Veruca Salt’s signature hit Seether remains one of the most-loved rock tunes of the ’90s. Not surprisingly, the band experienced a meteoric rise, doing everything a young band coming of age in the grunge […]
The full Progfest may not have made it’s way to Perth this year but we still managed to grab a few key acts from the progressive powers in the form of Norway’s Leprous who […]
Arch Enemy return to Australia in 2018 as part of the Download Festival in Melbourne as well as a run of headline shows. This will be the first time the band perform in the […]
Perth melodic folk metal veterans Claim The Throne are on a wave of buzzing activity right now. The band recently celebrated 10 years together, went off on a tour to Japan, joined Finnish symphonic […]
California’s melodic death metal force Once Human will be making their debut visit to Australian shores in early 2018 with an extensive tour of both capital and regional cities in support of their latest […]
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, led by the legendary long time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist, have released a brand new single and video for ‘Welcome To Hell’. The track is the second single taken from the band’s […]
US thrashers Lich King tour Australia for the first time belting out grade-A, unapologetically straight-forward thrash metal in the vein of the 80’s Bay Area bands such as Exodus, Slayer, and Vio-lence. To date, […]
Swedish metal heroes Sabaton are set to return to Australia in 2018 with an appearance at the first ever Download Festival in Melbourne, a much welcome return to the country since their debut tour […]
US heavy rockers Corrosion Of Conformity return with a massive new album titled “No Cross No Crown” which picks up where 2005’s “In The Arms Of God” left off, bringing back one of the […]
Speaking to Bobby ‘Blitz’ from Overkill back in January of 2017 ahead of their latest album release “The Grinding Wheel“, there was a sense that the band were clearly not ready to throw in […]
The fifth studio album release “Defy”, by California metallers Of Mice & Men sees the heavy return to the band’s sound while not losing sight of the ever expanding progression of the quartet. Full […]
Progressive music is always a mixed bag which of course is the whole idea of that style of music but truly progressive music pushes boundaries and brings in unexpected elements. Whether it’s different rhythms […]
Zakk Wylde is pretty consistent when it comes to producing music and Black Label Society’s 10th album “Grimmest Hits” continues that tradition. It’s nothing short of what’s expected but not blazing any massive new […]
The sophomore release from Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, “Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue” is not one to be taken lightly. While their debut album “Walk Through Exits Only” may have been […]
Brazilian melodic hard rock band Leatherjacks are set to release their new single ‘I Hate To Fall In Love‘ in time for Christmas this year, the follow up to their debut album “The Lost […]
UK gothic doom band Paradise Lost return to Australia as part of their world tour supporting the latest offering in “Medusa” which sees the band bring back a lot of the doom elements that […]
“It’s Christmas. As much as it doesn’t sound it, this is a good old fashioned play off song, lyrically and musically. Kirsty / Pogues, Bing and Bowie, now Kim and Lawnmower. It’s a beautiful […]
Sepultura have long been a staple among the metal elite, forging their own sound and style along the way while helping thrash metal reach the top of the musical food chain in the world […]
Stepping out of the shadows, Leprous have come into their own this year, performing to packed crowds on their European tour with Devin Townsend and becoming the ‘must see’ act of the Euro summer […]
Corrosion Of Conformity are back with a vengeance as they return not only with a rockin’ new album in the form of “No Cross No Crown” but also with Pepper Keenan back on vocal […]
Finnish rockers Von Hertzen Brothers are riding high on a string of success, signing to Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group on the back of awards and a growing fanbase. Featuring guitarist-vocalist Kie […]
It’s been 25 years since the iconic “America’s Least Wanted’ album was released by fun lovin’ rockers Ugly Kid Joe and while a lot has changed in that time, those songs which included “Everything […]
Heavy rockers Of Mice & Men are set to release their much anticipated new album ‘Defy’ which comes out January 19th 2018, a return to roots of sort where the band capture their live […]
South Florida based musician and songwriter Barry Weinberg is set to launch his Prog Rock influenced album Samsarana in January 2018. The first single, “Beyond the Astral Sky,” is an anthem, gorgeous track with […]
Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band, Canadian rockers Cancer Bats mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock into a lethal rock and […]
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