The well’s poisoned again. After fifteen long years of silence, the Florida titans of post‑hardcore chaos, Poison the Well, have clawed their way back into the bloodstream with their first new track since 2009: “Trembling Level.” It’s jagged, it’s haunting, and it bleeds the DNA Read More …
Album Review by Brenden BodyBag Following on from their 2023 self-titled debut, Sweden’s Curse of Cain have returned with their highly anticipated second album Achtung. The band describes themselves as “Movie Metal,” and it’s a fitting tag—everything about them, from the music to the visuals, Read More …
Review by Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media / CRANNK Firstly, thank you one and all for welcoming me to Crannk. I hope I can meet your expectations and live up to the towering standards Crannk has set over the last decade. With that said, let’s Read More …
Metal isn’t meant to be polite. It’s not supposed to sit in the corner with its hands folded — it’s supposed to rip the walls down and leave you staring at the wreckage, wondering what the hell just happened. Enter Behind Starvation, a gang of Read More …
The prog band Stoned Jesus have emerged once again, and with them comes a brand new album — and to say I’m excited would be a gross understatement. Compared to other releases, Songs to Sun entails soul-ripping melodies, heavenly vocals, and the most anticipated breakdowns. Read More …
Little sonic masterpiece and performance by our brothers in In Flames#InFlamesWeTrust In Flames: Masters of Melodic Firepower on the Live Stage Few bands in modern metal can boast the legacy, influence, and live intensity of In Flames. From their early days in Gothenburg shaping the Read More …
Swedish death metal veterans Centinex return with their 12th full-length album, With Guts and Glory, set for release on 7 November 2025 via Black Lion Records. As the first taste of the album, Centinex unleash a lyric video for the track “Your Religion Dies Tonight,” which the band calls “a merciless sonic assault.” The song Read More …
On September 13, 2025, Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory transformed into a battleground of sonic warfare as the Southern Death Fest returned for its second installment. Organized by Ironjaw Bookings, this all-ages event featured an explosive lineup of 21 metal acts, including headliners Gravemind, Ashen, Nicolas Read More …
The streets are twitching again, the gutters coughing up riffs and paranoia, because Mike Muir — the eternal cyco in a bandana — has cracked open the vault and muttered the sacred words: a new Suicidal Tendencies record is coming. Not tomorrow, not today, but Read More …
Melbourne’s own Chasing Lana have been delivering their brand of raw, grungy, emotionally charged hard rock since 2012. Fronted by vocalist and guitarist Dave Cutting, alongside his brother Robbie Cutting on lead guitar, Chris Coote on drums, and Nathan Mesiti on bass, the band has Read More …
There I was, headphones clamped on like a lifeline, diving headfirst into the world of PRESIDENT—two visualizers back-to-back, “Dionysus” and “Conclave.” And let me tell you, this wasn’t just pressing play on some new tracks; it was like being dragged through a ritual in a Read More …
Brisbane rock outfit Sound Affliction continues their rise as one of the most exciting and emotionally honest acts on the Australian scene. Following the gut-punch intensity of their debut single Sober and the riff-driven chaos of Devil In Me, the band returns with their most Read More …
