So, you’ve just turned 18 and have never been clubbing before, and the Melbourne nightlife scene is like a whole new exciting world that you are both excited and anxious to experience. Or maybe you’re older and just haven’t really given the clubbing scene a shot, because you felt like it wasn’t your thing or you just couldn’t make time for clubbing amongst your hectic schedule.
Cue the drum roll and loud gasps here, as I’m about to do the unthinkable and compare two of the most opposite music festivals in Australia. You may ask how I came to this predicament? Well, I was just thinking about the fact that the lineup for Soundwave is going to be revealed soon, and how excited I am to find out which bands will be rocking the stages next year.
Apart from that whole straight edge schlock, metalheads generally make great party animals. They enjoy pretty much any alcoholic beverage imaginable as long as it’s strong, plentiful and preferably straight. They love loud music, have a great knowledge of music venues and have crafted their very own version of a dance floor – think of your typical nightclub but add more body odour, hair, sweat and fists.
Usually when Melbourne clubbers think of Billboard, they think of house and trance music on Thursday nights. But on Thursday 28 February, that most definitely won’t be the case. Heavy metal band Bring Me The Horizon will be playing a gig there and will tear the shit out of any house lovers thinking they’re going to their typical Thursday night clubbing session!
Hardcore heavy metal fans may look like a rough bunch who have no qualms about getting into punch ons, headbang others around them (causing them concussions) or just pushing and shoving in the moshpit. These people could easily have been called bastards (probably worse names actually) at some point or another. Well, these types of heavy