Unify Off The Record Releases Artist Playing And Signing Times Plus Announce Support Act Panels

Today, Unify Gathering Off The Record 2023 release the artist playing timetables and artist signing timetables. Artists taking place in the signings include Thornhill, Ocean Grove, Alpha Wolf, In Hearts Wake, Redhook, Banks Arcade and Yours Truly amongst others.

Support Act and Unify Off The Record today also announce the Primal Therapy panels happening at every event.

Making and sharing heavy metal music can be a transformative and empowering experience, allowing artists to express themselves creatively and connect with others who share their passions and interests. But metal music has also been long associated with intense emotions, from anger and aggression to sadness and despair. So when does the music provide a healthy outlet for expressing and moderating emotions, and when is it necessary to find other channels to confront negative patterns of behaviour and thought?

Alongside Support Act, join Unify Off The Record or a provocative live panel “Primal Therapy” event with artists that delves deep into the world of metal music, mental health and creativity. Full details below.

Hitting Mackay, Adelaide, Wollongong, Hobart and Frankston, Unify Off The Record 2023 features a diverse line up of Australia’s premiere heavy acts including ARIA chart topping Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Thornhill, Make Them Suffer, Teenage Joans, In Hearts Wake, Alpha Wolf, Ocean Grove, Yours Truly, Redhook and more.

Since 2015, UNIFY Gathering has been a staple of the annual heavy music calendar, taking place during 7 of the past 8 years and bringing a diverse roster of local and international acts that celebrate heavy music to Gippsland Victoria.

In 2023, UNIFY will pivot to a series of small club shows across five states, with each date featuring a different lineup made up of acts from around the country, including one international in American deathcore band Fit For An Autopsy. The NSW, VIC and SA legs will be run like miniature festivals with 8-10 band lineups, and all five events will include pop up stores, artist signings and workshops before and after doors, with the aim to bring as much of UNIFY on the road as is possible.

UNIFY OFF THE RECORD ARTIST SIGNING TIMES

MACKAY, QLD
9:20pm – Young Lions
8:20pm – Wildheart
7:35pm – Arcade Stories

ADELAIDE, SA
9.50pm – Wildheart
8.50pm – Yours Truly
5.30pm – The Last Martyr
4.45pm – Ocean Grove
3.55pm – Thornhill

WOLLONGONG, NSW
8.50pm – Yours Truly
8.10pm – Fit For An Autopsy
6.20pm – Ocean Grove
5.35pm – Reliqa
4.50pm – Alienist

HOBART, TAS
10.20pm – Ocean Grove
8.20pm – Redhook
7.35pm – Offset Vision
6.50pm – Alpha Wolf
6.10pm – In Hearts Wake

FRANKSTON, VIC
8.50pm – Redhook
8.10pm – Fit For An Autopsy
6.20pm – Mirrors
5.35pm – Chasing Ghosts
4.50pm – Banks Arcade
4pm – Future Static

PRIMAL THERAPY X UNIFY OFF THE RECORD SUPPORT ACT PANELS

May 20 – Mackay
Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health
w/ Wildheart
WHERE: The Seabreeze Hotel, 72 Pacific Esplanade, Mackay QLD 4740
WHEN: Saturday 20th May, 4:30pm – 5:30pm (doors 4:00pm)
COST: FREE!
RSVP HERE

May 26 – Adelaide
w/ Wildheart & Last Martyr
Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health
WHERE: Hindley Street Music Hall, 149 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000
WHEN: Friday 26th May, 1:45pm – 2:45pm (doors 1:30pm)
COST: FREE!
RSVP HERE

May 27 – Wollongong
Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health
w/ Ocean Grove
WHERE: UOW UniBar, Building 12, Northfields Ave, Gwynneville NSW 2500
WHEN: Saturday 27th May, 1:15pm – 2:00pm
COST: FREE!
RSVP HERE

June 1 – Hobart
Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health
w/ Ocean Grove, Redhook & Offset Vision
WHERE: Odeon Theatre, 167 Liverpool St, Hobart TAS 7000
WHEN: Thursday 1 June, 4:15pm – 5:00pm (doors at 4:00pm)
COST: FREE!
RSVP HERE

June 2 – Frankston
Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health
w/ Redhook & Chasing Ghosts
WHERE: Pelly Bar, Kananook Creek Blvd S, Frankston VIC 3199
WHEN: Friday 2 June, 1:15pm – 2:00pm
COST: FREE!
RSVP HERE

APRA AMCOS x Unify Off The Record SongCraft sessions.

May 26th – Adelaide
APRA AMCOS partners with UNIFY x Off The Record to bring you this very special SongCraft session. Join Teenage Joans and moderator Andrew P Street as they discuss their approach to songwriting and how they navigate co-writing, studio time and live performance.

Artist – Teenage Joans
Moderator – Andrew P Street
2:15pm– 3:15pm – SongCraft Session (45 minutes + 15 minutes questions from audience)
Register HERE

May 27th Wollongong
In a very special SongCraft session, APRA AMCOS is partnering with UNIFY x OFF THE RECORD 2023 to bring you Andy Marsh of Thy Art Is Murder and moderator Jenna McDougall to discuss their approach to songwriting and how they navigate co-writing, studio time and live performance.

Artist – Andy from Thy Art is Murder
Moderator – Jenna from Tonight Alive
12:15pm – 1:15pm – SongCraft Session (45 minutes + 15 minutes questions from audience)
Register HERE

June 2nd – Frankston
APRA AMCOS partners with UNIFY x Off The Record to bring you this very special SongCraft session. Join Nick McLernon from Make Them Suffer and moderator Misstiq of Earth Caller as they discuss their approach to songwriting and how they navigate co-writing, studio time and live performance.

Artist – Nick from Make Them Suffer
Moderator – Misstiq From Earth Caller
12:15pm – 1:15pm – SongCraft Session (45 minutes + 15 minutes questions from audience)
Register HERE

UNIFY OFF THE RECORD ARTIST PLAYING TIMES