Bulletbelt
DRI with special guest Bulletbelt
Valhalla
154 Vivian St
Feb 27, 2024
8:00 PM GMT+13
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D.R.I. - 40th Anniversary Tour w/ special guests Bulletbelt
Impaler Records proudly presents, a deadly double, crossover bill… DRI & Bulletbelt + supports TBA
Valhalla, Wellington - Tuesday Feb 27th
Whammy, Auckland - Wednesday Feb 28th
Fusing punk, hardcore and metal into untamed new shapes, D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) are heading our way for two massive headline shows in Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke with special guests, Aotearoa metal titans Bulletbelt. Arising from Houston, Texas in 1982, the veteran four-piece have been credited as "the major band of the crossover movement", forging a pioneering breakneck hardcore punk / thrash sound on their third album Crossover (1987), rapidly followed by 1988's 4 of a Kind and 1989's Thrash Zone. Including amongst their ranks founding members, lead vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, D.R.I. will be joined for both dates by the capital's Bulletbelt, who are launching their fifth studio album Burn It Up on 22nd September via Impaler Records.
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Benjamin
July 8th 2023
Was an epic time with an epic set. Didn't see all of the bands sadly but can see the band 100% cares about their fans. Will definitely see them again once the opportunity rises again.
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Official Website & Store: https://www.bulletbelt-official.com
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bulletbelt
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bulletbeltnz
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bulletbeltnz
Official Bandcamp: https://bulletbeltnz.bandcamp.com/
Booking & Contact
Steve Francis: bulletbeltnz@xtra.co.nz
"Burn It Up" is the 5th studio album in the 14-year career of New Zealand powerhouse Metal outfit Bulletbelt. The album was recorded in April 2022 at the Massey Studio in Wellington by the group’s founding member and drummer Steve Francis, long-time bassist Tim Mekalick, guitarist Josh O’Brien and the new member Diego Attinger on vocals.
The eight songs — all live instruments, no triggers, patches or simulations — were co-produced by James Goldsmith (Beastwars, Mermaidens, etc) and the album’s killer artwork was illustrated by Christchurch artist Jake Clark a.k.a. Mr Wolf, accompanied by design and layout by Japanese designer Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design (MONO, Dark Funeral, Vomitory, Naglfar, etc) — and it is a five-piece that will present the album live with the group adding Isaac Johnston-Lundy on guitar to flesh out the live sound.
What hasn’t changed is the intention of this powerhouse act – "Burn It Up" is a soaring metal beast of an album. There is a renewed emphasis on hooks and choruses making it the band’s strongest album yet to date. The introduction of new vocalist Diego Attinger has given Bulletbelt the opportunity to take their songwriting to a different place, with Classic/Power Metal influences introduced and giving the band a much broader appeal.
Bulletbelt has toured Australia, Japan and New Zealand and played numerous support slots with visiting international acts including Sepultura, Carcass, Napalm Death, Midnight, Psycroptic, The Black Dahlia Murder, Impiety, Bölzer, Tragedy, Rotten Sound, Municipal Waste, Ringworm, Paul Dianno, Arch Enemy, DragonForce, Sacred Riech and Vio-Lence. A debut European Tour is to come in October 2023, supporting Semblant from Brazil.
The band first announced themselves to New Zealand’s metal-loving audiences in 2009. With music featuring on the soundtrack to the cult-classic movie, Deathgasm, international touring and four previous records of brutal, beautiful sonic assault, it’s a solid foundation that Bulletbelt sits atop. After a decade of brand-building, blood, sweat and... beers… tears and forever true and strong of heart, the sound of mind and body and committed to the riff, the chorus, the way of the anthem, Bulletbelt’s head is held high, their flag is in the sand.
Read MoreOfficial Website & Store: https://www.bulletbelt-official.com
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bulletbelt
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bulletbeltnz
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bulletbeltnz
Official Bandcamp: https://bulletbeltnz.bandcamp.com/
Booking & Contact
Steve Francis: bulletbeltnz@xtra.co.nz
"Burn It Up" is the 5th studio album in the 14-year career of New Zealand powerhouse Metal outfit Bulletbelt. The album was recorded in April 2022 at the Massey Studio in Wellington by the group’s founding member and drummer Steve Francis, long-time bassist Tim Mekalick, guitarist Josh O’Brien and the new member Diego Attinger on vocals.
The eight songs — all live instruments, no triggers, patches or simulations — were co-produced by James Goldsmith (Beastwars, Mermaidens, etc) and the album’s killer artwork was illustrated by Christchurch artist Jake Clark a.k.a. Mr Wolf, accompanied by design and layout by Japanese designer Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design (MONO, Dark Funeral, Vomitory, Naglfar, etc) — and it is a five-piece that will present the album live with the group adding Isaac Johnston-Lundy on guitar to flesh out the live sound.
What hasn’t changed is the intention of this powerhouse act – "Burn It Up" is a soaring metal beast of an album. There is a renewed emphasis on hooks and choruses making it the band’s strongest album yet to date. The introduction of new vocalist Diego Attinger has given Bulletbelt the opportunity to take their songwriting to a different place, with Classic/Power Metal influences introduced and giving the band a much broader appeal.
Bulletbelt has toured Australia, Japan and New Zealand and played numerous support slots with visiting international acts including Sepultura, Carcass, Napalm Death, Midnight, Psycroptic, The Black Dahlia Murder, Impiety, Bölzer, Tragedy, Rotten Sound, Municipal Waste, Ringworm, Paul Dianno, Arch Enemy, DragonForce, Sacred Riech and Vio-Lence. A debut European Tour is to come in October 2023, supporting Semblant from Brazil.
The band first announced themselves to New Zealand’s metal-loving audiences in 2009. With music featuring on the soundtrack to the cult-classic movie, Deathgasm, international touring and four previous records of brutal, beautiful sonic assault, it’s a solid foundation that Bulletbelt sits atop. After a decade of brand-building, blood, sweat and... beers… tears and forever true and strong of heart, the sound of mind and body and committed to the riff, the chorus, the way of the anthem, Bulletbelt’s head is held high, their flag is in the sand.
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