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After no less than five demos/rehearsals and two splits, Colorado’s SPECTRAL VOICE are finally crossing the Styx and delivering their first proper full-length…and it is gigantic. While things appear quite straight-forward on paper (the band […]
XVII are a five piece metal outfit from Kidderminster, West Midlands. The band formed in 2012 and they play fast, heavy, full on METAL! With influences from the likes of In Flames, Lamb Of […]
Chicago Doom/Sludge eclectics I KLATUS will release Nagual Sun October 13 on digital and analog (cassette) formats. The highly anticipated follow-up to 2012’s Kether is the band’s third full-length album (and fifth release overall). […]
Progressive Rock/Metal act Soul Enema premieres a video clip for the track “Aral Sea II – Dustbin of History.” Watch it below. The song is from the recent album Of Clans and Clones and Clowns, and […]
Drone. The word itself conjures the image of a bleak, desolate – dare I say – grim landscape, one covered in lakes of tears and forests of trajedy. In the middle of this forsaken […]
Russian math metal / djent band Samadhi Sitaram have posted a new video for their track “Qliphoth” off their latest album “KaliYuga Babalon” released by Sliptrick Records this past July. The video is full of Kabbalistic symbolism and […]
It takes an incredible amount of instrumental skill and songwriting talent to be able to truly leave a mark within the realm of symphonic metal. And Toronto’s Operus will undoubtedly be garnering a lot of […]
The new Treponem Pal album celebrates the band’s thirtiest birthday with original Pal tracks and a bunch of covers twisted their own way. Order, receive and listen to the album before its release date. […]
Sludge/Post-Metal band DEAD IS DEAD have revealed “Earth As It’s Slowly Consumed By The Sun”, a new song taken from their upcoming album Constraints Of Time. The track is highly recommended for fans of ISIS […]
The Beards’ record-breaking and beard-shaking 2016 Farewell Tour culminated with a massive final show in their hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. Captured on film in front of a packed-to-the-rafters crowd at the iconic Governor […]
Sydney’s favourite Old Mates Block Party execs The Lockhearts have officially released their new music video for their latest single Ride Home. Filmed entirely on hand-built miniature sets made by The Media Collective, Ride […]
Front man Austin Getz doesn’t blink when asked to sum up Turnover’s third full-length, Good Nature out today. “Learning,” he replies. “This whole record is about learning. Opening your eyes to new things, going outside […]
Australian progressive extreme metal quintet, Hybrid Nightmares will independently release their long awaited debut album Almagest worldwide on October 6. Almagest is the follow up to the bands 2015 release, The Ages, the critically […]
Toronto-based punks PUP are well known for one-upping themselves. Nearly every live performance they put on is sweatier, rowdier and somehow more chaotic than the last, and the same can be said for their music videos. Teaming […]
There’s a damn good reason Sydney’s heavy grooving sludge maestros’ Black Rheno have been turning so many heads this last year. They’ve been touring like a band possessed all over Australia and also showcased […]
Perth-based punk rocker Dan Cribb is heading to Brisbane next month with his band to play a set of Simpsons covers alongside a handful of special guest vocalists to be unveiled on the night. […]
CRYPT rumbled back into the underground last year after 16 years in the abyss, and now stand poised to unleash their first new material in nearly two decades with a brand new self-titled 7″ […]
Post-rock trailblazers sleepmakeswaves are still riding high from the success of their epic triple j Like A Version of ‘Children’ by Robert Miles and have now announced a headlining national tour of Australia for […]
The Jezabels have just released a brand new video for their new single, The Others, today as premiered on Clash mag in the UK. Recorded with the band’s long time producer, Lachlan Mitchell, and […]
Calling all hard working musos. Victoria Bitter and FBi Radio are teaming up to bring you VB Hard Yards – an opportunity for local bands to play with rock heroes Cosmic Psychos this November. […]
Kickass San Fran punk rock quartet HEARTSOUNDS are headed south this Spring, bringing their critically acclaimed LP Dualistic Nihilist to Australia’s east coast. The album, a singular 20-minute piece of punk rock perfection is […]
Caligula’s Horse, a band at the forefront of Australia’s progressive rock scene, recently debuted the track Will’s Song (Let the Colours Run), the first track taken from the forthcoming new album In Contact out 15th […]
The Cherry Dolls have announced a run of September tour dates in support of their debut album, Viva Los Dolls, out now through indie rock label, Golden Robot Records, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, […]
The Ruminaters kicked off 2017 with their ‘Summer Vacation’ Tour featuring appearances at Mountain Sounds, Secret Garden, Surfing World Camp and Party in The Park Festivals alongside their biggest headline shows to date and […]
Progressive metal band VALENCE have revealed their brand new track “He Tried To Kill Me With A Forklift” at Metal Underground. Stream the song here: http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=136492. The track can be purchased here: https://valence.bandcamp.com/track/he-tried-to-kill-me-with-a-forklift Frequently […]
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