Years ago, growing up without the internet acting as a major conduit of information, where you are mere seconds away from finding library sized information on obscure topics, the only place to hear and learn of developments in the Heavy metal world was either through the few magazines that were available in NZ or through the (now) nation wide radio show, the Axe Attack- in Auckland since '99 and it used to be only 2hrs on Tuesdays, if i can remember properly. I was relatively quite young back then, so I didn't have any sort of grasp on the shape of local metal etc, not like i do today- from my chair...
Go check out http://www.theaxeattack.co.nz/thisweek.aspx (as of 20th August) because I want that $5000 back tattoo, winning that would be so frikkin sweet.
However, as you [the reader of this internet bound blog] can testify to: up-to-the-minute news in detail regarding events/happenings half way across the world. It is through this medium comes the discovery that the axe attack might have competition.
New to the broadcasting arena: Planet fm's [106.4fm in Auckland] Metal After Dark (or Metal AD) recently teamed up with kiwi fm's the kiwi metal bar, to put on a gig at the Dogs Bollix recently. In terms of my opening rant (re:internet) this show (indeed the format of the station) blurs the lines between 'tune and dial' radio & internet streaming 'radio'. It's been barely a few months since it's inception, but through solid facebook work they seem to have built a following. It was through facebook and an update from the show's host, Caleb, that the impetus for this 'story' originated.
The [abridged] update is as follows:
alrighty folks the deal with metal ad this week it will be on but since kyle and sean wont be on air until next week ive decided to do an online version this week [only]. metal ad in full go next week but show for tonight avail soon as is last weeks.
On the same station, The House of Noizz (same guys also publish Slaughterama) they've been broadcasting for years, and tend to standout thanks to Max Thrashers thick Russian accent- which does sound awesome btw.
Kiwi fm's The Metal Kiwi Bar, probably named after the Juice TV metal hour also run/hosted by Riccardo (see: singer Just One Fix) and someone else: Matt Bell. I personally haven't tuned into this show yet- mainly because I can never remember what to tune it to when I'm near a radio- but I have visited the Kiwi Fm offices/studio, a few years ago.
95bfm's Hard fast and Heavy show has been around since the late 80's, and has had several different host- most recently Dale took over from Nick Anderson several years ago- there used to be a 'co-host' with Dale called 'random guy' currently unsure if this is a rotating slot for Guest Selecters or what. The easiest way to describe this show is that they play everything [metal]- it'll go from the corniest of folk metal to tech-death etc.
Like Planet fm, 95bfm has two dedicated metal shows (and random metal popping up throughout the night and sometimes day) Nocturnal Dominion I would suggest, is far more focussed in their vision of metal radio. Probably designed that way (i.e. focussed vs everything), but to be fair 95Bfm isn't known for their fondness of heavy metal, and I'd love to see the Nocturnal Dominion lads in the Bfm studio I'm imagining a lot of corpse paint.
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