Sweden has long been a stronghold of heavy metal, producing some of the fiercest, most uncompromising acts to ever grace the stage. Among them stands Ambush, a band that has carved out a reputation as one of the leading torchbearers of traditional heavy metal in 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 …
Salt Lake City’s own Allbrook Station are not here to play it safe. In just over a year since forming in 2024, the band has carved out a sound that’s as explosive as it is emotional—melding high-octane rock energy, modern hip-hop textures, and raw storytelling Read More …
Some albums are more than music — they are doorways. With their third studio album, III – Candles & Beginnings, AURI — the visionary trio of vocalist Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), and Troy Donockley — once again open a portal into a world where Read More …
Swedish power metal titans Sabaton are gearing up to unleash a brand-new chapter in their storied career with the release of their highly anticipated 11th studio album, Legends, out October 17 via Better Noise Music. The record not only marks their debut with the label 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 …
The unrelenting force of diabolical black death metal, BELPHEGOR, have returned from the abyss with a blistering new single: ‘Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus’. Forged in chaos and crowned in blasphemy, the track serves as both a savage invocation and a declaration of the band’s unstoppable reign Read More …
Say hello to Mumfighter, the Marrickville-based rapper, producer, hairstylist, and professional rollerblader whose live shows are a riot of neon energy, punk attitude, and glitch-pop chaos. Fronted by Jarrah, a Campbelltown-born creative mischief-maker, Mumfighter has carved out a wild corner of the Aussie underground, blending Read More …
Phoenix’s groove/thrash juggernaut INCITE are locked, loaded, and ready to unleash hell with their most ferocious offering yet, Savage New Times, dropping August 15, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. On the eve of the release of the album, Jim and Jai caught up with frontman 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 …
Australia’s fastest-growing rock label, XMusic, has made a bold leap onto the global stage with their first international signing — rock powerhouse BLVD OF EYES. Fronted by the magnetic Chloe Trujillo (artist, musician, and wife of Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo) and New Zealand-born multi-instrumentalist Mark 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 …
