	{"id":101602,"date":"2024-04-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=101602"},"modified":"2024-04-18T00:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:46:05","slug":"local-bands-to-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/living\/local-bands-to-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Local bands to host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NINE local and heavy bands are set to bring their ear-splitting sounds to the Eastern next week as part of an inaugural festival aimed at celebrating Ballarat&#8217;s metal scene.<\/p>\n<p>The event called B&#8217;Rat Fest is being fronted by Ballarat metal stalwarts Fall and Resist and marks the group&#8217;s frontman and festival co-planner Liam Frost-Camilleri&#8217;s post-COVID festival return.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously organised metal mashups from Too Metal for Meredith to Beyond Black, which raised funds for Beyond Blue, Frost-Camilleri said there&#8217;s been a recent lacking in opportunity for large and heavy lineups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a missing void of heavy metal type festivals that would showcase some of the up-and- coming bands in particular,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was talking to James [Bogers, event co-planner and Distorta member] about starting another one back up again and it&#8217;s grown from there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/received_13857918753_34846.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall and Resist frontman Liam Frost-Camilleri has been planning festivals in Ballarat and beyond for the past decade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about showcasing what Ballarat has to offer in terms of metal. Festivals are generally well-attended and they can give a wider scope in terms of punters and that additional exposure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Fall and Resist and Distorta at the top of the bill, the remaining lineup features Cosmonaut, Order of Torment, Bush Wizard, Dhert, and Yeah, Sick!<\/p>\n<p>Announced earlier this week, Nuske will open the festival following a competition that saw half a dozen emerging acts taking part.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted an up-and-coming band that hadn&#8217;t played many gigs but wanted a bit of exposure to put their hand up for this,&#8221; Frost-Camilleri said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It really highlighted how many bands there are. There&#8217;s such an overflow. 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