Shackles - Traitors' Gate
Traitors’ Gate (Hells Headbangers, 2009) has the makings of a classic. The first and only record by Shackles, who broke up after releasing it, it is one of the finest examples of Australian thrash to date. Shackles share the German edge of compatriots Hobbs’ Angel of Death and Deströyer 666, but are more melodic. (See...
Absu tickets giveaway
Absu Booking tours must be a bitch now. People have less to spend, so it takes more to get them to come out. Tours now are often traveling festivals, with huge, multi-band packages. Cancellation by even one act can be disastrous. If the contract between venue and booker specifies performers by name, and the booker...