Due to circumstances outside our control, Winterun has been forced to cancel thier appearance at the East Brunswick Club on September 11.  Apologies to all concerned - we'll catch ya next time! 

Rollerball (and Dirty York) are still playing on the night so make sure you get down anyway and get your hands on thier new album SUBMARINE! 

Hey all,

A quick update on where the Winterun machine is at is  long overdue, so here it is.  In short we've been up to one thing, huddling in the rehearsal cave cranking out some new tunes that will be put out sometime early next year.  All's heavy and groove ridden with a few new tweaks that are sounding pretty damn cool. 

To break up the schedule we will be hitting Revovler in Prahran for Chreech's Album launch on Friday August 14.  We'll be debuting 4 or 5 new tracks so if that takes your fancy get on down.  You can pre-purchase tickets at moshtix and you should as being a launch and all they are selling quick.

Stay tuned for more gigs to be announced as we cant wait to get out and about with the new sounds!

Beers and grooves,

Winterun.

ESPY FRONT BAR:
This Friday Winterun head back south o' the river to lay waste to the Esplanade Hotel.  Supporting Don Fernando for their CD Launch, Winterun will be unfurling new tunes FOR FREE in the Espy Front Bar.  Also in support will be psychedelic-riff-merchants The Legs (for a one-off reunion show) and the Violet Flames.   Wrap your laughin gear 'round that groove sandwich!!!

AT HOME IN THE THRASH HOUSE:
In other news the band reccently joined forces with the scarily awesome team at Thrash House Enterprises ( http://www.myspace.com/thrashhouseenterprises ).  Winterun are proud to be the newest edition to Thrash Houses great stable of bands, including Frankenbok, Dreadnaught and Clagg, and are primed for the heavy grooves to follow.  Cheers to Lex and the T.H.E crew!!

Rock on.

Winterun.

Those that have witnessed the last few Winterun shows will have noticed that the blistered fingers of bass duties have changed hands.   Gav Hayes has moved on to pursue other worldly pursuits, ending nigh-on five years of great riffing and good times with the band.  On behalf of the entire Winterun clan, we wish him well.

Joining the fold in the low end slot is Matt Taylor.  Matt comes to the band with a barrel of musical talent, a well-hardened liver and a 6-stringed bass of doom!!! As a result, new tracks are already in the works and are sounding slick. Those in Melbourne, come down and welcome Matt (and some new tunes) to the Winterun clan at the Heavy Duty Festival at the Tote, Saturday August 30.

The Heavy Session this Friday:
Joel and Matt will be guest programming on THE HEAVY SESSION, 3CR’s Metal show.  Tune in to 855 AM round 11.30pm on this Friday, August 22 for some hand-picked heaviness!  http://www.myspace.com/theheavysession 

Terrorizer Magazine:
Winterun are proud to be featured in September's edition of Terrorizer (out now in the UK), the world's number one extreme music magazine. The song Diabhal (Prattle Battle) appears on the cover-mounted compilation CD 'Fear Candy - Unsigned'.  Mmmmm...Brutal! http://www.terrorizer.com

To all those in the U.K. You can vote for Winterun in Terrorizer's unsigned band competition by texting "unsigned 15" to 87474.   Texts are 50p per vote and the winning band will get to open the Terrorizer stage at this years jaw-dropping DAMNATION FESTIVAL in Leeds.  To those who vote, beers to ya in advance!

The Heavy Session:
Winterun will be guest programming on THE HEAVY SESSION, 3CR's Metal show.  Tune in to 855 AM round 11.30pm on Friday, August 22.  http://www.myspace.com/theheavysession

The Online Store is up and running:
Thanks to the crew at E-Front we now have an online store.  Cds and Tee's are available via paypal payments from the website here http://www.winterun.com/buy

Upcoming Shows:
Saturday August 30 @ The Tote (Collingwood) w/ Frankenbok, Dreadnaught, Los Alamos, Dive into Ruin and Downriver

Friday September 12 @ Gertrude's Brown Couch w/ Free To Run & Gabbaflasted

Saturday September 20 @ The Old Bar (Fitzroy) w/ Don Fernando, Downriver and the Filthy Hearts

G'Day,
We've been getting a bunch of requests on how to buy Winterun gear online.  As we're an underground band (sounds better than independant and dirt poor) we rely on our own store as well as some great independant online stores to help us out.  Here are the links to them all:

World Wide:

The Winterun Online Store

Kozmik Artifactz - Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/kozmikrock)

Undertow Records - Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/undertownetherlands )

I-Tunes International

In Australia: 

Rare Records  - myspace www.myspace.com/rarerecords 
(Great record shop to if your down melbourne way)

JBHI

Thats it.  Thanks to everyone that has bought stuff online - we love ya for it! 

Cheers to you all,

Winterun.

Dont forget that this Saturday’s huge show at the East Brunswick Club, check the website here - http://www.myspace.com/freethewm3australia. Awesome!

In the meantime more for reviews for ’Into the Underground’ are rolling in, check this one from Kerrang:

KERRANG! ( UK )
12/2/08

MOUNTAINOUS ALTERNATIVE RIFFAGE FROM ANTIPODEAN GROOVESTERS
 
AT LEAST one member of Australia ’s Winterun grew up with a healthy collection of ’90s alternative records. The quartet’s tumbling, incessant riffage conjures up the rolling majesty of Kyuss, the warped, looping lines of Helmet and the schizophrenic bleakness of Alice In Chains. There are artistic flourishes reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins, and vocalist Nick Dunstan sounds like a gruffer Maynard James Keenan. All luminary references, but is this actually any good? Yes, actually. Once you get past playing ’spot the influence’ it all melds together into a superb, unstoppable juggernaut where the guitars are tar-thick and the grooves positively subterranean.
 
KKKK
FOR FANS OF: Kyuss, Soundgarden

For more reviews and random stuff visit the website at http://www.winterun.com

Hey all

Three quick portions of news from the Winterun Kitchen.

First off.  Our new website is up and running thanks to the fine cobbers at Efront web design (http://www.efront.com.au).  Big cheers to Mark, Luke and Dave for thier tireless efforts.  Its still under construction but there’s a bunch of stuff there and it will be updated over the coming weeks so check it out: http://www.winterun.com

Our live DVD is also up and running and is on sale at the home of Two Tap TV here: http://www.twotap.tv .  Cheers galore to the Two Tap crew for a hell schmick product and great, beery times.

Lastly a couple of top gigs coming up in April.

April 3 at The Public Bar, Nth Melbourne w/ Bring on the Junta

April 12 at the East Brunswick Club for the massive  ’Free the West Memphis 3’ benefit show.  This will be enormous with Blood Duster, Frankenbok, Dreadnaught, Clagg, Dawn of Retribution and Winterun rolling out the meaty riffs, with all proceeds going to a great cause.  Check out the gig’s website here: http://www.myspace.com/freethewm3australia

Rock and or Roll.

Winterun.

P.S. If ya feel like helping us push along the new album, it would be tops if you put a winterun request in at any of the following links.  Cheers in advance…..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />

 

Super request

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm

Home and Hosed

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/guestbook/

2008 - Richard Kingsmill

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/2003/guestbook/

Full Metal Racket - Andrew Haug

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/racket/guestbook/

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Winterun's new album 'Into the Underground' gets released nationally through Amphead Music in just over a week (Feb 16) and there's plenty of cool stuff afoot to celebrate:

 

Saturday 9^th February

Winterun support Molten Duke Ranch in their one-off reunion show at the Tote.   This show will be awesome, check out M.D.R's press release:

              

 "Having spent six months trudging through the wilds of ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Patagonia in search of the 'new sound', drummer Dave Duke has returned to the Molten Duke Ranch fold for a one-off reunion show at the Tote on Saturday 9 February. This'll be your last chance to hear such hits as the 'Omeo Romeo' and 'Six Miles Wide' played live in the flesh as he'll soon be jetting off again to chase senoritas in Margaritaville. The Duke'll be joined by good friends, Clagg, Ahkmed, Winterun and the Hotel Wrecking City Traders. The first 50 payers will received a complimentary Molten Duke Ranch EP. You betcha!"

 

Yeah!

 

Thursday 14^th February

$2 POTS OF MOUNTAIN GOAT!!!!! Will be dispensed at Kent St Bar (201 Smith St, Collingwood) for the Red carpet Launch of our first live DVD.  Filmed by the irrepressible Two Tap crew at the East Brunswick Club, the DVD will be premiered at 8pm and available for purchase on the night.  It's a gold coin donation to get in and the $2 pots start from 7. 

 

Sunday 24^th February

The Sunday Sixpack kicks into gear again at the Tote.  Now in their ninth year, these are always great shows and this one looks like being an absolute ripper.  Along with Dread, Dr Invisiablo, Bring On The Junta, My Left Boot and Dive Into Ruin, and the free BBQ from 2pm, Winterun will be sleazing it out with some Sunday arvo riffage, all for only $12 on the door.

Catch ya all soon.

 

Winterun.

 

P.S. If ya feel like helping us push along the new album, it would be tops if you put a winterun request in at any of the following links.  Cheers in advance…

 

Super request

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm

Home and Hosed

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/guestbook/

2008 - Richard Kingsmill

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/2003/guestbook/

Full Metal Racket - Andrew Haug

http://www2b.abc.net.au/triplej/racket/guestbook/