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Steven Wilson, "the most famous person you’ve never heard of," returns to Australia for an immense night of progressive metal.

"Punk’s been an amazing way to connect without words," says Ten Cent Tiger's Vez Litten. "So it’s cool to spread that camaraderie beyond borders."

Serving as the current mid-point of their career, 'Ire' was a landmark record for Byron Bay's Parkway Drive, a rebirth that set the blueprint for the world-beating success that was to follow.

The big singles from 'Bliss Release' all sounded as exciting, wonderlike, and mysterious as ever, but it was the deeper cuts that stood out here.

A once-in-a-lifetime experience, homegrown metalcore icons Parkway Drive make a triumph return to home soil, hitting up the Sydney Opera House for a black-tie affair, complete with symphonic orchestra.

It was hard not to feel like this, in a formal concert hall with a full orchestra, was where this band, and these songs, truly belonged.

Good Things has become a wonderful staple of the heavy music festival calendar. Not even the rain and the heat could detract from what was a - for the most part - fun day.

Heilung’s performance lived up to its ritual billing: a collection of tribal songs and dances, each hypnotising the assembled.

A lot was “underground” about Teenage Wrist’s first Sydney show.

As the setlist unfolded, each song was greeted with genuine cheers for both new and old material, a testament to the enduring appeal of Blind Guardian's music.