TABERAH Interview

Tasmanian rock n' rollers TABERAH have just released their second album, Necromancer, and Absolute Power caught up with the boys before The Metal Evilution 10th Anniversary to discuss the journey so far, what's ahead, and to celebrate Balfour's work.

Metal Evilution 10th Anniversery: DARKER HALF, TABERAH, METAL,METREYA @ The Bald Faced Stag

 

The music industry is a pretty harsh beast. Whether you are on stage or behind it, selling arenas or playing keggers, you are going to be making a lot of sacrifices and putting in a lot of work.

Every music scene and movement has a number of forces working to keep it going, and a history of Sydney's - and perhaps broadly Australia's - metal scene over the last decade would not be complete without recognising the hard work Dave Balfour of Metal Evilution has put in.

When should a band change their name?

Is it okay for a band to continue with few original members? What about none? When is it okay to keep going under the name, and when should a band start to re-think their moniker?

BATTLE BEAST - s/t (2013)

Battle Beast exploded onto the international metal scene in 2011 with Steel, a high-energy slab of speed metal that told the story of a machine-driven apocalypse. The record was over-the-top, loud as hell, and completely refreshing.

The second offering from the Finish quintet is as you may expect: the cyber-themed madness of the first album has been cranked up, and the song-writing has greater scope.