A year after our first conversation, Dorian Pavlović of Ocean of Another returns to talk AI, human creativity, cruelty, empathy, Manntra and the strange business of remaining human in an increasingly automated world. Read More …
GÅTE: Tradition, Transformation and the Living Spirit of Sigil
Gunnhild Sundli and Magnus Børmark discuss Norwegian folklore, Eurovision, creative change and the stories behind GÅTE’s new album Sigil Norwegian folk rock trailblazers GÅTE have never approached tradition as something that belongs behind glass. Across more than two decades, the band have drawn upon Norwegian Read More …
ATER’s Fernando Bühring: Love, Loss & Breaking The Rules On Everlasting
There is still plenty of darkness inside ATER. The crushing low end, extreme vocals and heaviness that drove 2024’s Somber haven’t suddenly disappeared. If anything, they’re now sitting inside something much bigger. On album number three, Everlasting, Chilean dark metal outfit ATER are pulling gothic Read More …
Thirteen Days Bring Winter to The Ed Castle | Live Review
Thirteen Days – Winter Album LaunchWith Larsen & The UnsetThe Ed Castle, Adelaide | 26 September 2026 A Night at The Ed Castle with Thirteen Days and Friends It’s 8:30 PM on a Saturday night. The busy doors of The Ed Castle are open and Read More …
August Burns Red at The Gov: A Night of Legacy and the New | Live Review
August Burns Red – Season Of Surrender Australian Tour 2026With I Promised The World, The Gloom In The Corner & FallweatherThe Gov, Adelaide | 29 September 2026 A Night of Legacy and the New What a wicked night! The Gov is always a busy-body machine, Read More …
Amon Amarth’s Ted Lundström: 30 Years, No Fucking Plan, Still Here
After 30 years, 13 albums and thousands of shows, Amon Amarth bassist Ted Lundström is still here. We talk surviving metal, touring, songwriting and The Allfather Awakens. Read More …
FALSIMONIAN – Jesus Fuentes Valverde on For Survival, Jazz & Melodic Death Metal
There is a moment early in my conversation with Falsimonian guitarist, keyboardist, composer and producer Jesus Fuentes Valverde where a lot of what sits behind the band suddenly starts making sense. Before the jazz degrees, before melodic death metal collided with Latin rhythms and before Read More …
OBSCURA QALMA: FAUST, FUCKERY & THE HUMAN CONDITION
Theo from Obscura Qalma talks Faust, AI, grief, philosophy, The Cure, The Smiths and the nightmare of being human in 2026. Read More …
ION SKY MIKE JOSEPH: BEFORE WE DIE, “THE DIRT WILL HUMBLE YOU” AND SURVIVING TO TELL THE STORY
There are album titles that simply sound good, and then there are album titles that carry considerably more weight once you understand the person standing behind them. For Melbourne hard rock outfit Ion Sky, Before We Die falls firmly into the latter category. The band’s Read More …
Anthrax – Cursum Perficio Review: Ten Years Later and These Bastards Still Bite
Released: September 18, 2026Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsAlbum: 12th studio albumGenre: Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal There are bands that make a comeback, and there are bands that basically kick the fucking door back in and remind everyone who they are. Anthrax have done the second Read More …
TUNGSTEN’s Mike Andersson on Ashes: Rising Again, Pushing Boundaries and Keeping Metal Fun
There is something pretty bloody satisfying about catching up with an artist a couple of years down the track and being able to pick up the conversation almost exactly where you left it. The last time I caught up with TUNGSTEN vocalist Mike Andersson, the Read More …
FROZEN CROWN: Federico Mondelli on The Legend of the Six Kings, Three Guitars and the Dream of Touring Australia
Federico Mondelli was already on the move when he joined me for our latest Crannk interview, travelling to the recording of a new Frozen Crown video that was still firmly under wraps. Before we even launched into the official introduction, he wanted to know whether Read More …