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Behind Crimson Eyes announce national tour
After an extended hiatus following touring in support of their 2009 self-titled studio album, this August will mark the triumphant return of Behind Crimson Eyes to stages across Australia. After almost a decade as one of Australia's premier live acts, the Melbourne mainstays are returning to the touring circuit with a run of intimate club appearances in some of the same venues the band played while touring behind their earlier records, such as the acclaimed EP's Pavour Nocturnus and Prologue: The Art of War/Cherry Blossom Epitaph. These shows are set to impress fans, new and old, with the energetic live performance they have spent years cultivating in an arena, club and festival setting. Tickets for all shows are available on the door only, so be sure to mark these dates in your calendar to avoid disappointment.
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Defeater and Blacklisted announce Australian tour
In what could be one of the worst kept secrets of 2012 we can now confirm Massachusetts band Defeater will indeed be returning to Australia this September just over a year since they were here last. Defeater will be joined by none other than Philadelphia's ever evolving Blacklisted, touring Australia for the first time since 2008. Defeater are a band that play by their own rules; they write narrative songs about fictional characters, release concept albums, mix melodic hardcore with acoustic ballads - all the while tapping into issues such as social awareness and environmental activism. Since their formation over four years ago, Defeater have released two full-lengths (2008's Travels and 2011's double-LP Empty Days & Sleepless Nights) and an EP (2009's Lost Ground) that all follow a story-telling songwriting style the band has developed about a family set in post-WWII America in a working class town in New Jersey. Equally as individual as their tour partners and existing as a pote...