Two Bears in a Record Store

Wolfmother returned to the Australian spotlight with a ‘secret’ gig last night in Sydney. It was a night of high anticipation, particularly considering that its been 3 years since we have heard any new material from Wolfmother and almost 6 months since the band was fractured just after Splendour in the Grass 2008.  

First let me say bravo to Die! Die! Die! for warming up a very edgy crowd beforehand. Kudos goes out to the lead singer who burned up the stage and even getting out into the crowd and jumping around. This all helped break down the barrier between band and patron. It’s hard to describe Die! Die! Die! but there are definitely shades of Rage Against The Machine, some punk and some real solid rock and roll , definitely a band that will make some noise in the local Sydney scene in 2009.

Wolfmother hit the stage after a 40-minute wait, but that only heightened the anticipation. Bursting onto the stage with a brutal new track, its clear that Wolfmother are back and they want to blow you away. They are now a four-piece, with another guitarist being added.

The set included the usual Colossal, White Unicorn, Woman, Dimension and Joker & The Thief. But what caught me off guard was the intensity and all out balls to the wall attitude that Wolfmother played with, it was as if they were a new band with something to prove. There is a new track of theirs that is soooo heavy it sounds like it could have been part of the Metallica back catalogue.

Its going to be a big couple of months for this band as rumours are floating around that the new Wolfmother will record a new album very soon. I hope there is some truth to this because last night they were brilliant!

VB.