Who would've thought we could make it to year number 6?! Total Attack is back again for another insane weekend long rager filled with a huge variety of Australian and International D.I.Y. Hardcore punk, rock'n'roll, metal and anything else loosely affiliated.
After last year's raging success as a fundraiser event (donating in excess of $6000 to the ASRC), we will be keeping it as the tradition of Total Attack from now on.
This year we will still be donating to the ever-dedicated and life changing Asylum Seeker Resource Center down in Melbourne (http://www.asrc.org.au/) if you're not aware of what the ASRC actually do, it's very much encouraged that you spend some time reading the information on their website, the sort of money we're able to donate really goes a long long way for people doing it rough.
Once again let's come together for an awesome weekend to show that when a collective put's their minds to it and gets away for a weekend of fun, we can still make a difference to lives who aren't as well off as ours.
As far as the festival goes it will be held across the 6th to the 8th of May with the main shows being held at the Greenslopes Bowl's Club (www.clubgreenslopes.com/) this is a very community orientated club so please respect it and the people working there.
Greenslopes Bowl's Club is a licensed premises (this means no B.Y.O. Sorry!) however persons under the age of 18 are permitted with an adult guardian. We are working on a wrist banding system but we don't know just yet, there's a lot of red tape with these sorts of things.
The club is very easily accessible from the city via Bus, Car, Uber, Taxi, Bike or whatever.
Any bus route to the Greenslopes Bus Way will put you within a five minute walk to the venue.
We have secured TWO international bands for this years Total Attack – coming all the way from Singapore LUBRICANT will be touring the country doing most of the east coast in April before TA and rounding off with Canberra and Adelaide in May thanks to LOST IN FOG and NGM RECORDS.
New Zealand's heavy crust maniacs ROGERNOMIX will be returning to do a proper tour of Australia after coming over for SUCH IS LIFE a few years ago but only playing a few shows, they will be touring around with Melbourne HC punk freaks TACTICAL ATTACK coming out of TA.
Here's the full list of confirmed bands playing across the weekend, we've tried to mix things a bit more once again from last year – we have tried to keep to our “no interstate re-offenders” policy but a few slipped through the cracks and landed on the festival.
LUBRICANT (S.E.A.) - Power house HC punk, mem. of Vaarallinen & Daily Ritual.
www.lubricant.bandcamp.com
ROGERNOMIX (N.Z.) - Heavy hittin' crust from NZ.
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IRONHAWK (TAS) - Motorpunk madness. Like an Aussie Sacrilege.
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PINCHGUT (TAS) - Blazing female fronted abstract HC. 7" out in 2016
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THE WIZARD (TAS) – Possibly first ever mainland show from these doom metal lords.
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SELF HARM (W.A) - Satanic black metal with a punk backbone.
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TERRITORY (W.A) - New Wave of Aussie Stadium Crust
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URGE 2 KILL (A.C.T) - Like early Think I Care but with divebombs.
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CUM (S.A.) - Fast paced reverb soaked "weirdo" HC from Adelaide. 7" out now.
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BED WETTIN' BAD BOYS (N.S.W.) - Sydney's premier rock 'n' roll outfit. Guaranteed Nic will be shellin' hard.
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OBAT BATUK (N.S.W.) - Smokin' bongs and drawing dicks on stuff then playing instruments fast with melodies.
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STANLEY KNIFE (N.S.W.) - Aussie street punk die-hards been kicking since the mid-90's.
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LIQUID DIET (N.S.W.) - Newish Sydney abstract punk with post-punky elements. C/S on Paradise Daily.
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INTERNAL ROT (VIC) - Australia's best grind band?? You be the judge.
https://www.youtube.com/
CONTAMINATED (VIC) - Filthy churning death metal that sounds and feels like the depths of hell.
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ASBESTOSIS (VIC) - Blown to all hell gut-wrenching goregrind.
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FACELESS BURIAL (VIC) - 3 piece 90's Autopsy-esque Death Metal ft. members of AOA, Internal Rot, White Walls, The Stevens
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GROTTO (VIC) - HC for slam dancing to, alike modern bands such as Blotter, Glue etc.
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PRIORS (VIC) - Members of Prag doing more punk music
CLOGGED (VIC) – Pogo-blast-chaos-fuckin-mo
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS (VIC) - Melbourne goth punks!
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GELD (VIC) - Members of Gentlemen, Kromosom & Power. Sounds like Framtid or something.
SISTEMA EN DECADENCIA (VIC) - New band with members of Soma Coma, Prag, Kromosom, People Problem.
KOLLAPS (VIC) - Melbourne based industrial-noise project.
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NO CLASS (VIC) – Blue collarred Rock n Roll baby! Like Rose Tattoo without the racism.
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SEWERCIDE (VIC) - Raging politically minded death metal.
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HALT EVER (VIC) – Super aggressive overbearing shoegazey pop. Recording a new LP, just released split c/s with EXEK.
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TOL (VIC) – Lakes rearranged plays some powerful and aggressive post-punk. 7” single out this year.
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LAKES (VIC) – Gothic folky post punk.
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TACTICAL ATTACK (VIC) – Twisted and vicious female fronted HC, excellent live band.
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ALTERED VISIONS (VIC) – New melbourne “chugged out crust”...for fans of mid to late 80s UK material.
PLAN OF ATTACK (QLD) – Australia's #1 Oi! Band. Hard hitting rock 'n' roll.
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IDYLLS (QLD) – Easily one of the most sonically nauseating live outfits, like Venom P Stinger with tenfold intensity.
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SICK PEOPLE (QLD) - Killer aussie punk.
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HEAVY BREATHER (QLD) – No frills HC known for their silly antics and good vibes.
KITCHENS FLOOR (QLD) – The most negatively aggressive yet blissful downer rock you can imagine.
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HOPE DRONE (QLD) – Spacey ambient post-metal outfit, recently released 2xLP on Relapse Records.
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CARNAL URGE (QLD/NSW) – New outfit from members of Shackles. Similar to old W.A bands from the 90s.
OCCULTS (QLD) – Brooding post-punk. New material in the works.
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HURRICANE DEATH (QLD) – Kind of like Brisbane's own answer to Rort but with more love for Insect Warfare.
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In the coming weeks we will have more information as to individual show's, line ups and also two after parties.
Any distros, labels, hobbyists, information groups or whatever who wish to set up stalls or tables at Total Attack please get in touch we are happy to accommodate these sorts of things.
You will be able to purchase “tickets” in store at NGM RECORDS (161 BOUNDARY ST, WEST END) or via the website www.ngmrecords.com.auwithin the next week or so, the website will often be updated with new information relating to Total Attack.
We will be doing the weekend passes just like the last two years also, so keep an eye out for that.
Spread the word, lets make this a great weekend to remember just like all the ones before it.
See you in May.