Live Photos: Beastwars, Earth Tongue, Slumbug - San Fran, Wellington

Wellington metal icons Beastwars made their powerful return to the stage of hometown venue San Fran on Friday, following last year's cancer scare for lead singer Matt Hyde, who is thankfully now in remission. Back after a long break period which followed their 2016 album The Death Of All Things in 2016, the band are currently touring the country in celebration of their renewed vigour, with shows coming up fast in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. Beastwars were supported by prog-psych duo Earth Tongue and sludge-punk artists Slumbug, photographer Alexander Hallag's fine snaps of the event captured history as it happened - click to enlarge below...