Beastwars Announce 10th Anniversary Tour + Vinyl Reissue Of Debut Album Chris Cudby / Photo credit: David James / Friday 19th February, 2021 8:08AM
Beastwars are toasting the tenth anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a nationwide tour this coming May, joined for all dates by psych duo Earth Tongue. The Pōneke team of Matt Hyde, James Woods and Clayton Anderson's earth-shaking 2011 record was recognised as an instant classic in the hallowed halls of Aotearoa heavy metal upon launching, earning a shortlist nomination for the Taite Music Prize, a Tui award for Nick Keller's infernal album artwork, and legions of riff-worshipping fans for such anthems as 'Damn the Sky', 'Lake of Fire' and 'Iron Wolf'. Long out of print and now changing hands amongst collectors for absurd sums, Beastwars' debut album will soon be reissued and available on vinyl for the first time in seven years, in freshly remastered form. Going the extra mile, they'll also be making available on limited edition 7" vinyl newly recorded versions of two songs that did not originally fit on the album, the first track of which '