Okay, so Tuesday the 9th I was there at The Gov to witness FILTER on their first headline tour since 2000.  Contained within are photos of FILTER and BLACK SMOKE TRIGGER through the smoke and bingo wings. Enjoy.

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This list has taken me a ridiculously long time to do, but hey, here it is at last. SORCERER for the win.

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I had a cool chat with Dave Lupton from FLAMING WREKAGE about the band's history, local festivals, performing in tin sheds, rural shows, 'different' video clips and the soon to be released album, 'Terra Inferna'. Cool stuff. Check it out.

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I chatted with Sami Perttula and Jarkko Aaltonen from KORPIKLAANI about many things, their respective instrument choices, touring, festival timeslots, and the soon to be released album, 'Rankarumpu'. Check it out.

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I had another awesome chat with Tony Kakko from Finland's SONATA ARCTICA about many things, voice issues, acoustic shows and the pension plan opportunities, favourite seasons and of course the excellent new album, 'Clear Cold Beyond', which is out now.
Check it out.

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CHURCHES OF STEEL had the 7th instalment on Saturday the 17th of February. For the 3rd year running it was held at the Adelaide UniBar, and once again it was a fantastic day. 12 hours of Metal and great friends. CHURCHES OF STEEL is probably one of the more relaxed festivals but that's not to say it wasn't frantic with Metal. 14 bands entertained the crowd from start to finish.

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