Some great stuff coming in the second half of 2012:

Doomsday Festival with Atomic Bitchwax headlining:
http://www.facebook.com/DoomsdayFestival

Goblin - the legendary Italian band responsible for the Suspiria, Deep Red, etc soundtracks for the Melbourne Music Festival:
http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2012/08 ... usic-week/

The Sunnyboys - OK, not a doom or stoner band but one of the most legendary power pop/garage bands this country has produced:
http://www.feelpresents.com/2012/08/sun ... ner-hotel/

And of course, The Soundwave festival with Metallica, Slayer, Ghost, Kyuss Lives, Red Fang and more to be announced (Electric Wizard and Orange Goblin have both been rumoured).

Any Melbournites, could you please post any local gigs? I'm so far out of the loop it looks like a rhombus from where I sit.

So Orange Goblin confirmed for Soundwave. We're also getting Eyehategod in November, Iggy and the Stooges in March and Black Sabbath in May. Whatever's left of Deep Purple are coming out as well. Ditto Thin Lizzy (supporting KISS).

So we're also getting Dinosaur Jnr & Neil Young and Crazy Horse in March. It's getting insane in terms of touring acts.

For local stuff: Devil's Kitchen at the Tote, 5th January. All day stoner fest.

Also plug my own band - Fortress of Narzod supporting the Levitating Churches at Penny Black in Brunswick, 14th December.

I live around the corner from the Penny Black so should be able to make it down.

Should make for an epic weekend as Earthless are playing the Northcote on both Sat 15th and Sun 16th Dec.


And then the following weekend:

Motherslug launching their EP at Gasometer Friday 21 Dec




Then the following night, Sat 22nd Dec, It's RIFFMAS!

Sweet. The Gasometer is a really good pub. I'll definitely come down for that.

Plugging my own band. Fortress of Narzod launching the Power in the Hands of Fools ep with legendary Melbourne Detroit/punk band, the Seminal Rats. Saturday 23rd Feb at the Gasometer Hotel at 3.00pm. Enough time to watch the bands and eat afterwards

http://users.alphalink.com.au/~jackijim/Gigs.html

The Hoodoo Gurus have done it again with Dig it Up 2013. ANZAC Day at the Palace Theatre with Blue Oyster Cult, the Flamin' Groovies, the Buzzcocks and more to be announced

Cherry Rock looks awesome with Unida and the Truckfighters on 5th May.

Sleep coming over as part of All Tomorrow Parties. The Scientists on the bill. Awesome.

Motherfucking SAINT VITUS in July.

The autumn of rock now pushes into winter.

Church of Misery in October as part of Doomsday 2013. It just keeps getting better for us down here.

https://www.facebook.com/DoomsdayFestival

So we now have:

Kadavar in November

Ghost and Mudhoney as part of Big Day Out in January

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats and Graveyard as part of Soundwave.

Praying for sideshows.

Monster Magnet - 6th April 2014 at 170 Russell St

Original lineup of The Scientists - 29 March 2014 at Howler

Seminal Rats 30th Anniversary show with Powerline Sneakers, Fortress of Narzod and Alcotrash - 11th April 2014 at the Tote