Where to begin…writing a review for the new Cannibal Corpse album “Violence Unimagined”. Well first and foremost, you know exactly what you are going to get when you hear this album bludgeoned firstly…and hate […]
Sydney melodic death thrash heads Flaming Wreckage have returned with an absolute monster of an album in the form of “Cathedral Of Bones”, the follow up to 2017’s “From Flesh To Dust”. Now first […]
Well it’s been a busy 12 months for Melbourne Death masters Werewolves with last year’s blistering aural attack “The Dead Are Screaming”. Now fast forward to today with the new album “What A Time […]
It’s not often we get to review a show that is held in a venue that is not necessarily known as a live music venue but the chance to catch a show at the […]
Where do I begin with a band like Napalm Death, a name so revered the mere mention of the name gets grindcore fans excited. Well this is no exception, “Throes Of Joy In The […]
Abramelin, the Melbourne death /gore merchants really need no introduction. For anyone who has been following this band know that the latest release “Never Enough Snuff” is most likely the injection of vitality that […]
San Diego Deathcore masters Carnifex return for another round of annihilation in the form of new album WORLD WAR X and by hell below, it is a triumpant return. The overall theme of […]
San Francisco Bay Area metallers Skinlab, often mentioned in the same vein as Machine Head, but with a sound and presence all their own will hit the East Coast of Australia with a new […]
Formed by the Garcia brothers, Eddy and Danny, in the early 90’s, Pissing Razors released their debut studio album “Psycho Punko Metal Groove” in 1996. Following the underground success of the debut, the band […]
Tonight Perth saw the final stop on the Australian tour for two of metals giants – Born Of Osiris and Chelsea Grin. Here is how it went down. Upon arrival it was clear […]
In their 10th year since conception, Disentomb now stands as one of the most unique and commanding bands in modern death metal. The pursuit of unrelentingly brutal death metal has lead them down a […]
Since self-releasing their debut album, Embryonic Anomaly in late 2009, Rings Of Saturn have built a huge global fanbase, touring non stop and releasing four albums. Their 2015 appearance on the US based Knotfest […]
Brisbane was home to the final show of the The Painted Progression tour which featured an incredible lineup of some of prog metal’s most valued acts coming from not only Australia but from the […]
Nergal from Behemoth sits down to participate in our new segment Off The Record where we get into crazy fan encounters, new music and more. So aside from making music and making angry […]
Allegaeon have been described by Metal Hammer Magazine as ’the new face of ruthless modern death metal’ and they would be correct. The Colorado natives deliver a musically complex, intelligent, and absorbing sound that […]
Sevendust have been trekking across Australia this past week as part of their tour supporting the latest album “All I See Is War” and it all ended in Perth on Tuesday night. Steve Monaghan […]
Alaskan riff masters 36 Crazyfists are teaming up with Aussie heavyweights Superheist for a whirlwind tour around Australia. Unbridled honesty cast in unpredictable metallic soundscapes and icy melodies is the best way to describe Alaska’s […]
Perth has always been a hit and miss affair as far as metal gigs are concerned, the pulling power determined by a number of factors. But when something like Slayfest comes along along with […]
The mighty Behemoth return to Australia to lay waste to all lovers of extreme metal as part of the 2019 Download Festival as well as a couple of sideshows with the legendary Slayer who […]
With an arsenal of technical skills ready to unleash upon the world, Bay Area natives Aenimus have brought forth a unique and progressive style of music that is beginning to establish a serious sense […]
Wednesday night was the wrap up of the Australian tour for prog rockers Monuments at the fantastic venue of Badlands. This past week was spent on the east coast as part of this year’s Progfest […]
Forming in 2018, Isolation burst onto the vibrant Brisbane hardcore scene with their progressively sonic 4 track EP ‘War In My Mind’. More recently the band unleashed their new single and music video ‘Mindstate’ […]
Formed in 2005 by teenagers Jan-Ole Lamberti (guitars) and Volker Dieken (guitars), Nailed To Obscurity went through the usual ups and downs as a band. The Germans took their name from a song off Hate […]
Tonight was Perth’s turn to witness those crazy Tasmanian’s Pycroptic on the tail end of a massive grueling Australian tour, here’s how it went down. The venue was Badlands, a fairly expansive venue by […]
One of Australia’s technical death metal exports have returned with one blistering album in the form of “As The Kingdom Drowns” and as expected it kicks off at a break neck speed with the […]
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