At long last! I will finally get to see Judas Priest live! Priest were one of the first serious Metal bands I got into when they released the ‘British Steel’ album in 1979. I played that sucker to death (still do!) and now finally, they’ve announced an Australian tour with Cavalera Conspiracy as the support! Oh happy days!
The dates:
September 10: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
September 12: Acer Arena, Sydney
September 13: Hisense Arena (formerly Vodafone Arena), Melbourne (see you there!)
September 14: Adelaide Entertainment Centre
September 16: Burswood Dome, Perth
And a week earlier on the 5th, I’m off to see Opeth! Yeah!
It’s becoming a bit of a cliche. Band breaks up. Band splits into two different bands. The two new bands are nothing short of a disappointment and the fans ponder for the inevitable reunion several years later. In this case, Max leaves Sepultura and spawns Soulfly. Whilst both Sepultura and Soulfly have released some decent music over the course of the past several years, it was never the same. No where near. And here we are many years later with the core of Sepultura, the brothers Cavalera reuniting in the aptly title Cavalera Conspiracy. Hard to believe it has been nearly 12 years since these two have made music together but from the opening shredding and relentless riffing of title track ‘Inflikted’ - you can do nothing but let out an evily satisfying grin at the massive cacophony on hand. This is just how I like my Metal… chug-chug guitars over a pounding, precision-like beat! Anything that can rekindle memories of Sepultura at their best, is really ok in my books! And now we await… the inevitable Sepultura reunion. In the meantime, check it all out. It really is a decent album.
