Death Angel released one of their best albums to date in 2013 with “The Dream Calls For Blood” which The Rockpit named metal album of the year. The band release “The Evil Divide” on May […]
Swiss folk rockers Eluveitie kicked off their Australian tour in fashionable style in Perth Tuesday night as the small but wildly enthusiastic crowd partied with the band in what turned out to be one […]
Coheed And Cambria recently toured Australia for a run of headlining shows around the country and showcasing their guitar driven melodic riffs and infectious hooks. Their final show on the tour was in Perth and […]
There’s not much left to say about Iron Maiden that hasn’t already been said before. Legends and masters of old school heavy metal, the veterans brought their “Book Of Souls World Tour” to Australia […]
Born in Seattle in 1954, Randy Hansen is a legendary guitar player in his own right who is the biggest tribute act to Jimi Hendrix. Having been on the music circuit since the 1970’s […]
When I spoke to both Josh Eppard and Claudio Sanchez ahead of the tour, both sounded pretty excited to be coming back to Australia. That enthusiasm carried halfway across the world as the American […]
Spanish thrash metallers Angelus Apatrida are touring Australia for the first time ever and as a fairly underground kind of band who stick to the very core of what makes thrash metal so good, […]
German metallers Primal Fear are about to embark on their very first trip to Australia in their almost 20 year career as a band. Too long if you ask any die hard fan but […]
As a big supporter of local underground music, I always love chatting to anyone who is into the same stuff. Whether it’s with musicians and artists, friends, co-workers and even radio personalities and other […]
Canadian rockers Black Absinthe release their latest EP titled “Early Signs Of Denial” and it’s an EP you should check out. Ranging from classic metal like Black Sabbath to modern rock in Alice In Chains, […]
Hailing from Denmark, this 5 piece sludge/stoner/doom band who were originally named Dodning are a band that people need to check out if you are a fan of any of sludge stuff. Ranging from influences […]
More than four years since their last album, the critically adored “Young Man, Old Man”, Canberra’s Hoodlum Shouts have returned with “Heat Island”. It’s described as a cognisant snapshot of modern Australia, as seen through […]
Latino hardcore/metal band Saint Diablo recently put out their latest album “Devil Horns And Halos” late last year and are currently on tour with Ill Nino in the U.S. The band may seem fairly […]
An amazing 22 albums fill the back catalogue of German metaller’s Rage going all the way back to the mid 1980’s and their latest album “The Devil Strikes Again” will be released June 10th. […]
Norwegian rockers Kvelertak are only 3 albums in but already have made an impression on many people around the world with their brand of rock, their 3rd album “Nattesferd” continuing on from where they […]
A year apart divides “Cauterize” and the follow up “Dust” which was always going to be the case as we found out last year reviewing the former. While it’s not a double album per say, […]
Coheed And Cambria are more than just your typical rock band, they have progressive tendencies and a knack for poppy hooks and catchy melodies, along with their well known conceptual stories which has been […]
The return of Mike Howe on vocals in Metal Church was a big win not only for the fans but for the band as well. Their latest album “XI” charted the best since 1993’s […]
BLACK SABBATH IS ON THEIR FINAL TOUR… Fittingly titled ‘The End’ Geezer Butler took time of of his busy tour schedule to answer our questions and look back on a career like no other. […]
Lacuna Coil are one of those bands that appeared on the music scene as a unique band with a female singer in Cristina Scabbia at a time when it wasn’t that common. Still one […]
It’s the end of an era in heavy metal. Sure many musicians have come and gone, bands have called it a day and we have seen a few of them go in the last […]
I’ve been fortunate enough to speak to the legendary frontman of Fear Factory a few times now and he always comes across as super friendly and generally happy to chat about whatever. The band […]
Melbourne hard rockers Massive will release their new album ‘Full Throttle’ on April 22nd and are hitting the road with The Screaming Jets in May. We caught up with vocalist/guitarist Brad Marr ahead of […]
Stand up comedy is a lot like music, comedians go on tour and record albums and put on a live show for their fans. What isn’t as common though is the link between the […]
It’s been a pretty good year so far as far as bands hitting the west coast of Australia first on major tours. Trivium were the latest band to hit Fremantle this time and West […]
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