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Battles In The North 4 Announced ft. Reaper (Aus), Crime Spree (Aus), Brawler, Standover, Malevolence + More

Battles In The North 4 Announced ft. Reaper (Aus), Crime Spree (Aus), Brawler, Standover, Malevolence + More

Chris Cudby / Photo: Reaper / Thursday 3rd July, 2025 2:33PM

Melbourne / Naarm metal-punks Reaper return to Aotearoa this coming winter, throwing down in Tāmaki Makaurau alongside some of our most sonically aggro acts at Battles In The North 4 — reincarnated after nearly two decades! Laying waste to the dungeon-like subterranean expanses of Double Whammy on 4th October, the monumental bill also includes Aussie brutal death specialists Crime Spree and a mega-heavy hitting crop of local hardcore / beatdown / extreme metal ambassadors, including Brawler, Standover, Malevolence, Cease and Desist, Grave Axis, and Heavy Step. The mayhem kicks off at 8pm sharp, here are the details...


"After a 19 year slumber, BATTLES IN THE NORTH returns to put some of Australia and New Zealand's best metal and hardcore bands in one room to fight it out! Featuring Brawler, Standover, Malevolence, Cease and Desist, Grave Axis and Heavy Step along with two of Melbourne's finest, REAPER and CRIME SPREE for one relentless night, back to back, on two stages!"

Battles In The North 4
Featuring... Reaper (Aus), Crime Spree (Aus), Brawler, Standover, Malevolence, Cease and Desist, Grave Axis, Heavy Step
Saturday 4th October - Double Whammy, Auckland (two stages, first band 8pm)

Tickets on sale via UTR from noon, Friday 4th July

Succumb to 'Satanic Panic' from Reaper's 2022 album Viridian Inferno...


Hit play on the title track to Brawler's 2023 Hard Truths EP...

Links
instagram.com/reaper__official/
instagram.com/crime.spree.bdm/
instagram.com/brawler_nzhc/
instagram.com/standovernzhc/
instagram.com/malevolence.nz/

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Battles In The North 4
Sat 4th Oct 7:00pm
Double Whammy, Auckland