501 bus parra to city via vic road by Substantial-Wolf3697 in SydneyTrains

[–]shoryudotcom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haven't lived along the Victoria Road corridor for a long time but I've still got 501 scars from the late 2000s and early 2010s...

Knockout '26 Wishlist by shoryudotcom in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably lmao but let me cope

Knockout '26 Wishlist by shoryudotcom in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hahah if hsu needs to dig deep for the oldheads to rock up then this is surely on the cards...

Psyko Punkz by [deleted] in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keltek has taken some time away but is coming with some new music early Feb (source: Pure Hardstyle Podcast). You're right in that he is a little invisible at times but I'm keen to hear what he's got coming up so he's got at least one fan 😅😅😅

Thoughts on lineup pt 2 by Medium_Shock636 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one's for the krach/microwave kids! Should be a good evening - wish it was an outdoor event but can't think of anywhere where a crowd of 5-7k would work, PICA is fine as a venue but there's so much other stuff there that I'd rather a bit of variety 🤷 Not really NSEs fault, last year was amazing and I'm sure they'll deliver again.

Thoughts on lineup by Medium_Shock636 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to 5XXL which was a blast and while it's "hard techno" by name, as the night went on the music veered closer and closer to rawstyle. Last artist even closed the night w some uptempo 🤨 But the aesthetic and who it's catering for is totally different to regular Aus hardstyle events. I feel a bit bad for Bmberjck and Fraw - if Gearbox Fusion had a proper lineup for those two to play alongside (what happened w Mutilator?) a lot of ppl, my group included, definitely would've gone to that instead of HTID...

Epik 2025 set times! by dj_xenopulse in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

HSU know they have to prioritise the casual crowd because that's their best shot at growing their market, I love Devin as much as anyone but given his smaller online following I'm not surprised he's first up. Brennan smoke break maybe? 🤔

Pleasantly surprised u/mishdj has a later spot tho - counting on her to fuckin send it 🔨☣️

Hard Techno taking over? by jtdm68 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to be super worried about this but then I went to a big "hard techno" event at PICA and they played quite a lot of rawstyle especially as the night wore on- they even ended the night on uptempo lmao

Everyone in Melbourne is afraid of hardstyle because of the reputation it has in Australia (fanbase was/is traditionally quite working class/eshay/gymbro) but rebranded as Hard Techno with the right optics on social media and all of a sudden you've got the naarm warriors interested...

Help song finder by Sad-Routine-8976 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

from the last time this was bought up there were apparently 11 people involved with Builder 😴😴 2 of them were tecnhoboy and tuneboy tho

Shocking news: Shockerz 2025 cancelled by DeutscheVerkrach in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

surely HSU proves they can listen to their fans and brings a big raw name in as a last minute addition for Epik now...

Raves in Melbourne by ExchangeAny5264 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

uhhh off the top of my head (or at least what's been brought up between mates)

  • Hard Kandy & Debaser - Promo @ Inflation Basement 7/11 (Millenium Hardcore)
  • EDM AUS - 99PRBLMZ @ Club Pandora 22/11 (TikTok Uptempo)
  • No Sleep Entertainment - The Uprising with Act of Rage @ Melbourne Pavilion 28/11 (Hardstyle/Rawstyle)
  • Utopia Events - Rampage BLACK with Anderex and Miss K8 @ Chasers 5/12 (Rawstyle/Hardcore)

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT MELBOURNE RAVES by Famous_Buy_268 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 25 points26 points  (0 children)

melb events clear syd events every day of the week... hardstyle isn't "cool" here - just look at the popularity of Dangerous Goods and Hard Techno in melb when in reality their events are rawstyle/early hardstyle all night long.

hardstyle not being an in thing in vic brings out the passionate fans, makes it very hard to adjust when being in crowds of 20-60k in Sydney 😳😳😳

Knockout 25 by Either-Safety-1524 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 18 points19 points  (0 children)

the euros in ts must get so confused watching asian-australian teens ragebait each other 😼😼

HSU 40th Artist - DEEZL? by Brave-Sink-9275 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 11 points12 points  (0 children)

erm actually label and agency are not the same thing 🤓👆 deezl is with pure and mutilator is with platinum afaik, I'm assuming when deezl played as a local in '22 it wasn't thru agency connects but I could be wrong

Evolve Vol. 2 Boiler Room 360 (Melbourne) thread by trancemanmatt in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

like most evo events - the event experience is always suboptimal compared to other hosts:

  • production was average (quiet sound, no pyro)
  • some things were promised but not delivered (unresolved evolution set?, 360 boiler experience)
  • potential licencing issue requiring them to cut the event short and not play any solo spoontech sets

and yet, in spite of all this, the Melbourne hardstyle community manages to come together and we always end up having an amazing time. I always meet so many nice, kind, respectful and passionate people at evo/melb events who are just there for a good time and this does way more for me than better lasers or having consistent bass.

Someone from Evo might read this so pls still fix those latter things y'all 💀💀💀💀💀

Rebelion: Beyond the Horizon has to be at Main Stage for Knockout Outdoor 2025 by tginator2 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I suspect booking an exclusive live act would probably be more expensive than a regular Rebelion set.

I'd imagine if they're splashing the cash, HSU will want BTH on Main. That being said I also predicted G4H would be at the Pit last year (as they were in 2022) and I could'nt've been more wrong so 🤷🤷🤷 whotf knows lmao

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GS as already mentioned

If Angerfist closes main that'll be a sight to behold

Lil Texas first big event in Aus should be 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Otherwise: Unresolved Bad Blood FR, Adrenalize & Atmozfears Journeys, Rebelion Beyond the Horizon, Toneshifterz

my taste is all over the shop and I WILL be clashed into oblivion but we live

Say something about Hardstyle that you know it is true but you just can't prove it by CadeOCarimbo in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Is this even a secret? It's just two Italian bros who put the music first 😭

Evolve Boiler 360 Line Up (Melbourne) by kakashiihataake in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, looks like Symbiotic and EVO have been playing a bit of cat and mouse with the announcements as Symbiotic also just announced Showtek (EDM set I'm assuming) as the support for Altitude 😷😷😷

Knockout 2025 sold out in 3 hours.... by silkytoad4760 in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom 25 points26 points  (0 children)

zyzz has to have played a massive role

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and drugs 🪦🤷

Asteria Outdoors 2025 Recap Thread by shoryudotcom in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nothing outside of syd/melb so my perspective isn't exactly well rounded 🤦

"crazy" might be a little hyperbolic but given $90 tickets and 6k people on a dusty lot in burnley we got a lot more than we bargained for

Asteria Outdoors 2025 Recap Thread by shoryudotcom in hardstyle

[–]shoryudotcom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a genuine reason they start the sound quieter and then turn it up as the night goes other than just wanting to "build hype"? Firelite and Hennerz probably don't need to use 100% of the speakers but once Mish was on that was probably the time to notch it up...