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@hopstersau and @brilliantemperor are bringing the Halloween goods to “Metal Markets” this Saturday, October 31, with an afternoon of metal, merch and cold beers followed by a night of live music steeped in death, doom and blackened menace. Dig through the record crates, hunt down some underground treasures, grab a brew and soak up the atmosphere before the lights go down and the amps fire up. With a special split 7” launch from @heathenspawn666 and @devoidaltar, plus local troublemakers @sudaka.band, this Halloween gathering has all the ingredients for a bloody good time.

The Metal Markets kick off from 3–6 pm, bringing together record collectors, underground labels, merch dealers and music obsessives for an afternoon of vinyl, cassettes, shirts and other essential additions to the collection. There’ll be craft beer, great wines and plenty of time to rummage through the crates, catch up with familiar faces and unearth something nasty to take home. Free entry and all ages for the markets, with Hopsters’ usual welcoming atmosphere and dog-friendly hospitality. Get in early, support the underground and fuel up before the evening’s festivities begin.

From 7 pm, the night belongs to Heathenspawn, Devoid Altar and Sudaka, celebrating the release of Memento, a split 7” from Sydney’s blackened melodic death metal merchants Heathenspawn and death-doom conjurors Devoid Altar. Paying tribute to fallen Swedish legends At the Gates and Entombed, the split features Heathenspawn tackling “World of Lies” and Devoid Altar reworking “Say It in Slugs”, bringing their own character to two classics while honouring the artists who helped shape them.

Make this Halloween one for the underground, with Metal Markets bringing the records, merch and beers from 3–6 pm before Heathenspawn, @devoidaltar and Sudaka take over for a night of live metal and the Memento split 7” launch from 7 pm.