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August 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jakob and Beastwars to play four NZ shows together: Oct 2015
Two of my favourite bands, two of the best acts in the country are joining forces for a series of shows in October. What a treat it will be to have Jakob and Beastwars on the same bill for four shows – playing Allen Street in Christchurch on October 2, Refuel in Dunedin on October 3, San […]Archive
September 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Kerretta: Pirohia
Kerretta Pirohia Kerretta/Golden Antenna/Midium The third full-lengther from Auckland’s Kerretta is the band’s biggest and best. Now this is a group that already shoulders comparisons to Jakob, Mogwai, Isis and – well – just about any other great instrumental-focussed post-rock band you care to think about. But, like Mountaineater and Jakob, there’s something distinctly Kiwi […]Archive
May 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Unida and Beastwars (May 4, Wgtn)
Unida and Beastwars Bodega Saturday, May 4 The band Kyuss has offered the world many splinter-groups and the popularisation of the genre stoner-rock, its many offshoots coming to embody this bluesy-metal derrived slow-churning grind perfect for slow-motion head-banging. Kyuss lead singer John Garcia left that group to form Slo Burn and then Unida. The constant […]Archive
April 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Shihad: Churn
Shihad Churn Warners Shihad’s debut album, Churn, was never available on vinyl – it was released in 1993. CD was the way forward then. So now, all these years later – 20 in fact – a limited edition release of Churn on vinyl is one of the highlights of Record Store Day for New Zealanders. […]Archive
April 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Beastwars: Blood Becomes Fire
Beastwars Blood Becomes Fire Destroy Records The fearsome sound of the mighty Beastwars was built from all the right parts of stoner rock and sludge metal and through word-of-mouth, great shows and that silly-but-perfect tagline: Obey The Riff they had a following. The old fashioned way, essentially. Hard fought, deserved. Good on them. The self-titled […]Archive
April 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Exclusive: Win A Copy of the New Beastwars Album
Beastwars will release the new album Blood Becomes Fire next week. You can check out a sample track, Caul of Time here. But I can do you one better. I’ve heard the album. It’s fantastic. It’s every bit as good as that monster debut. And then some. The band has recently announced tour dates in […]Archive
November 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1470
Beastwars, Tower Of Skulls/The Sleeper (7”) (2012) Okay, I haven’t even played this yet. But I’m just excited to tell you that I have it. Beastwars released a kick-ass album already. And they’re about to release another. And ahead of that they’re playing four shows around NZ in support of this limited edition 7” single […]Archive
March 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman