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Well it seems the music promoters and bands have comeback after their end of year breaks to hit our region with a ridiculous amount of news. To make sure you stay up to date, we’ve put together some of the headlines and announcements coming out of the Asia Pacific Metalcore region.

Counterparts To Tour Australia With Dying Wish

That’s right, not only are the two North American heavyweights hitting Japan’s Bloodaxe Festival, but the two will flying over to Australia for Counterparts Heaven Let Them Die tour. Tickets go onsale this Friday- so make sure you jump on it as this is a show not to be missed. Ticket link here.

ALPHA WOLF Announce Regional Australia Tour
Speaking of Australian tours, Aussie metalcore mainstays Alpha Wolf will be heading down the East Coast of Australia this May. Supported by UK’s Malevolence and local act, leaving almost no stone unturned, this tour is going to be hectic. You can sign up for presale tickets here.

Thailand’s RAMPAGE Festival Drops STACKED Line Up

They’ve been teasing us and well, have they delivered. A true representation of the future of Asian Metal, the festival that will take place on March 22nd in Bangkok, has announced that PROMPTS will be headlining. They joined by fellow Japanese band Cyclamen, Taiwan’s favourite daughters MakeMake and Vietnam’s own DISTRICT 105. Thai acts Stray Wolves, Deadkat, The Creation Of Adam, Carry On, Fordecision and Crusher will be holding it down for the home crowd. Now this is a festival worth travelling for! Tickets will be available soon via The Concert, with Early Bird tickets only 1,500 THB.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
A few other headlines that you may have missed over this month.

KNOSIS ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE JAPAN TOUR
Tickets available here.

4D ARE TAKING THEIR SHOW ON THE ROAD
Earthists, Hikage, PROMPTS and Sable Hills are going to be hitting the road together, taking their 4D show to Sapporo, Osaka, Nagoya and an even bigger final in Tokyo. With some dates already sold out- don’t hesitate on tickets. Available here.

DEMOLITION OPEN AIR HARDCORE FEST Is Almost Upon Us!
One of the hardest lineups in Kuala Lumpur Hardcore history, Demolition Fest will be held in KL on February 15th. Tickets are still available, you can find them here, or try your luck by heading to STAINLESS‘s IG account and enter their ticket giveaway. (Find the post here)

If you have any news to share- whether it be upcoming tours, releases, etc. Please get in contact with us so we can help you spread the word.