TerrorFest 2012 will be held at Darwin’s Brown’s Mart on June 2nd, and will feature some of Australia’s best and most well-known metal acts, as well as a range of the best heavy Territory bands.

To apply to perform, please fill in this form, or email topendterror@gmail.com with the following information:

• Extensive biographical information and performance history.
• Links to high-resolution promotional photographs.
• Recorded samples or high quality live videos.
• Contact information including at least one phone number and email address.

After The Big Sleep in late November, things will be dying off over the wet season and Christmas as the Yess closes up for a bit and everyone ditches town. Next year, we’re hoping to take a different direction with gigs and touring acts, and refocus our attention. As a result, our regular metal gigs will no longer be quite so regular – with more attention given to our larger shows such as TerrorFest, HEAVYbyHEAVY, Bastardfest as well as new, as-yet unannounced shows.

This will leave a bit of a gap in the year’s gig calendar that we hope the local metal bands will fill by organizing and booking their own gigs. With the variety of venues around town, both licensed and unlicensed, who are increasingly open to metal, it shouldn’t be a problem for them. And of course this website will remain a resource for all things heavy in the Territory – we’ll continue to keep things updated with upcoming metal and rock gigs.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at The Big Sleep or in the new year at one of the many gigs!

Top End Terror decided we had to head down to Alice and take a few Darwin bands along for the ride to see what the scene was like down there. The DESCENT show was co-organised between us and a couple of the Miazma lads for Easter Saturday and we hit the road in a minibus with Vicious Apathy, FEMA and Abysm and a trailer full of gear. We played with Alice bands The Horror and SCUM, who both performed for the first time that night, and of course Miazma, who headlined. The quality of all the Alice bands were astonishing and blew us Darwin bands off the stage.

Reminiscing and praise aside, the Alice Springs metal scene now has something else going for it, besides awesome bands: The Black Wreath.

The Black Wreath is a collective, a collaboration between 3 of Alice’s extreme metal acts, and some creative individuals. Miazma, The Horror and Uncreation have banded together, along with photographers, videographers and designers, to create a collective group with which to achieve their goals. They have built a studio together; amongst their ranks they have all the necessary skills to engineer and produce recordings of one-another’s bands. They have launched a record label; on the 11/11/11 they held the launch event, which they also streamed live to a variety of pub and clubs around Australia. And to celebrate said launch, they produced a 6-track teaser EP – 2 tracks from each of the bands involved.

The teaser EP can be downloaded from their website, or directly from here.

We can expect to hear more about Alice in the coming months, with the completion of individual band EP’s nearing, and a strong likelihood of tours in the new year…

Follow them on Facebook: The Black Wreath | Miazma | The Horror | Uncreation

With six of the most talented and original bands that the red center has to offer, on the bill this year we have Miazma, Uncreation, The Horror, Unbroken Expanse (Crazy bastards from Tenant Creek, if you haven’t seen these guys live before you’re in for a treat) The Unknown Artists and She Wolf.

Along with these six amazing bands we also will be premiering the “……When you’re dead” trilogy, an all home made zombie/horror film featuring members of Uncreation, The Horror and Miazma, Fuck CGI, fuck over paid wanker actors this is realest, most genuine horror film you have ever had the privilege to witness.

And just when you thought “holy shit this is the best thing ever to happen in Alice Springs” along comes a zombie Walk/Pub crawl that will lead you straight to the gates of hell (AKA The R.S.L. ) If you plan to join the living dead here is the link with all the info.

Facebook event

Friday 25th November @ Happy Yess, 9pm

18+ $10 entry

$5 at the door, 18+ only, 10pm-1am.

Facebook event.

Friday 14th Oct, 10pm-1am. 18+, $5 entry.

To be held at the Darwin Entertainment Centre on September 9th, tickets can be purchased online or also at selected venues, including CMAX Palmerston. Ticket pricing starts at $35 per person, or $150 for groups of 5. DEC Members also receive tickets at a discounted price. Click here to purchase online.

This event scheduled to begin at 8pm, and is an 18+ event. Current ID is needed for verification purposes and for the purchase of alcohol.

So make sure you book your spot for this years HEAVYbyHEAVY, don’t miss out! Guaranteed to rock your socks off, melt your faces and pleasure your earvags plus everything in between. See you there!

NT ROCK BANDS… UNITE!

7pm kickoff, $10 entry.

RSVP on Facebook.

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