Backtrack announce Australian tour supports

21 December 2011 | 12:52 pm | Staff Writer
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Here is a last minute Christmas Present for the Hardcore Nation that is Australia. Supports have been announced for the inaugural Australian Tour in January of New York Hardcore destroyers Backtrack. Additionally after some unfortunate delays, Tickets are now on sale for the shows. Finally the Newcastle venue has been changed from the Blackbox Theatre to the more familiar confines of The Loft. Since their inception in 2008, Backtrack have slowly built up their reputation as a NYHC powerhouse with constant touring across the Northern Hemisphere. Holding down the tradition established by the likes of Agnostic Front and Madball, the band has only recently released their highly anticipated album Darker Half through Reaper Records. In January, they make their way to Australia for the first time, trekking coast-to-coast to bring a new generation of hardcore Down Under. Fresh off the release of their new album, Hell Split Wide Open (available now through Dead Souls Records), Melbourne’s ...

Here is a last minute Christmas Present for the Hardcore Nation that is Australia. Supports have been announced for the inaugural Australian Tour in January of New York Hardcore destroyers Backtrack. Additionally after some unfortunate delays, Tickets are now on sale for the shows. Finally the Newcastle venue has been changed from the Blackbox Theatre to the more familiar confines of The Loft.

Since their inception in 2008, Backtrack have slowly built up their reputation as a NYHC powerhouse with constant touring across the Northern Hemisphere. Holding down the tradition established by the likes of Agnostic Front and Madball, the band has only recently released their highly anticipated album Darker Half through Reaper Records. In January, they make their way to Australia for the first time, trekking coast-to-coast to bring a new generation of hardcore Down Under.

Fresh off the release of their new album, Hell Split Wide Open (available now through Dead Souls Records), Melbourne’s Iron Mind will continue the path of destruction they are leaving in the wake of shows played across the country, slowly converting each audience one at a time. Their old school take on hardcore has attracted the attention of hardcore fans of all ages, proving yet again that the future of Australian hardcore is well secure.

With this pairing of Backtrack and Iron Mind, there is nothing soft on offer throughout the January shows. There are no compromises, no apologies, just hardcore played with passion and dedication, as it should be. Welcome to the pound. Hardcore lives In 2012.

Tickets are on sale now.

Wednesday January 18 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide - Lic/AA
w/ The Weight, Machete, Ante Up
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Thursday January 19 - Next Nightclub, Melbourne - 18
w/ Crowned Kings
Tickets available at the door

Friday January 20 - Phoenix Youth Centre, Melbourne - AA
w/ Ill Vision, Bear Witness, Thorns
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Saturday January 21 - Live At The Wall, Sydney - 18
w/ Ill Brigade, Legions
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Sunday January 22 - Strike Hard Fest 2012 (Bowman Hall), Sydney - AA
w/ Confession, Thy Art Is Muder, Dream On DreamerShinto Katana, NorthlanePhantoms, Feed Her To The Sharks, Aftermath
Tickets available from Moshtix Outlets and www.moshtix.com.au

Monday January 23 - Bar 32, Canberra - 18
w/ Venom Eyez
Tickets available on the door

Tuesday January 24 - The Loft, Newcastle - AA
w/ Taken By Force, The Takehold
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Wednesday January 25 - Youth Activities Centre, Byron Bay - AA
w/ Shackles, Survival
Tickets available on the door

Thursday January 26 - Snitch Nightclub, Brisbane - 18
w/ Survival
Tickets available at the door

Friday January 27 - Mt Gravatt PCYC, Brisbane - AA
w/ Third Strike, Driven Fear, ThickXSkin
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Saturday January 28 - The Den Civic Hotel, Perth - 18
w/ Blkout, The Others, Negative Reinforcement
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Sunday January 29 - YMCA HQ, Perth - AA
w/ Blkout, Vanity, Wild Sense, No Regrets
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets