Atlanta rockers Royal Thunder recently released their third album “Wick”, a gritty atmospheric album full of hard rock tunes and a blend of melody powered by the voice of Mlny Parsons. Despite being compared […]
Portland, Oregon has a great rock scene bursting at the seams at the moment and The Without are another potential winner who have just dropped their debut EP ‘Factions’, a short 4 track teaser […]
The third album from Canada’s Mortor, “Burn Up The Dead” is 12 songs of compressed, manic, old school meets modernistic Death/Thrash and groove metal. Mixed with catchy riffs and a fun rock n’ roll […]
Dubbed as a thrash metal band, Primal Attack hail from Portugal and incorporate a strong hardcore sound reminiscent of bands like Hatebreed, Suicidal Tendencies and a bit of Pantera to create a seriously aggressive […]
For all the prog fans out there, Mike Portnoy needs no introduction. As one of the original members of Dream Theater who eventually moved on to other things including The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors […]
German thrash legends Tankard are back with a brand new album titled “One Foot in the Grave”, out on June 2nd and which is another slab of both the funny and serious side of […]
German blues-infused psychedelic rockers Samsara Blues Experiment are ready to release their fourth record “One With The Universe” on May 12th and it’s everything that you expect from the heavy psych outfit who have […]
Hailing from Calgary, Canada, these retro rockers named Woodhawk have unleashed their debut album “Beyond The Sun” which borrows such musical styles like Black Sabbath, The Sword and Thin Lizzy. A healthy dose of […]
Arjen Lucassen’s Areyon is about to release the next chapter of the epic Forever saga in “The Source”, blending fantasy and realism to a level that offers escapism from the drudges of daily life. […]
Canadian prog metallers Protest The Hero have been slamming across Australia this past week despite losing guitarist Tim Millar during the tour who had to leave due to a personal emergency. But as they […]
Metalocalypstick Fest is a Western Canadian outdoor festival that doesn’t just celebrate heavy metal, but embraces the power of women in metal. Held this year on Canada Day weekend on July 1st and 2nd, the […]
I’m always on the hunt for fresh, new thrash metal bands and the last 10 years or so has seen a resurgence of the new generation of thrashers ready to step up and continue […]
While Ayreon’s ‘Forever/Planet Y’ saga seemed to have reached its conclusion with the album 01011001, it’s clear that Arjen Lucassen’s creative muses had other plans. The new Ayreon album The Source revisits the Forever […]
Iconic Aussie rockers, Grinspoon have sparked a ticketing frenzy, selling out Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, Brisbane’s Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne’s Village Green Hotel, Tasmania’s Granada Tavern, WA’s Dunsborough Tavern, Newcastle’s The Cambridge Hotel, Redland Bay’s Redland […]
In 2015 Melbourne thrashers Harlott released what would ultimately end up being one of my favorite metal albums of the year, Proliferation and given the top quality of that release, it seemed unlikely that […]
To say that Crystal Ignite is excited about having returned to Australia to tour would be a total understatement. Crystal is bloody ecstatic! Backed by a stellar new group, the five piece outfit have embarked on an eleven […]
The ultimate guitar maestro ALLAN HOLDSWORTH left this world on April 16, 2017. Holdsworth, born in Bradford, England in 1946, embarked on a solo career as composer and bandleader exclusively in 1979. From 1982 through […]
Heavy metal pioneers ACCEPT just finished an extensive European tour – and they are immediately back in the game with a new studio album! The record entitled The Rise Of Chaos, will be unleashed […]
MISS MAY I have partnered with Loudwire to exclusively debut their much-anticipated first track and official music video for ‘Lost In The Grey‘, which comes off their new album, Shadows Inside, on June 2nd. […]
Bluesfest to collect money at the festival and patrons have also been giving generously as they enter the festival. All the proceeds from ‘Rise above the Flood’ will be donated to these local community […]
A roundup of the latest news from the underground metal scene around the world. Artists include Drachenfeur, M8L8th, Pyramaze, Say Bok Gwai, Legacy Of Emptiness, Slagduster, Cadaver Disposal, Theocracy, Incontinence, Eli van Pike, DVT and […]
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METALOCALYPSTICK FEST, the Western Canadian outdoor festival that just doesn’t celebrate heavy metal, but embraces the power of women in metal announce their 2017 line up for Canada Day weekend July 1st and 2nd in Valemount, BC. This […]
New York death metal pioneers SUFFOCATION will release their new album …Of The Dark Light on June 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has released the first single, ‘Your Last Breaths’, in the form […]
Chasing Ghosts in conjunction with Hysteria Magazine and Young Henrys are pleased to unveil a staggering run of 21 shows in Melbourne and her surrounding suburbs throughout May, a unyielding reminder that there is […]
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