Bhelliom Australian Tour Diary

Day 5 & 6

So there we were, still wired up from the awesome show that just ended a few hours ago. While the rest managed to catch about 3 hrs of sleep, Gene and I became poster boys for "Dawn of the dead" having just had over an hour of shuteye. The big show was on that day and once again, we had a 6am fucking flight to catch.

Till the point we landed in Adelaide, I was pretty much a waste of fucking space. Once we managed to get some rest in flight for about 2-3hrs, we felt much better. We went straight to the venue from the airport and we were greeted by our comrade in Truth Corroded, Jason. By 11am, the crowd started streaming into the venue for the big big metal show.

We were slated to play at 4.30pm so till then, we checked ourselves into the hotel to get more rest. We were joined there by our very good friend all the way from Singapore that deserves the most honorable mention, Soong. After lunch at a local casino cafeteria($5 fish & chips!!) we got our butts over to Fowler's live for Against the Grain 5.

By being the first ever international band to grace this festival was an initial pressure point. But kudos to the mental Adelaide crowd for the kick-ass support. Another great show under our belt and the rest of the day was spent over beer, making new friends and watching some really mind-blowing Aussie metal bands.

There was a post-gig party at a nearby rock bar where Jason(TC) was also simultaneously celebrating his birthday. We hung out with the guys from Lynchmada, popping in tequila shots basically having a fun fucking time. Daniel, the drummer deserves a special mention here for helping me get back my precious camera that was knicked by some fucking bitch by the bar. Thanx buddy!!! We had an early night though cuz we were still fucking fried from all the travelling etc.

So...tour is over and we had one off day in Adelaide. At around lunchtime, we spotted this pizza joint about 5mins away from our hotel. Frankly, those pizzas were probably one of the best that we've ever had. We sat by the nearby lake stuffing over faces while looking at the sunday family crowd having their respective picnics.

Later in the evening, we hooked up with Greg and Jason from Truth Corroded for drinks. As usual, by 2am we were plastered over a mixture of beer and tequilla. A perfect way to end the tour off. By the next day, it was frowny faces yet again as we had to go home but overall it was certainly a blast! We would do it again in an instant!!

There are a couple of great people that deserve a mention for making this tour tick. Firstly, shoutouts to Lexie and the guys from KlockBlock for organizing our Melbourne and Brisbane shows respectively. Massive appreciations to Mourning Sound and Truth Inc records for the overall tour support. Our buddies in TC for making it all happen again. New friends/bands we've met on the road, the crazy Aussie metalheads from all the 3 shows and FINALLY..A BIG BIG WORD OF THANKS TO OUR SESSION BASS PLAYER KENNY for helping us out this time around. To see you step into the fray with ease and confidence was certainly an inspiration for all of us.

Well.....that's it for now. Once again thanks to everyone that made this tour kick maximum ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See you all back there soon.

Ciao
Vivek