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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”

Waxstar Touring & Valhalla Touring are proud to present QUICKSAND – Australia & New Zealand Tour 2023 Quicksand is a legendary American post-hardcore band formed in 1990.  Hailing from New York City, the band’s current lineup consists of Walter Schreifels (vocals and guitar), Sergio Vega (bass), and Alan Cage (drums). In celebration of the 30thContinue reading “Quicksand 2023”

Killer Aotearoa band Pull Down The Sun brought their trademark atmospheric metal to Australia in October 2023 on the Pierce The Sea tour. It was the band’s first visit and they made a hell of an impact! Pull Down The Sun rocked those Aussie legends hard on four limited shows at some iconic venues. TheyContinue reading “PULL DOWN THE SUN 2023”

Waxstar Touring Presents – CLAEMUS – Shallow Tour 2023 Wellington’s premier progressive-metal trio, Claemus, are ecstatic to be heading out in New Zealand for three special headline shows, this October. Claemus are becoming well known for their wholly unique blend of ultra-hooky vocals, searing guitar riffs, sumptuous synthesisers and hyper-precise drums, and are aiming toContinue reading “CLAEMUS 2023”

Featuring three of Aotearoa’s finest original Rock & Metal bands today PULL DOWN THE SUN / CLAEMUS / PIECES OF MOLLY played three shows in Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland in May 2023, it was part of NZ Music Month and each band slayed their set! VIEW GALLERY

Waxstar Touring brought over Atlanta Georgia’s Whores for their only New Zealand show on August 9, 2022 at Whammy Bar, Auckland. They played an absolute blinder of a show, coupled with a massive wall of sound that ripped through Whammy Bar, their fans were treated to a killer set of classic noise rock, a showContinue reading “Whores 2022”