For fans of thrash metal, you can't go any further than the upcoming trio Panik from The Gong! They've played some pretty big shows, selling out some along the way and putting 200% into everything they do and they took the time out of their hectic lives to fill us in on their thoughts of the best of the year with our Wall of Sound 2017 Year in Review...
Top 5 Albums of 2017
1. Santa Cruz - Bad Blood Rising
2. Havok - Conformicide
3. Winston Surfshirt - Sponge Cake
4. Beck - Colors
5. The Night Flight Orchestra - Amber Galactic
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TWkmy5ELJc&w=640&h=360]
Top 5 Songs of 2017
1. Santa Cruz - 'Breathe'
2. Beck - 'Dreams' (Colors Mix)
3. Avenged Sevenfold - 'Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña)'
4. Trivium - 'Beyond Oblivion'
5. Foo Fighters - 'Run'
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxBYhteg86s&w=640&h=360]
Top 5 Shows Your Band Played in 2017
1. Rad Bar (Wollongong) 6th August
2. The Record Crate (Glebe) 17th February
3. The Bald Faced Stag (Steel Assassins) 4th November
4. Urge Records (Thirroul) 2nd April
5. The Vault (Newcastle) 6th May
What Are You Looking Forward to in 2018?
Definitely album releases from Lost Society, Black Veil Brides, Childrem of Bodom, Richie Kotzen and Nick Murphy as well as tours from Metallica, Santa Cruz, Havok, Black Veil Brides and Lost Society.
By Mitchel Gruevski of Panik
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL8YNfBW8Eg&w=853&h=480]
