The Black Queen is the latest project from Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato which also features sometime Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer member Joshua Eustis and former Dillinger Escape Plan, Nine Inch Nails […]
German metalcore act Caliban have a new album coming out on March 25th called “Gravity”, their latest in a long line of albums that go back to the late 90’s when the band first […]
KENTUCKY is BLACK STONE CHERRY’s Best album so far, the band went all the way back to their roots to put together a searing slab of Southern-tinged rock. It may just be the album […]
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 […]
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 […]
For years Tony Clarkin has guided Magnum to become one of the great British Rock bands. We caught up with him to talk about the new album ‘Sacred Blood, ‘Divine’ Lies’ – an album […]
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 […]
Last year we spoke to guitarist Paul Waggoner about the concept of the latest album from Between The Buried And Me, “Coma Ecliptic” which conceptualizes a story weaved into the music. Come end of […]
Drowning Pool return in 2016 with a brand new record called “Hellelujah” which captures the vibe and sound of this collection of songs. With Jason Moreno settling in as their singer since 2012, the […]
Joey Belladonna is one of those guys that seems to have a ton of fun when playing a live show, his interaction with the crowd and general stage presence is one of the great […]
New York doom laden brethren’s Kings Destroy are heading to New Zealand and Australia for the first time, touring alongside psych rockers Radio Moscow in what should be a brilliant tour combination. With only […]
The 5 piece metalcore band from Sydney known as Polaris has had a stellar start to the year already with their new EP “The Guilt & The Grief” hitting number 1 on the Australia […]
t’s one of the best feelings in the world when you discover a band in the underground that just blows you away from the moment you hear the first riff. Temple Of Lies is […]
The combination of horror and heavy metal has always been a perfect mix, both are the darker types in their respective field and always on the more extreme side. While the likes of Alice […]
Obscura are a German technical death/extreme metal band whose intricate and mindbending riffs push the limit of musical complexity. With 3 albums in and a fourth, “Akroasis”, to be released on February 5th, some […]
For many Berlin will always be that band who produced that one killer song then disappeared from view, fans of the band will course know there’s a whole lot more to them than ‘Take […]
When alternative metal outfit Full Scale exploded onto the music scene in Perth in the late 90’s, it was in the middle of what some would say was a musical revolution in terms of […]
Australia has been fortunate enough to catch Texas rockers The Sword a few times now, with the band supporting Metallica in 2010 and doing the Soundwave Festival twice after that. This time however, the […]
Greek black metal band Rotting Christ has certainly caused some controversy over the years, with even Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine refusing to do shows with them and religious groups attacking the band over the satanic […]
Dream Theater’s latest opus that is “The Astonishing” is going to take some time to really take in, it’s a very ambitious and challenging album that may divide some fans as to whether it’s […]
Perth prog metallers Voyager have been on a hot streak of tours lately, opening for Nightwish just recently after a stint in the US last year and are now embarking on a tour with […]
Amon Amarth have been leaders of the melodic metal scene for a number of years now, churning out classic albums like “The Avenger”, “Twilight Of The Thundergod” and “Surtur Rising”. Dubbed ‘Viking Metal” for […]
Prong have been rocking out for 30 years and have been a hugely influential band on so many artists in todays metal, punk and hardcore world. While the band may not have had the […]
Now with 3 albums under their belt, Finnish thrashers Lost Society are steadily gaining ground in the European metal scene and are becoming part of the great thrash metal resurgence of bands who are […]
With the cancellation of Australia’s biggest rock and metal festival that is Soundwave late last year, the country was left high and dry for rock festivals. It left a lot of fans a little […]
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