Anthrax guitarist and a legendary metal icon in his own right, Scott Ian is returning to Australia for a series of spoken word shows as well as some exclusive appearances at this year’s Comic […]
Coming all the way from Germany, three piece psych blues rock act Samsara Blues Experiment kicked off their first ever tour in Australia in Perth at this year’s Armageddoom event which featured a mix […]
Satyr is a post-hardcore band that began as a bedroom project in Atlanta, Georgia between two friends in college who wanted to create music that blended technical proficiency with strong melodies and structure. After […]
Norwegian black metal band Satyricon kicked off their Australian tour in style at the Capitol this Tuesday in Perth in support of their latest album “Deep Calleth Upon Deep”. When I think of shows […]
One of the greatest tribute acts going around at the moment, The Dire Straits Experience, is returning to Australia this September for another run of shows, this time expanding out to a few places […]
Renowned Testament guitarist Eric Peterson recently announced the release of his highly-anticipated new Dragonlord album, entitled Dominion, out September 21, 2018 via Spinefarm Records. The symphonic black/death metal album serves as the long-awaited follow-up […]
Japanese Virtuoso Metal Guitarist, Nozomu Wakai released his brand-new studio album, Metal Souls under the moniker of Destinia via Golden Robot Records on July 13. Featuring world class musicianship courtesy of vocalist Ronnie Romero […]
Maryland rockers Clutch are back with their 12th studio record ‘Book of Bad Decisions’, out September 7th, 2018 via their own Weathermaker Music label. It’s an album that has a familiar ring to it but with a […]
After the success of the first album, Metal Allegiance didn’t waste any time in getting back together to start work on the follow up which culminated in “Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty”. Led by […]
The supegroup tag may be worn a little thin these days but when you have a group like Metal Allegiance that features the likes of Dave Ellefson (Megadeth), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, The Winery […]
It’s been 2 years since Norwegian progressive black metallers Enslaved were last in Australia which doesn’t seem that long ago in the grand scheme of things but a lot can happen in that time. […]
Hailing from the small town of Warrnambool in remote Victoria, The Ascended blend traditional groove elements and new-age, break-neck speeds to achieve a sound that is not only powerful but memorable modern metal classic. […]
Initially starting out as a Psychedelic Doom quartet; reconfiguring and transforming to become a trio, Germany psych blues rock act Samara Blues Experiment have thus journeyed into the land of Progressive Riffs and Psychedelic […]
Almost a decade of pure thrash has culminated in Italian thrash band Ultra-Violence’s third album “Operation Misdirection” where everything just clicks together to form what is ultimately a brutal and pure thrash metal record. […]
It’s been 5 years since Alice In Chains released their critically acclaimed “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”, an album that put the band back on the rock map and which subsequently cemented vocalist William […]
Melbourne classic heavy metal band Back To Eden, the solo project of Guitarist/Bassist/Songwriter Edan Hoy dropped their debut EP “Blackened Heart” in 2018 and it’s a solid effort for it’s first release. For fans […]
Retro rock can sometimes come across as being either agenda motivated or nostalgia based but with Lucifer, the spirit of the 60’s and 70’s seems genuine and clear cut. There’s no attempt here by […]
Like a bulldozer ramming down a rollercoaster, Aborted return to Australia to smash bodies without remorse, warning, or regret. Emerging from Belgium in 1995, Aborted have crunched their way through nine full length albums […]
Since their inception in 2010, Hadal Maw have fast procured a stature as a benchmark for creating new perspectives on heavy music. Having been described by Metal Hammer as very much the contemporary and […]
The behemoth that is Machine Head rolled into Perth on Tuesday night to end their massive Australasia tour that took in Japan, New Zealand and Australia and what fitting way to close out the […]
Satyricon are a band that need very little introduction to those who follow the black metal world. As the core members of the Norwegian act, Satyr and Frost, who initially started out as a […]
Skeletonwitch return with their fifth full length album titled “Devouring Radiant Light”, another genre bending effort that sees the band bring their more darker, black metal influences to the forefront. While that harsher element […]
Canadian technical death outfit Archspire exude talent, drive, creativity, and absolute dedication. A tight live performance, where impressive speeds come grinding to a halt, and in even less time twist and contort into complex […]
Twenty years on from their platinum selling album Sumo hitting number two on the ARIA Chart, The Superjesus are back with an anniversary edition of their celebrated 1998 debut, set for release on August […]
“This is the sound of a band that have been together for over 20 years. It’s the sound of a band that don’t give a fuck about modern day trends and what the ‘cool’ […]
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