SPITE ROARS THROUGH NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA, FOLLOWING RELEASE OF ALBUM “NEW WORLD KILLER”.

Fatal Excuse:

Fatal Excuse started the night off, warming the crowd up for what's yet to come. They had the task of opening for the event. A young local band from the Central Coast Australia, this marked one of their first big gigs so far. Fatal Excuse started off strong, maintaining a strong sound. The surrounding crowd were all admiring as the band continued on. Engaging with the music, the crowd members were passionate towards the tones of Fatal Excuse, focusing on elements of metalcore and surrounding genres. The band skillfully finished their set, executing their excitement for the event. 

Diesect:

Metal band Diesect from Brisbane Australia took the stage. Officially welcoming Damien Bigara (vocalist), Gary Handelaar (guitarist), Jacob Rentoule (guitarist), Jake Camilleri (drummer) and Jordy Bennet (bassist). Diesect introduced a new atmosphere, their set was instantly powerful and sharp, catching my attention immediately. Although this marks as one of their first big tours in Australia, they remained confident and performed beautifully. The emotion reflected directly onto the crowd with a mosh pit instantly forming. The crowd matched the energy provided by the band, the pit became more energized as the setlist continued. Diesect showcased their deluxe edition of their EP ‘Hide From The Light’ via Greyscale Records, really highlighting their fusion of Nu-metal and metalcore tones. 

Varials:

Varials further set the tone for this show, their energy hit straight away, spreading chaos throughout the pit. Varials is an American metalcore band from Pennsylvania, consisting of members Skyler Conder (vocalist), Shane Lyons (guitarist), Mike Foley (bassist) and Sean Rauchut (drummer). Performing hit songs from their recent album ‘Where The Light Leaves’ via Fearless records, the crowd became more energetic, focusing on a huge mosh pit right in the centre. Vocalist Skyler Conder entertained the crowd with this, encouraging the crowd to open the pit, where it stayed open for the majority of their set. Varials framed the atmosphere for the headliner, having the task of shifting the room into full chaos and excitement, and in which they were very successful. 

Varials Setlist:

Where The Light Leaves

Anything To Numb

Blissful End

Conscious Collapse

Your Soul Feed

The Hurt Chamber

South Of One

Stigmata

Empire Of Dirt

I’ll Find The Dark

Spite:

Spite are a five piece deathcore band based in California USA. Their foundation consists of Darius Tehrani (vocalist), Stephen Mallory (bassist), Alex Tehrani (guitarist) and Cody Fuentes (drummer). With the announcement of their album ‘New World Killer’ via Rise Records, the metal community found themselves quite thrilled after a few years of anticipation. Following this announcement, Spite released an Australian tour, marking their first ever Australian Headline Tour.

It became time for Spite to take the stage in Newcastle. As their opening intro played you could feel the anticipation from the crowd, the stage was black as the adrenaline began to rise. Suddenly the intro to ‘New World Killer’ came into play, instantly putting the room into motion. The atmosphere was massive, visually it complimented the band's stage presence. Lead vocalist Darius Tehrani left no time to waste as he instantly controlled the crowd, curating a strong connection with the audience, The crowd's reaction took off instantly, exploding into chaos, the mosh pit executed this concept creating a hardcore mosh pit directly in the centre. The stage presence Darius Tehrani maintains, gave the crowd a new type of energy to match. 

During Spite's set, one thing that really stood out from the rest was not only the way Darius Tehrani engaged with the audience, but how he executed his emotions.The whole band maintained a rhythmic head bang followed by a full circle head spin from the lead vocalist. This really captured the atmosphere as when turning around to face the crowd, it was evident the crowd was attempting to do the same move. This became signature throughout the whole set and the crowd absolutely loved it. The crowd of Newcastle did not disappoint as they flooded the room with emotion and several mosh pits, it's safe to say the night was pure chaos and the energy was undeniable. 

Spite Setlist:

New World Killer

Gavel

IED

Snap

Lights Out

Made To Please

Psychopath

Shallow

Shedding Skin

Pledge

Hand Of The Reaper

Kingdom Of Guts

Hangman

Dedication to Flesh

Caved In

Kill Or Be Killed