Australia is about to get flattened again. Paleface Swiss have announced their return to Australia in January and February 2027, and this time joining the Swiss heavy music wrecking crew across the run will be Canadian metalcore legends Counterparts and Colorado heavy hitters Fox Lake, Read More …
Napalm Records have delivered another massive wave of heavy music news, and this one stretches across gothic metal, symphonic power metal, modern metal, industrial black metal, heavy prog, power metal fantasy and Ukrainian modern metal. From Moonspell’s dark gothic return to new music from Samael, Read More …
With an almighty Aussie assault on our auditory arrays, Tassie boys Psycroptic are back to peel the remaining flesh and cartilage from our ears with their new album, The Pulse Of Annihilation. This album gets the heart pumping to the point of having a goddamn Read More …
There is something fitting about Stitched Up Heart naming their newest chapter MEDUSA. This is a band that has always carried the idea of damage, survival and reconstruction in its DNA. From the name itself through to the emotional force behind Alecia “Mixi” Demner’s vocals, Read More …
Austria’s Ill Tidings return with Seeds Of True Rebirth, a black metal album that balances icy aggression with melody and cinematic storytelling. Manny explores one of the year’s most immersive extreme metal releases. Read More …
Tasmanian death metal force The Absolution Sequence deliver their most emotionally charged release yet with The Nightlight Sigil, the latest single from their forthcoming album Dread Cycle. Read More …
Australian death metal outfit Complexant deliver one of their heaviest and most emotionally devastating tracks yet with ‘Afterlife,’ the latest single from their upcoming debut album Apex. Read More …
In the unsuspecting upper class suburb of Norwood in South Australia, nine of the heaviest bands in the state eviscerated a large crowd who were there to get blown the fuck away in the best way, the way only metalheads could. Fast, loud and uber Read More …
Some musicians become part of a scene. Others help build the bloody thing from the ground up. Dave Haley is one of those names that sits deep in the foundations of Australian extreme metal. As one of the founding forces behind Psycroptic alongside his brother Read More …
Jay Wells L’Ecuyer opens up about Dad Core, his lifelong love of Zao, Canada’s hardcore scene, Sky Of Ghosts and the heartbreaking story behind Life Leaves. Read More …
There is something exciting happening with Melbourne’s ANA, and it does not feel like the kind of thing that can be neatly packed into one genre tag. That became clear pretty quickly while speaking with Anna and Josh about the band’s debut full-length album, Motivated Read More …
There is something deeply satisfying about ending a day with proper death metal. After spending the day moving through different corners of the musical world, I had the chance to sit down with Anders from Swedish death metal band Gluttony, and it was exactly the Read More …
