Drowning Pool finally return to Australia after having last toured in the country in 2002 and the band bring a brand new record out called “Hellelujah”. We talk to the super relaxed Jason Moreno […]
Hardcore legends Hatebreed return with a new album titled “The Concrete Confessional”, a fiercely aggressive and somewhat political album that touches on what’s happening in the world around us. We speak to frontman and […]
Spanish thrash metallers Crisix may be under the radar to some people out there but if you love thrash metal, this band is for you! Their third album “From Blue To Black” has just […]
Deftones have been one of those bands in the rock and metal scene that have made a tremendous impact among their peers and their fans, “White Pony” still regarded as one of the best […]
Ministry called it a day in 2015 with their final tour in support of their final album “From Beer To Eternity” which was released in 2013 and Australia was one of the lucky places […]
It may have taken Stiff Little Fingers till their 40th year to play a club show in Perth (their only other appearance being at Soundwave’s last Perth outing a few years back) but judging […]
The state of the music industry as it stands in 2016 is as many people are very aware, in a bit of a unique position which many will say is a bit of a […]
It’s 5am when I make the call to the legendary Richard Patrick of Filter so I am basically half dead and still unsure as to what is going on as I try desperately to […]
UK metallers Asking Alexandria have been on a bit of a wild ride lately with the introduction of a new singer in Denis Stoff after original singer Danny Worsnop departed early last year. The […]
Five Finger Death Punch released their latest album “Got Your Six” to much critical and commercial success in September last year, hitting number 1 on it’s first week release making it the most successful […]
It’s been a few years since Sevendust were in Australia, the last time being for Soundwave Festival back in 2011. After an unsuccessful attempt at coming back, the rockers finally arrived in Perth on […]
One of the trademarks of Epica’s sound is the voice of Simone Simons, who brings her melodic touch to the band’s sound together with guitarist Mark Jansen’s more growly vocals. It’s that combination that […]
Sometimes the local metal scene can be saturated in what can only be described as mix of generic bands all fighting over their respective genres but every once in a while, a band can have […]
Amon Amarth return with another brilliant album in “Jomsviking”, a concept album which is a first for the viking metal legends. It’s a somewhat revenge story but also a love story at the same time […]
Queensland rockers Caligula’s Horse have been streamrolling through in recent times, having toured with some of the greats like Opeth and Tesseract and now just coming back from a European tour which the band […]
If the name Brian Posehn sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you have seen him in countless TV shows and films like Just Shoot Me, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Sarah Silverman Program, The […]
A special edition of our podcast featuring Johan Hegg from Amon Amarth. Discussion includes the new album Jomsviking as well as his thoughts on Dora Pesch, Slayer, Metallica and the longevity of Amon Amarth. Runtime: […]
Progressive juggernauts Between The Buried And Me kicked off their Australian tour in style on Thursday night in Perth with a massively insane showcase of the weird and the wonderful. Joining the band were […]
A night of pure extreme metal was to be had on the first show of The Chaos Raids tour with Norweigian black metallers 1349 making their debut on Australian soil. The show was also […]
From Ashes To New are about to release their debut album “Day One” on February 26th after exploding unexpectedly onto the music scene with a couple of EP’s that have gotten the band some […]
Texas rockers The Sword have been to Australia a few times now but never as a headliner, opening for Metallica in 2010 and taking part in the Soundwave Festival over the last few years. […]
Coheed And Cambria surprised fans last year with the release of their latest album “The Color Before The Sun” where the band took a new direction away from the concept of the Amory wars […]
Born out of legendary doom band Sleep, High On Fire are a highly energetic rock n’ roll band with metal tendencies. While their albums are chock full of memorable riffs, it’s their live show […]
The new single “Allegiance” from W.A. rockers Valdaway was launched Saturday night at Amplifier Bar with a party vibe in mind and a mixed bag of bands that represented part of the current music […]
Thrash metal veterans Anvil have had quite a career in their 35 plus years of existence, a lot of highs and a whole lot of lows but ever since their documentary “Anvil: The Story […]
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