IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THIS EVENT:
It is with deep regret that RW Entertainment must announce that LAMB OF GOD have been forced to withdraw from their scheduled appearance at Studio in Auckland on Wednesday March 7th due to a domestic emergency affecting the band. The band and their management have issued their own concise cancellation statement, as follows:
Lamb of God have been forced to cancel their shows scheduled for March 7th in Auckland, New Zealand and March 9th in Anchorage, Alaska, due to a medical emergency regarding a family member. The band intends to make up both shows during the Resolution tour cycle.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and UNEARTH will now perform a co-headlining substitute show at the same venue, with support from original Lamb of God local openers CRIPPLE MR ONION, and scheduled afterparty acts STATE OF INTEGRITY and IN DREAD RESPONSE. Both The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth will perform extended sets to compensate for the absence of Lamb of God. Doors for this show will open at 7pm, as per the Lamb of God show and entry will again be restricted to those aged 18 and over. Entry to the substitute show is valid for any original Lamb of God ticket-holder. There will also be door sales available to the substitute show.
All ticket holders will receive an automatic $30 refund on their original ticket. Anyone requesting a full refund must do so by midday on Sunday March 11th and cannot use their ticket to attend the substitute show. Refunds will not be processed any earlier than Monday March 12th. Any questions regarding refunds can be directed to tix@undertheradar.co.nz
The scheduled signing and meet and greet sessions for Lamb of God have also been cancelled, although winners of the various competitions promoted by RW Entertainment and their media partners will still have their CD prize packs honoured and sent out.
Everyone involved in the RW Entertainment family is beyond devastated that this has happened at the eleventh hour, with such a small amount of notice. Our deepest sympathies are with Lamb of God at this, their time of need. We hope to see as many of you as possible turn out in big numbers to support The Black Dahlia Murder and Unearth, who always deliver live shows of unparalleled intensity, and will no doubt do a fine job of making up for Lamb of God's late withdrawal.
While this situation was no-one's fault, and simply one of those unfortunate turns in life that catches everyone off-guard, RW Entertainment would sincerely like to extend their deepest apologies to the many fans who had bought tickets (a lot of tickets!) to the show and who have shown such massive support and excitement during the whole time leading up to it. In particular, we want to acknowledge those people who were due to travel from out of town for this show. We know how great an inconvenience this must be, and can only hope that the substitute show we have managed to pull together slakes everyone's thirst for pure American heavy metal until such time as Lamb of God and ourselves work again.
RW ENTERTAINMENT and THE METAL BAR present
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
UNEARTH
with support from STATE OF INTEGRITY, CRIPPLE MR ONION, IN DREAD RESPONSE
STUDIO, K ROAD
WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th, 7pm DOORS
REFUND DETAILS:
All original ticket holders will receive a $30 refund on their tickets which will be processed back to the credit card used to purchase them automatically (no need to email us). If you purchased your ticket via Real Groovy please email us with your bank details - tix @ undertheradar.co.nz.
To request a full refund please email tix @ undertheradar.co.nz with the name on your ticket and how many tickets you want refunded (if not all) by midday Sunday 11th March
No full refund requests will be accepted after midday Sunday 11th March nor will they be provided on any tickets used to gain entry to the event on March 7th.
Refunds will be processed from Monday 12th March and could take up to a week – if you have not received your refund by Friday 17th March please get in touch.
Please pass this refund information onto anyone you know that has tickets to the event so we can ensure everyone is aware of what is going on.
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15 years ago, LAMB OF GOD began their ascent to the forefront of modern heavy metal. A self-described “pure American metal” quintet from Richmond, Virginia, took deliberate steps, paid the dues and withstood the knocks as an underground, uncommercial metal act. Beloved by a rabid, grass roots cult of underground thrash fanatics thanks to brutal and technical albums like 2000s New American Gospel and 2003s As the Palaces Burn, the band toured relentlessly. 10 years after their inception, the band had risen to the top of the independent metal scene. Their uncommon work ethic, uncompromising musicianship and intellectual lyrics set them apart - and into unchartered territory.
The fact that Lamb of God are still with us — after more than a decade thats seen countless bands arrive on the scene and then disappear forever into the mists of obscurity — can basically be attributed to a combination of integrity, hard work and even harder riffs. For each of their records, Lamb of God have toured relentlessly, including going out in main support of Ozzy Osbourne on Ozzfest 2007, Slayer on the Unholy Alliance tour, Megadeth on the Gigantour, multiple European festival appearances, in addition to headlining tours across North America and overseas alike.
Lamb of God has built a career and a catalog of material that has inspired and fueled the evolution of heavy metal in the new millennium, combining every lesson learned and years of experience with the unbridled aggression of the quartet that met up some 15 years ago. Their status in the global metal scene is a testament to the integrity of the band, choosing well into their career, on their terms, to go further and push harder than ever before.
Joining Lamb of God for this massive metal package will be fellow Statesiders THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and UNEARTH. Following their dual headlining tour through Australia and New Zealand in the winter of 2010, both bands return to the metal-hungry shores of Aotearoa with new albums in tow - The Black Dahlia Murders Ritual and Unearths Darkness in the Light - both of which were released by Metal Blade Records, the pre-eminent label in global metal. Between The Black Dahlia Murders fusion of intricate melody and sheer brutality and Unearths penchant for skull-thumping stomp and groove, these two eternally rising stars of American heavy metal present two live tours de force that are not to be missed by any serious headbanger.
Metal began in the clubs, and it is to this environment which these three luminaries of relentless heaviness return, under the roof of inner city Aucklands recently enlarged and redeveloped Studio on Karangahape Road. With such an up-close and intimate setting, tickets for this show will not last long - miss out on this unique riff and beer drenched opportunity at your peril.
RW ENTERTAINMENT and THE METAL BAR presents
LAMB OF GOD
with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and UNEARTH
STUDIO, AUCKLAND (18+)
WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th
Tickets available 9am Friday October 14th from www.undertheradar.co.nz
