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Make Them Suffer is making waves in 2024 with a series of electrifying performances and new music releases. After a successful tour supporting Bring Me The Horizon and Sleep Token in Australia, they are gearing up for their first New Zealand appearances since 2018. Joined by local favourites Crooked Royals, they will be performing exclusivelyContinue reading “Make Them Suffer 2024”

Caligula’s Horse, one of Australia’s premier progressive metal outfits, is gearing up to showcase their new album ‘Charcoal Grace’ in New Zealand this July!  They have supported household names such as Opeth, TesseracT, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Protest The Hero, The Ocean, Dead Letter Circus, Ne Obliviscaris & many more, leaving crowds mesmerised andContinue reading “Caligulas Horse 2024”

Waxstar Touring along with Valhalla Touring brought Orange Goblin to NZ shores for the very first time in April 2024. They smashed out three incredible shows in Auckland, Christchurch & Wellington. These UK legends had an absolute blast playing Aotearoa and their fans will never forget those killer shows. VIEW GALLERY

Dirty Honey 2024 Australian Side Shows Brought to you by Waxstar Touring & October Presents. Some musicians take a while to build an audience and connect with fans. For the Los Angeles quartet Dirty Honey, success came right out of the gate, and hasn’t let up one bit. To start, the band’s 2019 debut single,Continue reading “DIRTY HONEY AUS 2024”

Waxstar Touring presents – SPARTA NZ TOUR For the first time in 21 years Sparta will play New Zealand and in their first ever headline shows. Released in 2002, Wiretap Scars was a critically acclaimed effort from the group, which was formed by Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar following the breakup of their formerContinue reading “Sparta 2024”

Waxstar Touring are proud to present – ROCK MONSTERS SOUTH 2024 ROCK MONSTERS SOUTH unified seven killer bands in one face melting beast of an event. ROCK MONSTERS SOUTH 2024: BEASTWARS CALIGULAS HORSE (Aus) CROOKED ROYALS PULL DOWN THE SUN ELIDI PIECES OF MOLLY STONEHURST

Spain’s most highly successful thrash metal act played New Zealand for the first time! Their new record Aftermath marks a pinnacle in this band’s determined and always fruitful career. It’s a defiant, uplifting and resolutely metal-as-fuck response to an era defined by chaos and fear. It’s the sound of, doing what they do, but bigger,Continue reading “ANGELUS APATRIDA 2024”

Waxstar Touring & Panhead Custom Ales are proud to present – ROCK MONSTERS 2023 Fans of Metalcore, Progressive Rock & Metal rejoice, because the ultimate heavy prog festival is about to invade Butlers Reef, Oakura Saturday December 02 and this festival will take no prisoners. Seven bands absolutely crushing it in New Zealand & AustraliaContinue reading “ROCK MONSTERS Festival 2023”

Waxstar Touring & Panhead Custom Ales are proud to present NORTHLANE! Through fearless evolution and unmatched innovation, NORTHLANE are the vanguards of heavy music across the globe. “After the success they experienced with previous album Alien, it would have been easy for Northlane to rest on their laurels, but instead they continued to expand andContinue reading “Northlane 2023”