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ROSS THE BOSS Announces May 2025 Australian Tour Performing MANOWAR’s ‘Sign Of The Hammer’ In Full

 

SIGN OF THE HAMMER is one the iconic albums ROSS THE BOSS released during his time with the “Kings Of Metal”, the mighty MANOWAR. This album will be played in full for the Aussie shows, along with a best of set which includes some of that band’s most anthemic songs.

ROSS THE BOSS will be joined onstage by the Metallic trio of Marc Lopes from METAL CHURCH on Vocals, Dirk Schlächter from GAMMA RAY on Bass, and one-time MANOWAR member Rhino destroying the drums up the back. This is a star-studded line up performing this album and a once in a lifetime opportunity for Australian fans.

Bronx native, Ross Friedman AKA Ross The Boss, is a household name in the world of Heavy Metal and Punk. From his early beginnings forming THE DICTATORS in New York and releasing a slew of albums with this band, who always gave THE RAMONES a run for their money… to his headlining chart topping glory days in MANOWAR. Ross’ career has always been one to follow, including some killer albums with DEATH DEALER, a band formed by our fellow Australian Stu Marshall. And with the last decade concentrating on RTB albums, with four releases since 2008.

There will be limited, VIP meet and greet tickets available; these will go fast. Get your MANOWAR and RTB gear signed!!!

DO NOT MISS THESE SHOWS!

EARLY BIRD TICKETS (Cheaper, Pre-Sale) ON SALE THURSDAY 19TH DEC AT 10AM AEDT – HARDLINEMEDIA.NET – These are strictly limited, and there is no booking fee… so save some bucks and get in early.

ROSE THE BOSS Australian Tour Dates:
Thursday 1st May BRISBANE – Crowbar (Formerly The Zoo)
Friday 2nd May SYDNEY – Crowbar
Saturday 3rd May MELBOURNE – Croxton
Sunday 4th May ADELAIDE – The Gov

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET INCLUDES:
– Early access to the show and merch stand**
– Get a photo on your phone/device with band
– Australian tour poster to get signed
– Exclusive VIP lanyard/laminate
– Bring along 2 personal items to get signed
**VIP TICKET INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE SHOW

PAYPAL PAY BY FOUR & AFTERPAY accepted.

General Public Tickets On Sale: Monday 23rd December @ 10AM AEDT

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

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Interview with Tim “Ripper” Owens

Hardline Media are proud to announce one of the vocal Greats of Heavy Metal to our Southern shores, the formidable TIM RIPPER OWENS!

Cass caught up with him recently to chat about the newly announced tour in February next year!

AUSTRALIA! In February 2025 – join us to witness the power, the presence, and the uninhibited, inhuman vocal range of the one and only Tim 'RIPPER' Owens. We know you are all eagerly awaiting the return of Ripper, as he brings some of the wildest moments in Metal to life, all-across Australia.

Joined by the Metallic luminary of brothers Joel & Jordan McDonald, Andrew Hudson and Voya Mulitinovic, Ripper’s live assault will be molten as hell… And if you crave anything less – You've Got Another Thing Coming

Ripper's unique skills tore open a fairytale career, fronting iconic acts including Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio's Disciples, The Three Tremors, and the incredibly ferocious RIPPER – a collaborative project spearheaded by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta. And most recently powering KK's PRIEST across the biggest stages in the world.

This run of shows will showcase the absolute, toughest cuts from Ripper's world of Heavy Metal. Expect huge hits, deep dives, virtuosic shred, and a heap of fists in the air, full cavalry style, head-banging glory!

DO NOT MISS THESE SHOWS!

TICKETS & INFO: http://www.hardlinemedia.net

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES:

FRI 14 FEB – MELBOURNE – THE CORNER

THUR 20 FEB – SYDNEY – CROWBAR

SAT 22 FEB – BRISBANE – CROWBAR

SUN 23 FEB – ADELAIDE – THE GOV

MON 24 FEB – PERTH – AMPLIFIER

*LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET INCLUDES:

– Early access to the show and merch stand**

– Get a photo on your phone/device with THE Tim ‘RIPPER’ Owens

– Australian tour poster to get signed

– Exclusive VIP lanyard/laminate

– Bring along 3 personal items to get signed

**VIP TICKET INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE SHOW

* PAYPAL PAY BY FOUR & AFTERPAY accepted.

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE: WED 27th NOV @ 10AM AEDT

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[Review] Triumph Of Death @ The Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne 17/08/2024

Someone I never thought I would get to see live is Tom G Warrior, one of the pioneers of Black Metal. He started Hellhammer, went on to make Celtic Frost and Triptykon. These bands have influenced so many musicians that I listen to today and are always unlikely to come to Australia, but tonight that all changes!

Heading out to the Croxton Bandroom, all I see is patch vests, the walking advertisements for bands worldwide. People love to show off who they have seen over the years, and I always have a look to note down some bands I’ve never heard before and going to an old school black metal gig, there are a few new names that I need to investigate!

Opening tonight is Melbourne’s Mammon’s Throne. A name I have heard over the years, but never had the chance to see them, after hearing so much about them, they did not disappoint. Straight from the opening note to the closing ring out, these guys had the room headbanging and moving. Mammon’s Throne has a killer stage sound and exceptionally written music, I was an instant fan and once their set finished, I went straight to the merch desk to grab a cd, unfortunately they did not have cd’s, but they do have vinyl, unfortunately, I do not own a record player, readers don’t hate! It’s on the Christmas list, I just haven’t purchased one. Either way, I did not get a CD, but I will be trying to get to another show. For anyone, like me, who hadn’t seen or heard these guys before, they would have walked away a fan being shown an incredibly tight and well played set. Definitely a local band to catch.

Speaking of local bands to catch, In Malice’s Wake, Melbourne born thrash metal, are always incredible to watch, make sure you get out and watch their set whenever you can. These guys make playing thrash metal look easy, all of them are top tier musicians, I don’t see many bassists playing fingers and flying all over a fretboard and their drummer is incredible, sticks everywhere and not a beat missed, even throwing in a killer drum roll for a seamless transition in between songs. In Malice’s Wake comes out with high energy that instantly gets the room moving and coming in closer to the stage. Between In Malice’s Wake and Mammon’s Throne, Melbourne bands have a great representation tonight, showing that there are some incredible talents in the music scene to check out locally.

I never thought I would get the chance to hear or see the set that I saw tonight, ever. These songs are from the 80’s, Hellhammer haven’t been a band since 1984 and yet here I am, not seeing an original line up but one of the original frontmen in the flesh, play songs that he wrote when he was a teenager and still just as passionate now. This is incredibly inspiring for a musician and a general music fan. Tom G Warrior comes out with his band, Triumph of Death and instantly he is met with cheers from the crowd and his signature “oooohhhhh”. They run through most of the classics, like Maniac, Decapitator and Chainsaw. Tom G Warrior gives a little bit of back story to some of the tracks as well, like Blood Insanity, where he states that it was originally written by his old band mate, Steve Warrior and that his lead guitarist will be doing the honour of his vocals tonight. There was another story for Visions of Mortality being the last Hellhammer and first Celtic Frost track. Watching them play these songs that are held dearly by the underground is unbelievable, they still have an old school vibe and sound to them, definitely not as harsh as the original demo’s but they are still rough and raw.

The crowd can see that Tom G Warrior is having a blast on stage playing these tracks and seeing the crowd, but he is also trying really hard not to show it. He can’t help but grin and laugh at the crowd when he is standing in between songs and hears the crowd yell “oooooohhhhh” at him, to which he replies “Ive been writing lyrics for songs for 43 f#$king years and yet the only one you remember is f#$king Ooooooohhhh!!! Well, Ooooohhhh!!!” and he just laughs. Triumph of Death deal well with a short stage issue of Tom G Warrior blowing a cab and the sound techs come and quickly take care of it, he thanks them and says that he wouldn’t be anywhere with out his sound guys, which is something I think every band should recognise! They close the set with the track Triumph of Death and walk of stage with massive grins. No one here leaves unsatisfied, band or crowd.

This is one of those gigs where I went in not really knowing what to expect, I was unsure as to how something that was recorded and kept raw on purpose was going to come out live and in a more modern setting. I was also unsure on how that would then be perceived by the crowd, we all know how die-hard fans can get. Triumph of Death played a tight, clear sounding and crowd-pleasing set. I walked away loving black metal all over again.

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RAVEN Announce November 2024 Hellfire Australian Tour

Hardline Media are proud to announce the return of the Madmen of the NWOBHM scene, RAVEN!

After a successful run back in 2019 alongside 2 other legendary NWOBHM bands GIRLSCHOOL and TANK, the lads are heading back down under.

RAVEN are that rare thing in music, true originals – cut these guys with a razor and they will BLEED true heavy metal – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet! Hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne in North-East England back in 1974, the brothers Gallagher cut their teeth playing the pubs & clubs until solidifying their line up in 1980 with drummer Rob Hunter.

The trio went on to release three of the most influential metal albums of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) inspiring every band of that era and beyond. Basically, without RAVEN you just would not have thrash/speed metal…. after all, the band did give Metallica & Anthrax their first tours!

Following a tumultuous move to the USA, deals with Atlantic Records, indentured servitude and commercialism, Rob left the band in 1987 to be replaced by drummer extraordinaire Joe Hasselvander, who had made his name in cult doom band Pentagram, Savoy Brown and his own solo projects, adding a new dimension to the band.

In 2001, guitarist Mark Gallagher was involved in a near fatal accident – but fought his way back from the brink and the band proved they were stronger than ever! This renewed spirit and attitude was reflected in the title of their 2010 album WALK THROUGH FIRE and in the career overview DVD ROCK UNTIL YOU DROP.

2014 found the band opening for Metallica (the band that Raven took on their first tour back in 1983) in Sao Paulo in front of 70,000 fans and completing their finest album to date – ExtermiNationwhich was released to universal acclaim from fans & critics alike in 2015!

After a serious heart attack in May 2017 Joe Hasselvander has had to unfortunately relinquish the drum stool….taking over drum duties is the phenomenal Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) who has immediately injected high energy into the band!

In a cynical musical landscape these days, where bands are not “gangs “but faceless corporations, RAVEN are a band that are REAL not FAKE – and proud of it!

Check them out right here, featuring live footage from their show at Melbourne in 2019

RAVEN ‘Top Of The Mountain’: [youtube http://youtube.com/w/?v=I6tuJfLowJQ]

Plus special guests, HYENA from Peru. For their first time in Australia, these Metal Merchants will fill the night out for a healthy night of Heavy Metal.

Check them out here LIVE IN COLUMBA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yg_j3RBrIQ&t=77s

RAVEN and HYENA Australian Tour Dates

Thursday 7th November – BRISBANE – The Backroom

Friday 8th November – MELBOURNE – Northcote Social

Saturday 9th November – SYDNEY – STEEL ASSASSINS FESTIVAL – Bridge Hotel (tix via Moshtix on sale now)

Early Bird Tickets, No Booking Fee, Save Some Bucks, Available Friday 9th August @ 10am via www.hardlinemedia.net

Limited VIP meet and greet with RAVEN

General Public On Sale Monday 12 August 10am

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GLENN HUGHES Announces 50th Anniversary of the album BURN Australian Tour

Hardline Media are thrilled to present 'Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the album BURN’, set for a run of shows in Australia in October 2024.

Glenn Hughes, the former bassist, and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will perform songs from Deep Purple’s legendary rock album “BURN” along with Deep Purple MKIII and MKIV songs.

'It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1973, that the BURN album by Deep Purple was written at Clearwell castle in The Forrest of Dean, Gloucestershire,” reminisces Glenn. “It was recorded in October in Montreux, Switzerland.”

Continues Hughes, “We all became one in this centuries old castle in the UK countryside, it felt like Deep were a new band, with David (Coverdale) and I as new members, we couldn’t wait to start working on new songs. The atmosphere was electric, in such amazing surroundings.

“All the songs on Burn were written in the crypt/dungeon, underneath the great hall. We worked on a new song every day, and we were in the flow. Musically we would play, and work out ideas, and David and I would come up with vocal melodies that would later have lyrics. I remember it like it was yesterday.”

“As you could imagine, Ritchie Blackmore was in full prankster mode, Jon had warned me, and he rigged my room one night with a speaker that was hidden, and had ghostly voices delivered to my bedside.”

“The title track was the last song to be written. We came back from the pub, and went down into the crypt, and magic happened.”

Concludes Hughes, “It’s time to celebrate BURN, and I’m really looking forward to seeing you.”

Burn is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, written and recorded in 1973, and released in February 1974. The album was the first to feature then- unknown David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes, from Trapeze, on bass and vocals.

The album was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in November 1973, with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. With the addition of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, Purple's hard rock sound became more boogie-oriented, incorporating elements of soul and funk, which would become much more prominent on the follow-up album, Stormbringer.

Burn hit #3 on the UK Albums Chart, #9 on the US Billboard 200, and #1 in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Norway.

In 2004 Burn was remastered and released with bonus tracks. Coronarias Redig was recorded during the Burn recording sessions, used only as a B-side for the Might Just Take Your Life single in 1974. It appears as a bonus track (in remixed form) on the anniversary edition re-release. The 2004 remix version of Burn was later used in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

In 2005 an unauthorised documentary about the album was produced as part of “The Ultimate Critical Review” series. It featured brand new interview with the original Deep Purple Mk III bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes.

Lead single Might Just Take Your Life, released 4 March, was Deep Purple's first UK single in two years.

The phenomenal title track started things off at full throttle and challenged the seminal Highway Star for the honour of best opener to any Deep Purple album, while showcasing the always impressive drumming of Ian Paice. The fantastic slow-boiling blues of Mistreated's greatness qualifies it for the highest echelons of hard rock achievement, and therefore ranks as an essential item in the discography of any self-respecting music fan.

WATCH DEEP PURPLE – BURN – CALIFORNIA JAM – 1974 WITH GLENN HUGHES & DAVID COVERDALE:

AND 50 YEARS LATER…

GLENN HUGHES – BURN – LIVE BEVERLY HILLS – W CHAD SMITH (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) & JOE BONAMASSA:

Early Bird Cheaper Pre-Sale Tickets On Sale This Friday 5th April At

10AM AEDT. These are strictly limited, and there is no booking fee… so save some bucks, get in early.

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET AVAILABLE* PAYPAL PAY BY FOUR & AFTERPAY accepted.

*LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET INCLUDES:

Early access to the show and merch stand

Get a photo on your phone/device with Glenn

Australian tour poster to get signed by Glenn

Exclusive VIP lanyard/laminate

Bring along 3 personal items to get signed

VIP TICKET INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE SHOW

GLENN HUGHES Australian Tour Dates

Sat 5th October – Canberra – The Baso

Sun 6th October – Brisbane – The Zoo

Thur 10th October – Sydney – Factory Theatre

Sat 12th October – Melbourne – Croxton

Sun 13th October – Adelaide – The Gov

Earlybird Tickets On Sale Friday 5th April

AT 10AM AEDT VIA: www.hardlinemedia.net

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE: Tuesday 9th April @ 10AM AEDT

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UNLEASH THE ARCHERS Add Perth Show to Australian Tour

UNLEASH THE ARCHERS Add Perth Show to Australian Tour

Hardline Media are happy to announce that UNLEASH THE ARCHERS are coming to PERTH!

Yes, that’s right, the demand has been overwhelming, so our good mates at Stormrider Touring have stepped in to help make this a reality.

With shows across Australia and New Zealand selling fast, you better get your tickets quick Perth, no time to stand still, these will move fast.

EXTREMELY LIMITED VIP MEET AND GREETS AVAILABLE

The show will take place on Monday 10th June @ AMPLIFER BAR Tickets via Oztix, Friday 8th March 10am (WA time)

Hardline are excited to announce, for their first time in Australia, Canadian Power Metal ground breakers UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, to tour Australia & New Zealand in 2024.

UNLEASH THE ARCHERS were formed in 2007 by front-woman Brittney Slayes, together with drummer Scott Buchanan, while attending the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

After moving to Vancouver in 2010 the band underwent several lineup changes, but were finally able to cement their unique, genre-blending style of Heavy Metal with the addition of Grant Truesdell, Andrew Kingsley and Nick Miller.

By weaving the aggression of the more extreme genres into the intricacies of traditional Heavy Metal, UTA have created a sound unlike anything else in the industry. They embrace a commercial appeal that attracts music lovers of all types while maintaining a heavy edge that remains true to their Death Metal roots.

Watch ‘Abyss’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bGmjnkDTTI

Since their inception UTA have always put an emphasis on touring. COVID of course hit the breaks for the band somewhat, with Hardline and Unleash the Archers originally scheduled to announce this Aussie & NZ tour back in 2021! With touring worldwide back on the cards and a new album to be released soon – it is with great pleasure to finally declare these dates Down under with UTA in 2024.

Join us in this much-anticipated Welcome Down Under to Unleash the Archers!

CHEAPER PRE-SALE, EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE: TUES 24 OCTOBER @ 10AM AEST – These are strictly limited, and there is no booking fee… so save some bucks and get in early. Early bird tickets via www.hardlinemedia.net

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET packages include:

– Early access to the show and merch stand

– Get a photo on your phone/device with the band

– Australian tour poster to get signed by the band

– Exclusive VIP lanyard/laminate

– Bring along 3 personal items to get signed

– VIP TICKET INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE SHOW

UNLEASH THE ARCHERS TOUR DATES – AUS & NZ 2024:

WED 5 JUNE – CANBERRA – The Basement (Under 18 allowed with adult)

THUR 6 JUNE – SYDNEY – The Manning Bar

FRI 7 JUNE – MELBOURNE – Croxton Hotel

SAT 8 JUNE – BRISBANE – The Zoo

SUN 9 JUNE – ADELAIDE – Lion Arts (Licensed, All Ages)

Monday 10 JUNE – PERTH – Amplifier Bar

THUR 13 JUNE – AUCKLAND – Galatos

FRI 14 JUNE – WELLINGTON – Valhalla

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE: THURS 26TH OCTOBER @ 10AM AEDT.

TICKETS AND INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

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