Kim Dracula ‘The Horror Down Under Australian Tour’

Metro Theatre, Sydney 22/11/2025.

Welcome to the seven levels of the best kind of Hell! But instead of seven princes of darkness, there is but two, Kim Dracula and his brother in musical darkness in supporting fashion, Wednesday 13. After Kim’s rise to sinister fame in 2020 with his darkly unique cover of Lady Gaga’s ‘Paparazzi’, then subsequently going on to amass millions of views on Tik Tok and streams with his unique blend of genre’s like, Nu-metal, Trap, Metal, Jazz, Funk, Glitch-hop, pop, and hip-hop, Kim now returns to Australia for his biggest headline run of Australia yet, with support from Wednesday 13.

I’ve read that wielding chainsaws, costume changes, fire and emerging out of coffins have been known to be included in a Kim Dracula performance, so let’s open Pandora’s box and see what we find tonight…

Level one; The emergence.

Apparently, tickets for tonight were moving faster than a bat out of hell according to tonights promoters, and said bats here tonight, eagerly fly into the venue the moment the opportunity arises, with a substantial number of fans turning up early prior to doors opening. As the, by the sounds of it, female dominated bats, are drawn into the theatre, we are greeted by VIP’s already inside, at the front barrier like sentinel demons guarding the pits of hell, awaiting summons from their ruler. Luckily however, this blind bat manages to find his way to a spot at the barrier on the far left so as to be immersed in the energy yet to come.

Level two; The supporting prince Wednesday 13.

Wednesday 13 takes the stage to enthusiastic applause, and unleashes a brutal sound, that is harsh with bass even with earplugs in. I can hear the vocals well enough yes, but the focus is on the thunderous bass for the entirety of the set. Although Wednesday’s sound is fun to rock out to and a lot of his songs have a good beat and his rough vocals are glorious in their own right, and he uses them well to interact subtly with crowd chants and sing alongs during songs, I do feel like the set is getting a bit repetitive as we near the hour mark  and Wednesday’s prompting of the crowd for “one more song” (which was done more than once) was a bit overkill in my opinion. Still, in all fairness, Wednesday 13 definitely warmed up the crowd for Kim nicely, and was a suitable musical addition to the night.

Level Three; The Sound Of Our King.

When Kim rises from the depths of theatrical recordings playing, the loyal demonic minions in the audience are all focused and ready for Kim’s bidding. Unlike Wednesday 13, the bass is more palatable and not as harsh like a vampiric bite, I wouldn’t say the mix as a whole is spot on perfect like Evanescence here recently, but it’s not far off it. I can easily hear all of the stunning musical layers, from guitars, bass, drums, synthesised sounds encompassing multiple stylistics and genre attributes, saxophone and of course, Kim’s impressive vocal range and all the different tones and styles he can add to his vocals. Where Evanescence’s Amy Lee’s voice was crisp, clear, resonating and haunting in it’s emotional beauty and perfection, Kim’s voice is enticing, suspenseful like you’re in a dark room, waiting for a serial killer to strike, and wickedly fun.

I just feel like the vocal volume could be increased a tiny bit at times.

Level Four; The Puppeteers Bidding.

From what I’ve read and heard about a Kim Dracula concert, and from listening to his music, plus the way so many fans turned up early and flocked in like starved zombies, I was expecting the standing/mosh area to be quite intense and filled with fiery energy, but the complete lack of moshing, intense pushing, crowd surfing and all in all mayhem is startling. This isn’t due to a lack of interest and enthusiasm, as the majority of the audience are consistently singing along to all songs, and not from Kims interaction with us, he’s constantly revving us/Sydney up for sing alongs, clap alongs etc, thanking us all earnestly, plus smiling and pointing to members in the audience apparently. The audience are simply in respectful delight it seems.

Level Five; The fiery Path We Take.

Even though Kim’s set only goes for an hour and fifteen minutes including an encore, we’re pulled through a set consisting of no fewer then twenty songs, several flowing seamlessly together, giving us all the songs that fans know and love and keeping up a consistent flow of musical chaos with a kaleidoscope of sounds leaving you not knowing the start, ending, up or down.

Level Six; Let’s Have A Bit Of Fun.

Although there’s no chainsaws, fire or coffins tonight I’m told, likely due to the venue’s size and budget restrictions, Kim makes up for it by having a chess board on stage which he pretends to have a game with somebody at one point, a table with cutlery, plates, and food at which he sits down to have a meal  in another instance, having a roadie dressed as a police officer with a torch searching for Kim, which Kim comes back out on stage in a hospital gown, plus having a Halloween cauldron filled with plastic or foam bullets which he threw into the audience.

Level Seven; And Here We Are.

You know when someone builds up something incredibly, so you’re expecting something absolutely epic beyond proportion? I do feel like I’m slightly victim to that phenomenon, however, tonight was still a wicked musical treat that I thoroughly enjoyed! It was simply fun with all the unique sounds delivered and the awesome theatrics and I would most certainly take this trip down hell again! I can only imagine what’s in-store for future Australian tours in bigger venues, with the capabilities and budget to fully unleash the full potential of a Kim Dracula concert!