Forest Liturgies - Aquilus & Suldusk Euro Send Off W/ Special Guests Plum Green

Name: Forest Liturgies - Aquilus & Suldusk Euro Send Off W/ Special Guests Plum Green
Start: 2025-04-11T20:00:00+10:00
Location: The Gasometer Hotel

Schedule

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

The Gasometer Hotel | Melbourne, VI

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐬 & 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐤 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐳𝐭𝐢𝐱
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Rejoice in blackened atmosphere & lustrous darkness at the Gaso as 3 stellar Melbourne dark acts join in communion under the 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 - The duo of black metallers that are the atmospheric 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐬 & neo folk 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐤 commemorate their upcoming European tour with one final show to send them off before they embark on their journey across the ocean.
Commencing the evening’s celebration of international success will be the Neo/Dark Folk harmonies of 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧, performing in Melbourne for the first time since their own tour of Europe in 2023.
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𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐬:
Aquilus’s distinctive live shows have captivated audiences around Australia, with moving violin playing entwined with keyboards, and ethereal metal dissonance.
Primarily a one man project composed/produced by Horace Rosenqvist, it also features the addition of session musicians, and has a full 6 member live band with Zebadee Scott (Drums), Hayley “Stringy Paddler” Anderson (Violin), Sara Orania (Keyboard), Mortimer Bellchambers (Guitar), and Daniel “Pip” Green (Bass).
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𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐤:
From one woman project to full ensemble.
Emily Highfield’s one woman project Suldusk, released an award winning album, Lunar Falls in 2019 (released by Northern Silence Productions – Germany). The album was described as a “killer debut album” (FolkNRock), “executed brilliantly” (Everything Is Noise) and “a success in creating thoroughly entrancing musical experiences through seamless juxtapositions of contrasting musical styles.” (No Clean Singing).
Weaving acoustic tones of dark folk with elements of atmospheric black metal, doom and post rock, Lunar Falls creates a powerful panoramic of shimmering guitars, affecting melodies and atmospheric density. “Every subsequent listen to Lunar Falls tugs viciously at my heartstrings, as she draws listeners deep into her musical forest.” (Angry Metal Guy).
After playing a variety of festivals and shows as an acoustic ensemble, Suldusk grew to a bigger sound, recruiting Zebadee Scott (drums), Shane Mulholland (guitar and vocals), Josh Taylor (classical guitar), Daniel Green (bass) and Hayley Anderson (violin). Suldusk has supported Wolves in The Throne Room, Eluveitie, Zeal and Ardor, Psycroptic, Be’lakor, Katatonia, and many more.
Suldusk was the first heavy band to perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre in 2019 where it picked up the award for Best Heavy Album (Victoria, Australia). The band have headlined and sold-out Melbourne music venues, and recently completed a National Tour with US band Agalloch. The band were recently again nominated for Best Heavy Work at the Music Victoria Awards.
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𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧:
With a voice that aches with the ocean's desire to connect and divide Plum Green summons ghosts, lovers and other creatures of the night, evoking and invoking them at will for her audience. Her performances take on the quality of a ritual journey into darkness, delivering listeners safely back in the sunlight on the other side.
In 2023 Plum Green completed a successful second tour of Europe in support of the album Somnambulistic. Released through Nefarious Industries it is a 9 track album of dark dreams which forms one overarching dream as a narrative. Folk guitar and dark brooding soundscapes, classical string arrangements and the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ provide the backdrop to the beguiling vocal presence.
Plum Green had previously toured Europe in 2018, and has toured Australia & New Zealand multiple times. She and her band have opened for Scott Kelly (Neurosis) and more recently King Dude & June of 44.
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Event Poster by 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 - 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧/𝐃𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧
Suldusk Sigil used in poster by 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬