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Toronto’s No Warning is back after a lengthy hiatus to announce a new album. Torture Culture is the band’s third album, their first since 2004’s Suffer, Survive, and is due October 13th via Bad […]
Two things always contribute to creating epic original black metal. One is location, and by being based in Colorado, the Rocky Mountains provide the ideal canvas for technical symphonic black metal band SAR ISATUM to sweep broad […]
Darebin Music Feast is back in 2017, this time charged with a spirit and lustre for live music, inclusion and inspiration like never before. Spanning eleven consecutive days in October, the Feast will showcase […]
Sludge/Stoner metal band NAMAZU, have revealed an awesome new video for their song “Bactine”. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album Works Cited which will be released on September 29th 2017 via […]
EARTH ELECTRIC are now premiering the first video for a song taken from the band’s current debut album, ‘Vol.1: Solar’. The enigmatic clip for “Mountains & Conquerors (Pt.2)” has been brilliantly visualised by Romanian artist Costin […]
Founded back in the second half of 2000 by mastermind Fabio Perini, Poisonheart started their career as live cover band, touring extensively in the north of Italy to build their reputation of classic glam/punk-rock […]
“GOOD” is the brand new full-length album from Melbourne’s Toehider. Led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, in collaboration with graphic artist Andrew Saltmarsh, it’s the third album by the genre-hopping Toehider and the eighteenth release […]
Vestigial is the impending third full-length from Sydney Australia-based post-metal/sludge faction LO!. Set for release via Pelagic Records October 6 the songs comprising Vestigial are truly next level. Well-crafted with a larger scope both […]
Los Angeles two-wheeled rockers THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT unleash their new video “Going Downtown” exclusively at Shindig! Magazine, ahead of the release of their sixth album on Heavy Psych Sounds. The band comments on the […]
Barnsley band Hands Off Gretel has been invited to present a live music video showcase at Música Mundo 2017 (September 6 to 10th) an international music conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. “It’s amazing that a […]
Vox Tristanum is a new groove metal project formed in 2017 by former members of Slovakian band Tristana. Christian Vidal known from the band Therion joined the project as a lead guitar player. The […]
Melbourne classic heavy metal band Back To Eden, the solo pr4oject of Guitarist/Bassist/Songwriter Edan Hoy have released their latest video for ‘Twin Flame’ which comes off their upcoming debut EP release which is expected to […]
A true visionary is a rare thing; but such a man is Josh Dummer. Providing all instruments and vocals on his creation BURIED REALM‘s debut, “The Ichor Carcinoma” with the exception of some very exciting […]
DIVINITY COMPROMISED have teamed up with Echoes and Dust to reveal a stunning new lyric video for “The Fall of Æstoria”. The track is taken from their album Terminal, which was recently released via Qumran Records/No […]
This is how Osaka Punch operate. Drop mind-bending, genre-twisting rock track, announce tour dates, get in your face, get sweaty, get dirty (Like, REAL dirty), make you feel REAL good, smoke a cigarette and […]
Perth sensation Birds of Tokyo is set to rock Wanneroo Showgrounds as the headline act for this year’s City of Wanneroo Presents Concert. Having recently won a fourth APRA award for Best Rock Work, […]
Inspired by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, Dissection and Slayer, WARCALL’s music is fast, aggressive, melodic and dramatic. Unleashing three well-received albums under their bullet-belts (‘Demonarchy’, ‘Blood, Guts and Dirt’, ‘III’), this Montreal, QC power-trio’s fourth […]
All great art reflects the world around it. It does not exist in a vacuum. It fearlessly holds up a mirror to reality as it is rather than what we would wish it to be. Such art is grist […]
Melbourne two-piece metal machine, Contrive, consisting of twin brothers Paul and Andrew Haug release their new album, Slow Dissolve today! The band have just launched a new merch store at http://contrive.bigcartel.com/products where several bundle options […]
Ripping apart folk metal with a merciless assault, finally a band is delivering an extreme take on melodies that fans of pagan and melodeath alike have been raging for. Australia’s CLAIM THE THRONE deliver […]
With their latest album, Tatts: Live in Brunswick set to adorn retail shelves across the country, Rose Tattoo will take to the road with The Angels on their upcoming Brothers, Angels & Demons tour, […]
Adelaide’s Life Pilot have set their course straight for the heart of the Australian heavy scene. They are returning today from a period of relative silence with their brand new track ONE, a hectic, […]
Weapons of Anew, the dynamic new band that features Freddy Ordine, Ray West, Stefan “Reno” Cutrupi, Chris Manfre, and new guitarist Kris Norris will release their debut recording, “The Collision of Love and Hate” […]
5 piece Melbourne dream pop outfit SUN are making waves for their catchy hooks and laid back vibe. “Some slippery psych rock happenings here.” – Dave Ruby Howe Triple J Unearthed. Their brand new […]
The last year has seen Perth’s most loved punk rawk rapscallions Scalphunter take out their second “Best Punk/Hardcore Act” WAMAward in a row, score a nomination for Best Live Act in the debut National Live Music Awards […]
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