Surprise! Another band making their Australian tour debut as part of the Soundwave 2015 lineup has been confirmed, marking the fifth of five announcements the hard and heavy festival organisers have been making each day this week.
US four-piece The Interrupters are the latest addition to the bill, following on from rising djent stars Monuments, Japanese metal act Coldrain, pop punks Patent Pending, and twin-female fronted thrashers Butcher Babies.
The LA-based ska punk band released their self-titled debut album on Hellcat Records this week, which finds The Interrupters – frontman Aimee Allen and the Bivona brothers: guitarist Kevin, bassist Justin, and drummer Jesse – channeling the sounds of classic UK label 2 Tone with a punk showmanship. The record was produced by Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, who also features on the single ‘Family’.
The Interrupters – along with Monuments, Butcher Babies, Patent Pending and Coldrain – have all featured in a separate announcement each day this week for next year’s new two-day long Soundwave.
This week’s trickle of announcements is about “about introducing bands that have never toured Australia before;” or as Maddah told one critic on twitter, “we are not really announcing the lineup. Just giving 5 new bands a moment in the spotlight” ahead of the full Soundwave 2015 lineup later this month.
The final bill will feature around 90 bands and “four headiners” among them, but Maddah has already confirmed a few artists that will show up on the announcement: namely Melbourne’s hardcore heroes Confession and prog metal crowdfunding record-holders: Ne Obliviscaris.
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Other bands rumoured for the Soundwave 2015 lineup include agit-rockers Rise Against strongly rumoured to be on the top of the bill, metal heroes Fear Factory, Slipknot, and two bands that pulled out of Soundwave this year – Stone Temple Pilots and Newsted.
Other lineup whispers have namechecked Lamb Of God, Social Distortion, Against Me!, Opeth, Papa Roach, Marilyn Manson, and Anvil. More ‘maybes’ according to Maddah’s twitter, include Melvins, Dream Theater,Dragonforce, Flogging Molly, The Pretty Reckless, Asking Alexandria, Motionless In White, Bayside, Four Year Strong, Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Machine Head and Chimaira, Royal Blood and DZ Deathrays.
All will be revealed in two lineup announcements later this month. First, in a single list with all bands to coincide with the sale of weekend tickets, then a second announcement splitting bands by day as single day tickets going on sale – as Maddahexplained of the new expanded format (inspired by Stereosonic).
“Putting the line-up across 2 days enables us to minimise clashes; give bands longer sets, better staging, production & infrastructure,” says the promoter. “In recent years we have lost great bands over too many bands wanting to play after dark … This new set-up also gives us twice the dark!”
Soundwave 2015 Lineup
The Interrupters
Monuments
Coldrain
Patent Pending
Butcher Babies
& more to be announced
Soundwave 2015 Dates
Soundwave 2015 First Weekend
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February, 2015
Adelaide – Bonython Park
Melbourne – Flemington Racecourse
Soundwave 2015 Second Weekend
Saturday 28th Feb and Sunday 1st March
Sydney – Olympic Park
Brisbane – RNA Showgrounds
