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Water of Life – Overeem Cask Strength expressions

Blog — June 3, 2022

Water of Life – Overeem Cask Strength expressions Founded fifteen years ago by Casey Overeem as a hobby business and what effectively constituted the fourth distillery in Tasmania, Overeem Distillery has established itself as a veritable heavyweight not merely on the firmament of distilleries on terra australis but also …

Boris @ Sydney Opera House

Blog — June 7, 2022

Boris Opera House Sydney, Australia 05 June 2022 Over the last twenty years I have had the privilege to witness Boris incarnating in a range of diverse live environments across three continents and while it was never not a rewarding experience, each and every time was very different …

The Formative Years – Kreator

Blog — June 8, 2022

The Formative Years – Kreator Formed forty years ago, Kreator was one of the first European thrash metal acts and three of their first four albums, i.e. Pleasure to Kill, Terrible Certainty, and Extreme Aggression, are widely considered metal classics that exerted an immense influence on …

The Art of Science book review

Blog — June 9, 2022

The Art of Science: The interwoven history of two disciplines Allen & Unwin Opulently illustrated, The Art of Science meticulously examines the artistic emissions of forty creators, artists and researchers who with their oeuvre set out to delve into exploring the intersection of fields of tension between inventiveness and …

The Formative Years – Sodom Agent Orange

Blog — June 10, 2022

The Formative Years – Sodom Agent Orange Persecution Mania was Sodom’s album that saw them leaving the confines of the Hellhammer / Venom inspired black metal underground and rise to prominence with a departure from speed metal, a transition to thrash and with their third album, i.e. Agent Orange, …

Water of Life – Amber Lane

Blog — June 13, 2022

Water of Life – Amber Lane We have covered quite an array of Australian whiskies as part of this series and while terra australis has established itself firmly on the firmament of quality whiskey producing nations, it was only over the last couple of years that distilleries evolved to …

The Formative Years – Darkthrone No matter if you

Blog — June 14, 2022

The Formative Years – Darkthrone No matter if you think you like what is commonly described as black metal, I dare you to listen to Darkthrone’s dense and hard hitting 1992 record A Blaze in the Northern Sky as it remains a unique and genre coining record that …

Rocky Ridge Brewing Anniversary releases

Blog — June 15, 2022

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – Rocky Ridge Brewing Anniversary releases Rocky Ridge Brewing Co is a truly unique entity on the firmament of Australian quality craft beer breweries as its focus is not only set on sustainable practises and locally sourced ingredients, but also on pumping out quality …

The Formative Years – Entombed

Blog — June 16, 2022

The Formative Years – Entombed As far as Scandinavian metal is concerned, Entombed was one of the bands that defined their own idiosyncratic melange based on a well-calibrated mix death metal and hardcore punk influences, which cross-pollinated across underground genres and gave birth to a myriad of epigones. …

Audio = Ground Zero – JBL Home Audio options

Blog — June 20, 2022

Audio = Ground Zero – JBL Home Audio options Given the devil’s pace TV technology has advanced over recent years, with models getting smaller yet quantum leaps being made in terms of picture quality, you are going to want some serious audio to go along with technological improvements, …

Water of Life - Cut Hill Distillery

Blog — June 21, 2022

Water of Life - Cut Hill Distillery  Founded by a conglomerate of motivated beverage industry professionals, Cut Hills Distillery set out to not merely build on the foundations of the qualities that Australian whiskey has become known and appreciated for and creating their own contemporary take on classic styles, …

The Formative Years – Tool

Blog — June 27, 2022

The Formative Years – Tool It took a while until I got to appreciate the enigma that seems central to the world of Tool and their conceptually themed albums along with the symbol and easter eggs laden- comprehensive package they present While Tool’s first two post-grunge albums did …

New England Brewing Co new range

Blog — June 28, 2022

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – New England Brewing Co new range Located on the East coast of Australia, imbued by an ambitious willingness to innovate yet inspired by traditional Teutonic approaches to brewing, the flying ram that adorns the logo of New England Brewing Co has established itself …

Harman Kardon Citation MultiBeam 1100 soundbar

Blog — July 1, 2022

Audio = Ground Zero Harman Kardon Citation MultiBeam 1100 soundbar  The first time I was exposed to Dolby Atmos was at the recent premiere of Rammstein’s new album Zeit, which was streamed live in select cinemas around the globe.  Given that Zeit is Rammstein’s most digitally …

Oceania Burger Special – Five Guys terra australis

Blog — July 5, 2022

Oceania Burger Special Five Guys incarnating on terra australis What is the secret to a great hamburger? According to those who make great burgers, the answer seems to be simple: By focusing on quality ingredients and ensuring consistent quality. Five Guys has firmly established itself as …

The Formative Years – Discharge

Blog — July 8, 2022

The Formative Years – Discharge I vividly remember the first time I was exposed to Discharge’s masterpiece and piece de resistance, i.e. their Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing album. In equal measure, it was minimalist, heavy, aggressive, political, raw, had barked vocals, distinct drumming and songs that …

Thus Let Us Drink Beer – 7th Day & the Otherside

Blog — July 11, 2022

Thus Let Us Drink Beer 7th Day Brewing Needless to say that after having covered and thoroughly enjoyed the approachable and immensely sessionable quality brews of 7th Day Brewing before, I was excited when I got word about their occasionally blasphemous Making Waves series dedicating two releases to …

The Formative Years – Godflesh

Blog — July 12, 2022

The Formative Years – Godflesh I vividly remember when I was first introduced to the visceral sonic aggression that is being emitted once the needle hits Godflesh’s Streetcleaner debut album. The way the album was mixed felt like a veritable wall of sound with the agitated, guttural growls …

Water of Life – EtOh Spirits

Blog — July 13, 2022

Water of Life – EtOh Spirits Within the confines of this spirit-centric series, we have covered whiskies, gins, tequilas, mezcals and vodkas from all corners of this earthround yet if you think that the geographic location of the entity known as EtOh, i.e. Denmark, is the most exotic thing …

The Formative Years - Bolt Thrower

Blog — July 14, 2022

The Formative Years - Bolt Thrower Claiming that Bolt Thrower is an influential death metal band would be an understatement par excellence as with their own brand of their uncompromising, grim sound, there is a myriad of bands that have been influenced by them. Bolt Thrower was one …