Live Photos: Beastwars, Earth Tongue, End Boss - The Hunter Lounge, Wellington

Pōneke metal titans Beastwars have been celebrating ten years since they forever changed the face of Aotearoa metal by unleashing their self-titled debut album upon the world. Their sonically intense 2011 record has been freshly remastered and released on vinyl LP for the first time in seven years, ushered into reality with an all-encompassing nationwide tour, supported for all dates by now Tāmaki-based heavy psych duo Earth Tongue. They wrapped up their tour in style with a hometown extravaganza at Hunter Lounge on Saturday with special guests End Boss (also featuring Beastwars' Nathan "Nato" Hickey) — gaze upon a selection of photographer Bruce Mackay's snaps of the occasion by clicking on the thumbnail images below...