METAL EVILUTION is dedicated to promoting and marketing both Australian and overseas Metal acts throughout the underground and beyond. Formed in 2003 it was started as a vehicle to promote local Metal shows in Sydney, Australia as at the time there was only about 1 or 2 Metal friendly venues and not a lot of regular shows. Some of the bands M.E. worked with in the early days were DUNGEON, INFERNAL METHOD, BLACK MAJESTY, ATOMIZER and many others.
After about 2 years of solid organising and promoting shows METAL EVILUTION branched out into band management first working with then newbies TRANSCENDING MORTALITY and later on recruited both LYCANTHIA and THIS TANGLED WEB.The profile of these acts lifted considerably with the time working with M.E. with the likes of Australian tours, larger venues and international supports resulting.
In mid 2007 M.E. ceased to be briefly laying in wait to be revamped, reborn and ready to again make it's mark on the Metal world.August 2007 see's that time arrive and now with a new look and a fresh start there are many big goals to achieve and plans to hatch.While still in a transition stage the first confirmation is that M.E. will once again resume work with impressive Sydney Doom Metallers LYCANTHIA.
TRANSCENDING MORTALITY soon re entered the fold then shortly hot new bands DARKER HALF and ANNO DOMINI jumped on board to what can now be seen as the cream of the Sydney Heavy Metal crop and hopefully down the track these acts will be 4 of the top Australian Metal artists doing the rounds.
In 2008 Metal Evilution parted ways again with TRANSCENDING MORTALITY who this time ended the band for what seems like a long time as the members have moved on to other musical pastures.Enter early 2009 and young Orange act FROM WINTER'S GRACE will now be working through us.For fans of NIGHTWISH/WITHIN TEMPTATION with a somewhat darker edge.
The future should see METAL EVILUTION banging down a few new doors and once again loudly and proudly support the best damn music in the world HEAVY METAL! We hope we have your support too.
Thrash Till Death!!!!
Metal Evilution currently books for and managers:
ANNO DOMINI
DARKER HALF
FROM WINTER'S GRACE
LYCANTHIA
Please contact through this myspace or Metalevilution@hotmail.com for any bookings or enquire's on said bands.
Bands/Press/Promoters please send all material to:
METAL EVILUTION
c/o DAVE BALFOUR
P.O. BOX 349
ENMORE, N.S.W.
AUSTRALIA, 2042
"Beyond Remembrance" - TRANSCENDING MORTALITY
Live @ The Manning Bar-Sydney,Australia 23.08.2008
"Into The Light" - TRANSCENDING MORTALITY
Live @ The Manning Bar-Sydney,Australia 23.08.2008
"The Apparition"- TRANSCENDING MORTALITY (FATES WARNING cover)
Live @ The Manning Bar - Sydney,Australia 23.08.2008
DARKER HALF "Duality" 9/10 review on Metal Obsession:
Darker Half will soon be supporting Queensrÿche on their upcoming Australian tour. It’s no wonder that this band have been given such a prestigious honor with their amazing run record so far.
The band hail from Sydney and infuse elements of melodic power metal, progressive metal and thrash, into a nice hybrid with a dominant technical aspect.
I first saw these guys in Melbourne when they supported The Eternal. I didn’t know much about Darker Half at the time, and to be honest I wasn’t expecting much at all.
To my surprise though, these guys really impressed me from the word go. Aside from being awkwardly cramped on stage at Melbourne’s Arthouse, they pulled off an amazing performance. More so with their rendition of Judas Priest’s, “Free Wheel Burning”.
Witnessing such a live spectacle, I wasn’t expecting any less from their latest debut album, ‘Duality‘. The album has a nice infusion of hybrid elements. Clashing a mainstream sound, which isn’t too cliché, with a nice overture of power and thrash metal, with a lot of progressive elements.
The first track ‘Take the Plunge’, would probably be considered the bands most “mainstream” piece. Offering some nice clean vocals, sharp guitars and solid drum work which inevitably lay the foundations of the technical aspect later throughout the album.
Tracks like ‘Duality’ and ‘Confusion’ add a nice melodic touch to the album. Incorporating hypnotizing chorus’ and insanely nice guitar work from guitarist, Dom Simpson.
As I ventured further though the album I really got the sense of great diverse album. Not only from a instrumental stand point, but also from a vocal aspect too.
Steven Simpson can easily sway from high pitch wailing, to a nice ballsy grunt. This somewhat ballsy grunt is only utilized in the track “Holocaust”. Yet, Steven does use a somewhat similar style to Opeth singer, Mikael Åkerfeldt in the latter duration of the tracks ‘Confusion’ and ‘Stranded’.
The track ‘Holocaust’ is very reminiscent of early Sodom and Kreator material, and fits well to the albums scheme. It mixes up the album nicely without taking to much away from the main technical emphasis of the album.
I also noticed similar aspects to Stratovarius, Megadeth, Helloween and even Iced Earth. This plethora of influences really makes the album a benchmark in terms of being one of the most diverse power/thrash metal albums in Australia, nay; the world at the moment.
Musically speaking this is one of the most well organized and best sounding Australian metal bands I’ve heard in a very long time. The bands love for power and thrash metal has given the scene a dramatic jolt to the heart, resulting in a powerful rebirth which I’m sure will send many flocking back to the local scene. 9/10
For fans of: Judas Priest, Kreator, Stormwarrior, Opeth, Iced Earth.
Band: Darker Half
Album: Duality
Year: 2009
Genre: Prog/Power/Thrash
Label: Independent
Origin: Sydney, Australia
myspace.com/darkerhalf
1. Take the Plunge
2. Enough is Enough <- Reviewer’s Choice
3. Duality
4. Confusion <- Reviewer’s Choice
5. Stranded
6. Helpless
7. Darker Half <- Reviewer’s Choice
8. Invasion
9. Holocaust <- Reviewer’s Choice
10. Heads are Gonna Roll
11. Anthem for Doomed Youth
Reviewed by: Anwar Rizk
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There is only 1 week left till the 2009 Australian Metal Awards show. The winners of each of the 20 categories will be announced and will feature performances by:
Ouroboros Chaos Divine Killrazer A Secret Death Eyefear Bane of Isildur Five Star Prison Cell Death Audio
And of course the legendary Sadistik Exekution are set to demolish the Forum with their only return to the stage after 10 years.
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The first 20 people through the door will receive an Australian Metal pack worth over $100 in value.
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This is our chance to show ARIA that we are a force to be reckoned with and that their is no other group of people more dedicated to their music than metal heads. ARIA has accepted our submission for a heavy metal / hardcore chart and will be at the 2009 Australian Metal Awards to see the size of this genre. Come out in force show them just how big it really is.
More News: The winners of the 2009 Australian Metal Awards will receive the most metal award ever. Made by the Rev Kriss Hades of Sadistik Exekution
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