Mayhem 26th January 2023 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Doug Peters. Mayhem at Galatos last night was a helping of a lot of the best the extreme metal scene has to offer – and fewContinue Reading
JPEGMAFIA 26th July 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Doug Peters. “My name is JPEG motherfuckin Mafia, and I’m here to do some nasty shit to y’all tonight.” As far as mission statements go, thisContinue Reading
The Bronx 31st May 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Doug Peters. “We bring it in for art, we bring it in for music, we bring it in for love, we bring it in forContinue Reading
Ulcerate & Vassafor 8th August 2020 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Richard Myburgh. Among the many benefits of being an extreme metal fan – great music, cool t-shirts, cheap drinks in dive bars – it’sContinue Reading
Dark Divinity 31st July 2020 The Thirsty, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Mark Derricutt. They didn’t have to be this good. This was the first metal show I was privileged to see since the lockdown. IContinue Reading
EYEHATEGOD 17th November 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Feature photograph by Mark Derricutt. “I think my throat is bleeding.” So said Slumbug singer Jessica Patton, providing an early mission statement for a night of bleaklyContinue Reading
Joe Satriani 4th December 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. So impressive it’s silly, so silly it’s impressive. That’s Joe Satriani’s live show. You need to be really good at guitar toContinue Reading
Tuscoma 24th November 2018 Whammy! Backroom, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Sarah Kidd. One of my favourite genres of music hardly qualifies as a genre. These artists don’t have much of a unifying sound to identifyContinue Reading
Amenra 20th November 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Cameron Miller. Photography by Sarah Kidd. As a novel is long form fiction, believe it or not there is such a thing as long-form metal. Some metal bands wantContinue Reading