There I was, an Aussie death metal throat-ripper, ready to dive into the unexpected — Papa Roach, the titans of nu-metal nostalgia, stomping into 2025 with a track that hits like a Molotov cocktail lobbed straight through the wall of your teenage bedroom. BRAINDEAD — Read More …
The night cracked open with the sound of Sardinia’s own dark flame—Shardana. I just wrapped an electrifying talk with Aaron Tolu, Shardana’s frontman, and what poured out wasn’t just another “metal interview,” it was a storm of history, myth, and molten riffs forged in the Read More …
There are nights where the universe cracks open like a rusted oil drum and out spills the venom — riffs, screams, and sonic violence that shake the ribcage. That’s where I found myself when I hit play on SEEK MISERY’s latest collab “Ground War,” featuring Read More …
There’s a moment when you find yourself staring down the barrel of the algorithm and thinking, fuck it—let’s go somewhere I’ve never gone before. That’s exactly where I landed when I hit play on BigXthaPlug’s collab with Jelly Roll, “Box Me Up.” Normally, you’ll catch Read More …
The lights flicker, the amps hum, and somewhere in the back of Melbourne a keg of dynamite called Ablaze has just been cracked open. Their new record, Sink Ya Teeth In, doesn’t so much “drop” as it does leap from a bar stool, smash a Read More …
I’m sitting in front of a wall of plastic warriors — battle-scarred Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, steroid-jacked Masters of the Universe, and weathered Star Wars relics from a galaxy far, far away — when Monte Cimino’s face flickers onto my screen. Behind him? A cathedral Read More …
There’s a certain smell when a band like AFI resurfaces. It’s not fresh paint and new strings — it’s candle wax, dust from the curtains of a theater long abandoned, and the faint ozone burn of electricity arcing through something ancient. Four years of silence, Read More …
It’s not every day you get to witness two metal worlds collide with the force of a meteor strike, but BABYMETAL’s My Queen (feat. Spiritbox) is exactly that kind of seismic event. I hit record on my Killertube channel, lights on, volume up, and dove Read More …
Some interviews hit you like a freight train at full speed. This one was different—it was more like getting hit by the wreckage left after the freight train derailed, then finding a note in the rubble that says, “You’re not alone.” That’s the vibe I Read More …
There’s a certain kind of muscle memory that kicks in when Hatebreed drops a new track. Your spine tightens. Your fists clench. You know it’s about to get real. And when “Make The Demons Obey” landed in the pit like a Molotov cocktail thrown by Read More …
The Adelaide heavy music scene has been cooking some serious heat lately, and one band pushing the charge with pure intent and chaotic precision is Seek Misery. I had the chance to catch up with the band for an in-depth, honest, and fun-as-hell chat over Read More …
There’s a strange sort of anticipation that creeps in when you know a band like Sleep Token is about to mess with your molecules. I hit play on Provider with the caffeinated reverence of a cultist lighting incense at the altar of sound — this Read More …
