Interviews
INTERVIEW: Bryan Giles – Red Fang
Call them what you will – Stoner rock, heavy metal, hard rock. Whichever it is, Red Fang know how to hammer out some truly great riff oriented rock n’ roll and this May sees […]
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Interviews
INTERVIEW: Lloyd Mckeen – Kings Of Improg
KOI are a progressive rock band who formed in 2012 in Brakpan, South Africa. Initially they would just get together every few weeks and just jam all day and have a braai, there was […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Fire Red Empress – Black Morphine
Exploding out of the UK comes this hard hitting melodic rock act named Fire Red Empress who released their debut album late last year. We finally got our hands on the new tracks to […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Live & The Tea Party – Perth, March 6th 2018
The classic rock sound of alternative rockers Live hit Perth on the last show of their second run of Australian dates, bringing with them The Tea Party on the support slot. It was also […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Overkill – Perth, March 4th 2018
It’s not often that Perth gets a taste of the US east coast thrash sound when it comes to the live shows, predominantly it’s usually a west coast affair with the likes of Slayer, […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Mike Muir – Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies are returning to Australia for the mighty Download Festival in Melbourne and none are more excited than the hardcore punk/thrash fans that have followed the Southern California veterans over the years. The […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Between The Buried And Me – Automata I
Between The Buried And Me return with not only a new release but a new concept as well. “Automata” is the first double album for the progressive metal act and once again challenges the […]
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INTERVIEW: Bullets & Octane
Los Angeles hard rock act Bullets and Octane exploded onto the scene in 2003 with their debut EP “One Night Stand Rock N Roll Band” which was followed by their debut album “The Revelry” […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Machine Head – Catharsis
It’s the new Machine Head album “Catharsis” and boy has it caused quite a stir in the metal community worldwide. Reviews and fan feedback coming through were bitingly harsh and negative with only a […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Medusa’s Gaze – Rise Of The Gorgon
Metal comes from far and wide and even in Aussie towns like Bunbury where the metal community is small, it’s also passionate and occassionally breeds some quality music. Medusa’s Gaze are one such act […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Kyle Shutt – The Sword
US rockers The Sword surprised a few fans when they dropped “High Country” back in 2015, a slight departure from their back catalogue which showed the band progressing and moving forward in order to […]
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INTERVIEW: Vincent Ebeier – Spylights
Spylights is a progressive style alternative rock project from New Orleans musician Vincent Ebeier, described as having different feels, emotions and dynamic musical coloring. The first EP release titled “The Empath EP” is set […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Sword – Used Future
The sixth studio album from The Sword titled “Used Future” has come upon us in 2018 and given the huge departure in sound on their last release “High Country” in 2015, it should come […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Tom Kiely – Patient Sixty Seven
Perth heavy rockers Patient Sixty Seven are about to release their new EP ‘Four Walls’ on March 2nd with a launch show expected on Mach 16th at Amplifier Bar. What started as an idea […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: John Garcia [Kyuss, Vista Chino, solo artist]
Over the last two-plus decades, JOHN GARCIA‘s voice has set the standard for the sound of the California desert. His work in genre-progenitors Kyuss speaks for itself — loudly, and with much fuzz — […]
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INTERVIEW: Mario Rubalcaba – Earthless
After almost 5 years since the epic “From The Ages” came out in 2013, psych rockers Earthless are back with a new album “Black Heaven” which upon first listen is going to ruffle a […]
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INTERVIEW: Swirl
California rockers Swirl have kicked off the new year with a new song called “The Lift” which has reached #1 on Indie rock radio in the US and #4 on Banks Radio Australia in […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Earthless – Black Heaven
After almost 5 years since the epic “From The Ages” came out in 2013, psych rockers Earthless are back with a new album “Black Heaven” which upon first listen is going to ruffle a […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Dizzy Reed – Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy
Launching his debut solo album, “Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy”, in Sydney on Sunday, 18 February at Frankie’s Pizza, Dizzy Reed has arrived in Australia and is ready to release his album this Friday, […]
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INTERVIEW: Ben Johnston – Biffy Clyro
“Thank you for your patience, we’re sorry it’s taken this long to bring “Ellipses” to Australia but I can promise it’s going to be worth the wait.” That’s what Biffy Clyro drummer Ben Johnston […]
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INTERVIEW: Phil Anselmo – The Illegals
If you’re reading this then chances are you are very aware of who Phil Anselmo is so I’ll cut right to the point. As the frontman for some of metal’s greatest works of art […]
News: General
Nuclear Blast News: Tax The Heat, Memoriam, Michael Schenker Fest, Therion, Light The Torch
A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast artists including Tax The Heat, Memoriam, Michael Schenker Fest, Therion and Light The Torch. Having recently announced two special album launch shows and […]
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INTERVIEW: Beefcake The Mighty – Gwar
“The Blood of Gods Tour” continues on into Australia, as your masters and supreme overlords take their one of a kind carnival of blood-drenched death and destruction Down Under. The last time GWAR visited Australia in 2014, […]
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INTERVIEW: Dan Kert – Plastic Barricades
Romantic and honest, gloomy and curious, melodic and melancholic, Plastic Barricades chronicle life in the troubled yet fascinating XXI century with painstaking sincerity, asking questions and trying to find the answers. Inspired and influenced […]
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INTERVIEW: Jem Siow – Endless Heights
Sydney five piece hardcore act Endless Heights are giving the music scene some buzz as they continue to blow away audiences across the country as well as internationally, having toured with the likes of […]