Auckland 4 piece hardcore punk band Master Blaster formed in August 2015 and within a month, sticking to their Do or Die ethos, had recorded and released their demo titled 'You Suck', supported SNFU on their Auckland show and toured Australia (including part of Poison City Records Weekender Fest).

Since their inception the band have played nonstop around New Zealand, hitting the road with Melbourne metal punks High Tension, Minneapolis thrashers In Defence, UK punk legends GBH and Byron Bay hardcore crew Shackles.

In May 2016 Master Blaster released a digital single titled 'Opinion Piece', a song about the bands dislike for right wing ideologues “smug jerks riding the rise of the right with mouths so big you just want to ram a pineapple down their throat”, this track earned it’s place on the playlist of Auckland City's’ largest Alternative radio station 95bFM.

In June 2016 alongside Melbourne, Australia Fastcore Kings Hailgun. Master Blaster toured Europe and the UK on the back of their brand new 7" titled Doomsdays, and their split 7" with Hailgun. They played alongside bands such as Death Alley, Discharge, English Dogs and Lecherous Gaze.

The band are part of Auckland City’s The Others Way festival 2016 - a unique, locally-run day of New Zealand’s best alternative music, performing across multiple venues, The Others Way takes inspiration from international music festivals CMJ and SXSW.

Master Blaster NZ Tour

Friday 9th September, Auckland, Whammy Bar
Saturday 10th September, Hamilton, Biddy Mulligans
Friday 16th September, Wellington, Valhalla
Saturday 17th September, Wellington, Newtown Bowls Club
Friday 23rd September, Christchurch, Darkroom
Saturday 24th September, Dunedin, Crown Hotel
Friday 7th October, Tauranga, The Batch
Saturday 8th October,Palmerston North, Snails
Friday 14th October, Auckland, Whammy Bar
Saturday 15th October, Bridge Tavern, New Plymouth