Metalstock Australia 2008!

For its third year now, Australia's only surviving open-air festival devoted purely to metal is on again... only this time it's not on a farm, but inside Sydney's Manning Bar, spanning over two days and being host to 17 bands, including Canada's Kataklysm, and local heroes Psycroptic and F**k I'm Dead.

Metalstock is its name, and it's a name that has found itself to be quite well known throughout the Aussie metal scene with people and bands travelling from all over the country to, basically, f**k s**t up and have a great time whilst seeing some awesome bands. Gradually growing larger (but being a smaller show this yeah due to the venue change), Metalstock is guaranteed to be the place to be this easter long weekend (22nd-23rd March).

Normally, and I make reference to last years set, there'll be 40+ bands, it'd span over 3 whopping days and pretty much just be a giant hangout on a farm in the middle of nowhere around somewhere north of Sydney, with metalheads of all ages camping out and having a kickarse time.
Although that's not the case this year, it should hopefully return to its old ways next year, with word being that it'll be on another outdoor venue, most likely also in the middle of nowhere (fewer noise complaints then :P), and hopefully a larger set with even more awesome extreme metal bands. Not that this year's isn't appealing at all.

Whether or not I'm going all depends on whether I'm able to win some tickets or con someone into buying tickets for me, heh. But I'll most likely be making the trip next year for the outdoor event, as it sounds like way too much fun to pass on.

Visit the Metalstock Myspace for more details, and where to purchase tickets.