Ray Vegas (rhythm guitar) as they unleash their hefty sound and stage presence to the Aussie masses:

“I doubt I’ll see a display of audience passion and insanity comparable to what I witnessed and felt during Vio-lence‘s set in a very long time” - Rob Shepyer (JANKY SMOOTH)

This is a once in a lifetime thrash double bill down under… get pumped.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: www.hardlinemedia.net 

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW ONLY AT: www.hardlinemedia.net

TOUR DATES:

WED 26 FEB - CANBERRA - THE BASEMENT

THURS 27 FEB - BRISBANE - THE TRIFFID

FRI 28 FEB - SYDNEY - MANNING

SAT 29 FEB - MELBOURNE - MAX WATTS

SUN 1 MAR - ADELAIDE - ENIGMA

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

All tour enquiries: media@hardlinemedia.net

Press Enquiries: John Howarth john@riotact.com.au