That’s right folks! Purveyor of human movement, gains and more, Elissa Jewell of local metal-gym establishment Deadlifts & Death Metal is holding one heck of a bonanza for you Melbourne metal-lot tomorrow.
To celebrate over 12 months of establishment in the sometimes-frostbitten realm of Preston, Melbourne, our local exercise-guru and previous podcast guest (see here for shameless plug for our Inner-Strength Check Podcast chats - first for Episode 10, and again for Episode 63) has decided to triple-stack the afternoon with none other than three local heavyweights in: GRIMLOCK (shameless plug once more for our chat with Ben Green from said local act, Episode 63), death-thrashers BLACK JESUS and Brutefest 2026 show-stoppers VIRULENT INVOCATION!
Not only will there be live tunes from each of these three fine local institutions, there’s also going to be delicious food, booze, raffles (who doesn’t love a prize?!) and even a chance to get inked forever, courtesy of local tattoo artist GOATMOTH! SICK!
Before you pop on down to that ticket link below, be sure to check out a very special promotional video put together shambolically by Yours Truly, aided and abetted by the above individuals as well as local music aficionado darkmatter_leahnoir!
It’s not only a hugely-effective and expertly-cut slice of local metal promotion (wheeze), it also doubles as an important PSA for all you local bands out there. Namely, why us bassists really shouldn’t be let out of the band-house unsupervised.
Check out the video, grab yourself a ticket (because we both know you’d otherwise just be kicking it at home trying to stave off last nights’ Bendi/Lasties hangover) and come on down tomorrow!
I’ve even had a shave since this video was filmed, so you won’t have to double-take to wonder if that’s a Wookie. It’s more likely Dan from Black Jesus. Glorious beard, indeed.
SUPER COOL PROMO AND BASSIST-SAFETY PSA:
LINKS:
Deadlifts & Death Metal - 1st Birthday Bash (Melbourne):
Ticket Link (via Deadlifts and Death Metal)
DEADLIFTS & DEATH METAL Online:
VIRULENT INVOCATION:
GRIMLOCK:
Inner-Strength Check - Links: