NEWS & EVENTS

  For the very first time, Distortion and The Pelly Bar presents Higgo’s Heavy Pelly! Coming together for a night of brilliant local metal in the heart and home of metal in Frankston, the mighty Pelly Bar. Clear your schedule and don’t miss what will be a brilliant night of tunes. Fresh from supporting Lamb Of…

  SE BON KI RA to support LAMB OF GOD in Adelaide! We are stoked to announce that we’ll be supporting masters of the groove metal genre Lamb of God at HQ Complex on Tuesday Nov 1st, 2016. Following our support spot with Soilwork at The Gov earlier this year, the legends at Live Nation Australia…

Australia’s premier regional metal festival returns! 2017 will see the 3rd installment of this national celebration of heavy metal, uniting bands and fans from all across the country for a single day of mutli-stage entertainment! That’s right, this time around, Ausocalypse will be held on a single day, across 3 stages of non-stop, jam packed…

It’s a very metal Christmas Melbourne! Higgo’s Heavy Cherry VIII sneaks in just before the fat man cums down ya chimney! Really bloody stoked to have such brilliant bands performing at what will be a MONSTER party.

RAMPAGE FEST 2016 is a Rock/Punk/Metal event dedicated at bringing new and established bands together for an ALL AGES – 13 bands, 9 hours, 2 stage assault on Sat 22 October at the Colonel Light Hotel Adelaide.  Doors open 3pm till 12 am. $20 entry at the door. •SE BON KI RA facebook.com/SEBONKIRA/ •THE PRO-TOOLS…

Metal-Roos posted a brief review of our set at the HEAVY S.A Fest. Check out the review and read what they have to say about the other awesome action from the day. For the full article at Metal Roo’s, read it here. Getting the best out of the crowd, and showing a master class of…

The good folk at Devils Gate Media have given SE BON KI RA a killer write up for last Saturday’s HEAVY S.A Fest show at Fowlers Live. “So that’s the preamble, let’s get to the gig, because it was a cage fight from the off. Passion, power and a crowd familiar with the product. By…

SE BON KI RA are playing our favorite local heavy metal bar,  Enigma Bar! It’s going to be the last one till the end of the year giving us some time off to focus on writing new material. BRAVE the cold and come have a rocking good time with fellow metallers Voros, HEADBORE, Gorlapse, and…

HEAVY SA – A showcase of South Australian Heavy Metal! Saturday May 7th Fowlers Live – 68 Nth Terrace Licensed All Ages (ID required to drink alcohol) Doors 12pm – 11:45pm Tickets just $10 from our store WIN $50 AT THE BAR!!! All ticket and promotional merch bundle purchases from us go into the draw…

We are stoked to be playing with a band we have great respect for ‪#‎SOILWORK‬ for their Adelaide show this Friday night. All of us in ‪#‎SEBONKIRA‬ are looking forward to seeing lots of you there in good form! We’d love you to get in early to catch our set and show us some of…

This going to get a shake up when these heavy hitters invade the band room. Four of Adelaide’s finest will hit the stage, covering metal & hard rock, featuring:
SE BON KI RA
The One Within
Massix
Iron Feather

We’re stoked to be headlining the ARMI Summer 2015 Show at the Gov on Sunday February 8th. 2014 was a big year for us promoting our new album IN THE WAKE OF CHANGE here and interstate and getting a spot on Soundwave in Adelaide. The ARMI event is our first gig back for 2015 and…

Saturday 30th Jan 2016, on this night SE BON KI RA is lining up to throw down one helluva party! 5 ‪#‎bands‬ at the “WORLDSEND HOTEL” from 8PM. Get ya party on! Thanks to Brain Binge Bookings a hefty attack has been assembled. Zelorage, Born of Dust Australia, We Ate the Search Party and WITMOTR…

    The good brew company,  Desert Highways & Heavy Music Magazine Present Brewtality 2014 – A celebration of metal, rock and beer! Saturday 2 August 33 bands 3 stages Bendigo Hotel & The Tote Hotels Doors 3pm The Good Brew Co is our major sponsor and each punter will receive a beer voucher to…

METAL TASMANIAN INVASION!! MARCH 14 and 15. HOBART and LAUNCESTON!! All killer no filler, everything from HIGH OCTANE THRASH and EXTREME DEATH METAL to HEAVY ROCK’N’ROLL!! Don’t be a VICTORIAN and miss it!! DREADNAUGHT – https://www.facebook.com/dreadnaughtmusicSince 1992 Dreadnaught have been a cornerstone of Australian heavy rock and metal. Thankfully never touted as the ‘next big…

12 BANDS, 2 STAGES. Sat April 5th 3:00pm. All Ages. Come one come all, a day of alternative Adelaide rock, punk & heavy metal. Clowns of Decadence, SE BON KI RA, Numbskulls, The Pro tools, The Bearded Clams, The Lizards, Psycho Green, Psychodelicacy, Bushkill Park, TrenchEffect Australia, Audio Reign, Mid Riffs.    

THE NEW DEAD #5 Saturday May 31st @ Fowlers Live Licensed All Ages. 12pm – 11:30pm Tickets available soon Moshtix.com.au = $25 plus booking fee On the door = $30   King Parrot, Lord, Vanishing Point, Truth Corroded, Claim The Throne, SE BON KI RA, Aeon Of Horns, Kyzer Soze, Advent Sorrow, Harlott, Bronson, Hadal…

This will be one damn crazy night in the south… What do you get when you cross five bands, a footy club and birthday party kind of a vibe?? Hectic metal madness kicking goals for good times! Featuring the mighty Dreadnaught (Vic), thrash masters Desecrator (Vic), groove kings SE BON KI RA, wild things Imminent…

It’s on! And you’re invited to get amongst it. This Valentine’s Day share in a romance of a different kind – a good old fashioned SA versus VIC grudge match. A no holds barred, no remorse, heavy metal face-off… feel the love! There’s a solid reason why each of the five bands will be putting…

melt frank productions present: SCUMFEST 2014 SE BON KI RA PLAY ADELAIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL SCUMFEST! After a year long hangover the madness of Scumfest is back. Two Stages, 19 bands, 14 artists, an explosive manifestation of record labels, vendors, workshops, markets, eats and liquids. Bigger and better this year round. So come along, drown your…

Having put in a lot of time, energy and passion into creating our new album IN THE WAKE OF CHANGE it’s a rewarding feeling to have that hard work recognised at the industry level. We entered the album opening tack THIS LIFE I CREATE into the MusicOz Australian Independent Music Awards on the final day…

Painkiller Bookings & Promotions Present… ‘A TRIBUTE TO DIMEBAG II’ The Great Northern Trend Kill (QLD) SE BON KI RA (SA) Ghosts of Black River (QLD) Beyond The Oblivion (SA) From Birth to Burial  (SA) Venue: Enigma Bar Tickets: $15 the door Doors: 8:00pm We are very excited to announce this years ‘A TRIBUTE TO…

Scar the Surface return to Adelaide with a new line, a new outlook up and a brand new album. After steady radio play, a strong promotional campaign and positive reviews ‘From The Shadows To The Fire’ (which was over two years in the making) has finally been released to the masses via Rocket Distribution. Bassist…

Adelaide Uni BarGate 10, Level 5, Union House Victoria Dr Saturday September 7th 2013 Doors 7:30pm 18+ Event. $5 Coopers Pale Pints All Night. Face Book Event https://www.facebook.com/events/506819369396284/     From Birth To Burial 8:00 – 8:30INFILTRAITOR 8:45 – 9:20 TRUTH CORRODED 9:35-10:15 SE BON KI RA 10:35 -12:05    Face Book Event https://www.facebook.com/events/506819369396284/  …

SE BON KI RA proudly supporting the new upcoming Adelaide band “New Paradigm” launch their debut album FAULTLINES.   New Paradigm, a four piece metal outfit decidedly refused to label with any word or genre other than METAL. From start to finish, Faultlines explores a vast range of musical ideas that test not only the…