There is something quietly powerful about a band that understands exactly why it exists from the very beginning. For UK metalcore newcomers Past Damnation, that purpose is baked into the name itself, forged long before a full lineup ever shared a room, and rooted in Read More …
Six years is a long time to wait. When Nonpoint finally return to Australia in February 2026 alongside long time comrades (hed) P.E., it will not just mark a long overdue reunion with Australian fans. It will close a circle that began more than two Read More …
There are artists who survive eras, and then there are artists who shape‑shift through them. Dave Graney belongs firmly in the latter camp. From Mount Gambier to London’s post‑punk pressure cooker with The Moodists, through the golden Coral Snakes years and into his current sharp, Read More …
There’s something special about watching a band break orbit in real time — that moment where the hard work, the late-night writing sessions, the relentless touring, and the sheer stubborn belief in the music finally begins to catch fire. Horizon Theory are right in the Read More …
There’s a particular electricity you feel when a band isn’t just releasing music — they’re building a world. A sound. A vision.Breathe In are doing exactly that. Hailing from the tri-state crucible of New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia, Breathe In have stepped into the Read More …
There are artists who simply make music — and then there are the ones who build entire worlds, carving out a mythos that feels lived in, scarred, and defiantly alive. Adam “Nergal” Darski has always belonged to the latter. Whether commanding the blackened force of Read More …
Interview & feature by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” There are bands who influence heavy music… and then there are bands who reshape the entire landscape. German thrash legends KREATOR have been the latter since the day they first spat fire from the gutter and Read More …
There are bands who write songs… and then there are bands who carve out their existence from adversity, grit, and sheer bloody-minded refusal to quit. The Mendenhall Experiment has always been the latter, and with their new EP Chasing Ghosts landing via Lucent Records / Read More …
There are bands that tour.There are bands that grind.And then there are bands like Self Deception — the Swedish rock juggernaut that takes twenty years of fire, failure, fury, and evolution… and turns it into a worldwide party people are still trying to recover from. Read More …
Few bands from the mid-2000s post-hardcore wave carry the same level of cult devotion, nostalgia, and raw influence as Drop Dead, Gorgeous. For a lot of us who came up in that era, In Vogue wasn’t just a debut album — it was a line Read More …
Few modern metal bands have shifted the sonic landscape the way Born of Osiris have. They didn’t just join the progressive metalcore movement — they bent it, rewired it, and rebuilt it into something alien, technical, emotional, and entirely their own. But at the heart Read More …
There’s a certain electricity you feel when a new band punches through the noise. Not just heavy — hungry. Not just tight — dangerous. Struck A Nerve aren’t just arriving; they’re erupting out of Norwich with a debut record that’s already setting off alarms across Read More …
