When Of Mice & Men return to Australia this May with Crystal Lake, they will not be stepping back onto our stages as a band living off reputation alone. They are arriving with momentum, with clarity, and with the kind of creative confidence that only Read More …
Some records feel like a debut in name only. By the time you get to the end of Scream into the Void, it does not sound like the work of someone dipping a toe into a side lane just to see what happens. It sounds Read More …
Napalm Records are absolutely firing on all cylinders right now, dropping a stacked lineup of releases that show just how wide the modern heavy landscape has become. From veteran heavyweights still pushing their sound forward to rising theatrical forces and genre defining extremes, this latest Read More …
There is something fitting about Via Miseria IV arriving wrapped in shadow, melancholy, and myth. For all the talk around HOKKA being a new band, this does not feel like a fresh start built from nothing. It feels more like the aftermath of fire. It Read More …
Three decades in, Aurora Borealis still sound like a band answering to nobody but themselves. That has always been part of the appeal. Across the years, Ron Vento has built Aurora Borealis into something that feels fierce, atmospheric, and deeply personal, never settling into one Read More …
Metal Blade Records continue to prove exactly why they remain one of the most important forces in heavy music, delivering a stacked wave of releases that span the full spectrum of extreme metal. From underground stalwarts to genre defining legends, this latest run is a Read More …
Hardcore punk has always thrived on speed, aggression and attitude. But every now and then, a band that built its name on chaos finds a moment of clarity that hits just as hard. For DFL, that moment arrives with their latest single “Second Chances.” More Read More …
There are some artists whose presence alone feels larger than life, and then there is Zakk Wylde. For decades, Wylde has stood as one of heavy music’s most instantly recognisable figures. The riffs are massive, the tone is unmistakable, the image is iconic, and the Read More …
There are some interviews that make perfect sense on paper, and then there are the ones that feel unexpected until the first few minutes reveal exactly why they work. A chat between Crannk and They Might Be Giants might seem like one of those unlikely Read More …
Alt rock mainstays Sparta are back with a renewed sense of purpose, unveiling their powerful new single “Crater” alongside the announcement of their upcoming album Cut A Silhouette, due out May 29. For a band with such a deep and influential legacy, this isn’t just Read More …
There are comeback records, and then there are records that arrive sounding like the world has caught back up with the band that made them. For Clawfinger, Before We All Die feels exactly like that. Released on February 20th, the Swedish Norwegian crossover pioneers have Read More …
There are few bands in death metal who carry the kind of weight Immolation do without ever sounding like they are coasting on legacy. More than three decades deep, the New York institution still creates with the hunger of a band chasing something, not protecting Read More …
