On their upcoming debut album The Darkest Sun, led by first single Before I Go Insane, Melbourne’s Lazarus Mode uphold the city’s outstanding tradition of larger-than-life, no-bullshit hard rock. Having spent the last few years earning their stripes as a […]
Sydney metallers, Flaming Wrekage will release their new album From Flesh To Dust on February 27 2017. Recorded in Melbourne with Orpheus Omega’s Chris Themelco, From Flesh To Dust will take Flaming Wrekage to host […]
THE GREAT OLD ONES EOD – A Tale of Dark Legacy – Streaming In Full – Out Now! THE GREAT OLD ONES have unveiled the glorious horrors and eldritch pleasures contained on their new full-length […]
“THE HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY” INDUCTS METAL BLADE RECORDS FOR 35TH ANNIVERSARY Slayer’s Kerry King Presents Award To Ceo/Founder Brian Slagel Last week (Wednesday, January 18th), “The Hall of Heavy Metal History” inducted […]
Opening with the rather odd ‘The Last Bell Ringing’ on which a sparse backing track accompanies a foreboding lyric, sung seemingly through clenched teeth by David Moran doing his best ‘Tom Waits’ and mouthing what […]
JOHN GARCIA The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues Out Now! Streaming In Full Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano, Vista Chino, the former singer of Kyuss – yes, desert legend JOHN GARCIA may rightfully be considered as the ultimate incarnation […]
Stockholm, Sweden’s MINDSHIFT have unleashed a new lyric video for the song ‘My Revenge’, and joining the band on guest vocals is none other than Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid of Soilwork. The song depicts the magnitude […]
Three albums in Lionville has found a home with Frontiers Records and released what is probably their best album to date. Mixing Melodic Rock with AOR and a laconic take on Westcoast they draw on […]
A stellar lineup of high energy metal, hardcore and post-punk featuring Refused, Sick Of It All and High Tension made for a brilliant night of heavy music on the final show of the Australian […]
Overkill return with yet another killer abum “Grinding The Wheel” which wears it’s influences on it’s sleeves proudly. 35 years on and the band show no signs of wear and tear musically, we speak […]
Black Star Riders will be known to most as the band that was formed by the current day line-up of Thin Lizzy in December 2012 as a vehicle for new music. Since making that decision they have […]
Legendary Aussie rock band The Angels are gearing up for a tour guaranteed to smash the speakers and get venues rockin’. Announcing their 2017 4×4 Across Australia tour, the band will be digging through their […]
Pop punk perfection… that’s ALL TIME LOW in a nutshell! Not many bands can lay claim to consistently selling out shows whenever they tour Australia, but ALL TIME LOW can proudly wear that badge. They’ve […]
Over 35 years in the business and thrash legends Overkill show absolutely no signs of wear and tear with the fittingly titled “The Grinding Wheel” referencing the longevity of Overkill. In a world where […]
On each release, POND’s unbridled creativity has seen them push the boundaries of psychedelic-rock and on their forthcoming album The Weather, the Perth based four-piece have created their most sharp and focussed record to […]
Thirty-five years ago, the Australian pub rock scene was at its pinnacle and live music was everywhere, and so was Rose Tattoo, scratching its way to the top of the heap. Tatts: Live in Brunswick […]
Melbourne’s My Echo had been keeping up a ruthless touring schedule for years. On a steady upwards projectile, the future looked bright. They joined their childhood heroes Jimmy Eat World on a national tour and […]
CLAIM THE THRONE EAST COAST EASTER CARVERY TOUR – APRIL 2017 Freshly carved to stuff your face at these dates; THURSAY APRIL 13 – ADELAIDE – ENIGMA BAR FRIDAY APRIL 14 – MELBOURNE – BENDIGO […]
Six piece progressive metal juggernaut, Periphery will be returning to Australia next week in support of their new album Periphery III: Select Difficulty Representing the vanguard of addictive, chaotic, challenging and cathartically inviting heavy music for the […]
Formed in Ohio as LOVE AND WAR in 1991 and despite some minor successes, the newly reformed/reborn APOCALYPTIC LOVERS missed out on the brass ring of mega musical success the first time around. Now geographically […]
A new name to some, Shallow Side already sounds like a band that many will be sitting up and taking notice of in the near future. IF, that is they can get the balance right. […]
ELBRÅNO’s musical identity remains as an ever-changing organism that has a life and a personality on its own. Like all of us, there are times that ELBRÅNO is energetic and uplifting, and at times it […]
Small Stone Records protégés LÅNGFINGER and CAPTAIN CRIMSON are gearing up for their imminent European tour, ready to deliver the hottest classic rock riffs to the masses! Recently signed on international heavy rock powerhouse […]
Sweden’s musical alchemists, OPETH, have debuted a new video for their song ‘Era‘ today. The video’s track is featured on the band’s critically praised, 12th studio album, »Sorceress«. The clip for ‘Era‘ comes just ahead […]
After welcoming iconic singer C.J. McMahon back in their ranks and releasing the brand new song ‘No Absolution’ (check it out here), Australia’s premiere incendiary extreme musical export, THY ART IS MURDER, is pleased to announce their next […]
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