Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Hailing from the small town of Warrnambool in remote Victoria, The Ascended blend traditional groove elements and new-age, break-neck speeds to achieve a sound that is not only powerful but memorable modern metal classic. […]
The Hard Rocking Days of the 70’s and 80’s might be a distant memory for some, looking back from a time like today when there seem to be almost as many genres as their are […]
Initially starting out as a Psychedelic Doom quartet; reconfiguring and transforming to become a trio, Germany psych blues rock act Samara Blues Experiment have thus journeyed into the land of Progressive Riffs and Psychedelic […]
Dutch retro-rockers DeWolff are currently in the middle of a mammoth tour around Europe, supporting their fantastic 2018 “Thrust” album, which was released earlier this year. Influences from the rock n roll days of Led […]
Enuff Z’Nuff have long been one of my favourite bands and I’ve been on that long journey with them since their very first record way back in 1989. Twenty-nine years on things have changed considerably, […]
Like a bulldozer ramming down a rollercoaster, Aborted return to Australia to smash bodies without remorse, warning, or regret. Emerging from Belgium in 1995, Aborted have crunched their way through nine full length albums […]
It’s been 28 years since The Quireboys burst onto the scene with their debut release “A Bit of What You Fancy”, reaching number 2 in the UK album charts. 11 studio albums are now firmly […]
2018 has been a big year for Kenny Wayne Shepherd so far. For an artist who lives to play in front of an audience, he has been out on tour for much of the […]
Fozzy are out to have some fun – not just for themselves, but for anyone who is lucky to catch one of their live shows. The band are currently one third of the way […]
Since their inception in 2010, Hadal Maw have fast procured a stature as a benchmark for creating new perspectives on heavy music. Having been described by Metal Hammer as very much the contemporary and […]
TNT officially unveiled their new vocalist, Baol Bardot Bulsara, onstage opening for Scorpions at Oslo Spektrum on November 22, 2017. Just six months later the band’s thirteenth studio album, cunningly titled ‘XIII’ was released in […]
Continuing a trend started with their 2013 release, “No More Hell To Pay”, Stryper’s 10th studio album, “God Damn Evil” sees the band offering up their heaviest release yet! As soon as you hit ‘play’ you […]
Satyricon are a band that need very little introduction to those who follow the black metal world. As the core members of the Norwegian act, Satyr and Frost, who initially started out as a […]
Melbourne based rockers SheWolf are in a good place right now. With the release of their debut album “The Other Side” getting rave reviews, it seems the sky’s the limit for the 21-year old […]
Widely acknowledged as one of the most vital and iconic bands in modern hard rock, Halestorm made a spectacular debut with their 2009 self-titled LP. This was followed by 2012’s The Strange Case Of… […]
Canadian technical death outfit Archspire exude talent, drive, creativity, and absolute dedication. A tight live performance, where impressive speeds come grinding to a halt, and in even less time twist and contort into complex […]
Twenty years on from their platinum selling album Sumo hitting number two on the ARIA Chart, The Superjesus are back with an anniversary edition of their celebrated 1998 debut, set for release on August […]
June 15th saw the release of first new Lizzy Borden offering in 11 years and this time it’s very much a solo offering with Lizzy working up the songs with only drummer and long-time collaborator […]
Legs Electric seem to be going from strength to strength and there are more exciting times ahead for Perth’s all-female rockers, as they gear up for the release of their second EP Two Sides, […]
Melbourne melodic metal act Naberus released their sophomore full length album “Hollow” on June 29th which features fourteen brand new songs that showcase a significant progression in the songwriting talents of James Ash and […]
California punk rockers Strung Out exploded onto the punk scene in 1994 with their debut album but it was their sophomore record ‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ that put the band on the map, making […]
Oh Lovelies…you know when you completely take on the world thinking you’re kin to 80’s TV icon The Greatest American Hero and that everything that seemed so simple to complete and wrap up, totally […]
Machine Head are heading back to Australia in July in support of their latest album ‘Catharsis‘ which was released earlier this year. The tour follows a completely sold out Australia run in 2015 held […]
Devildriver has always been one of those bands that right from the start as soon as I heard their music, I know something special was going on here. It’s not everyday you come across […]
Skid Row are one of those bands that I grew up listening to as a kid and to be honest, they never left my playlist almost 30 years since I discovered them back when […]
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