Doomsday Festival debuted in 2009 and primarily showcases a selection of Australia's finest sludge, doom metal, psychedelic, heavy stoner, post rock and experimental bands. In 2010 Doomsday featured the stoner rock doom merchants, San Franciscan trio, Acid King.Headlining Doomsday 2011 will be special international guests (and first time Australian tourists) COUGH from Richmond (home of Lamb of God, Pig Destroyer, GWAR and Municipal Waste).

This heavyweight quartet formed in 2005 with the intent of becoming the heaviest band ever to hail from their home city and is, without a doubt, well on the way. Taking inspiration from the lumbering doom of Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Pentagram, Electric Wizard and Sleep, along with the filthy sludge of the likes of Eyehategod, they impress with their ability to embody everything from all out aggression to hypnotic psychedelia and earth moving stoner grooves.
Coughs debut album, Sigillum Luciferi, was soon followed by the outfits most acclaimed release to date, their Relapse debut Ritual Abuse. Since its release the band has embarked on two lengthy North American tours, including one with re‐formed sludge lords, Buzzoven, and a European tour that included an appearance at internationally renowned Dutch stoner/doom fest, Roadburn. Music bible, Terrorizer magazine urge you to Thank Electric Wizard, Black Sabbath and a LOT of weed for making this band possible. Americas Decibel praised the bands last release via Relapse Records Ritual Abuse is psychological ominous; a misanthropic brand of broody devil doom thats at once dark and spacious.

Local acts Clagg, Pod People, Looking Glass, Dusk, Hydromedusa, Mother Mars, Space Bong, The
Devil Rides Out, Summonus and more will be enticing fans to various venues across the country in
October. So if youre a fan of heavy music of the truly underground variety, Doomsday Festival 2011 is here to torment you in all the right ways.

Brutal!

please note:

Doors Open 7.30pm

performance starts 8pm