Cryptopsy aren’t just coming back to Australia — they’re dropping in like a meteor made of blastbeats and bad intentions. With Matt McGachy at the helm since 2007, the band has carved a new era of brutality, sharpening their sound into something violent, technical, and Read More …
Adelaide’s underground spat up something loud, raw, and writhing recently, and I had the pleasure of letting it crawl across my desk — Anggrath, the newest death-metal creature stalking South Australia. You might’ve heard their debut single “Turn You Into Taxidermy” ripping through the digital Read More …
There are bands who perform, bands who evolve, and then there are bands like Persefone—artists who transform every time they touch an instrument. And with their upcoming release Live In Andorra (out December 5, 2025 via Napalm Records), Persefone have captured a moment that feels Read More …
There are live albums… and then there are events. POWERWOLF have never been a band that simply plays a show — they summon a spectacle, ignite a ceremony, and turn every venue into a cathedral of fire, folklore, and heavy metal devotion. And with their 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 …
Tribal Gaze arose from the arid and treacherous land of Texas, U.S.A. Inveighing Brilliance is their follow-up album to their 2021 release Godless Voyage and firmly establishes the bone-grinding ancient nature of their death metal. Out through Nuclear Blast Records, Inveighing Brilliance immediately brutalises the Read More …
There’s a special kind of chaos that erupts when two metalheads sit down to talk about horror movies, and this week Sid and I decided to embrace the madness head-on. What started as a simple “Top 10 Horror Movies” list turned into a full-blown deep Read More …
There’s a storm rolling out of Northwest Arkansas, and it answers to the name Hell Comes Home — a band that sounds like they’ve been forged out of busted knuckles, late-night trauma, and the kind of Southern grit you only get from growing up where Read More …
There’s a special kind of chaos that only Australia can produce — the kind that smells like stale beer, blown speakers, and unhinged brilliance. And sitting right at the centre of that cyclone is Youngy, the snarling frontman of King Parrot, a band that has Read More …
Blood-soaked riffs and tortured vocals — Adelaide’s Seek Misery have carved a jagged, feral path straight through the monotony of modern heavy and dropped one hell of a debut. Everyone You Love Will Leave isn’t politely knocking on your skull—it’s obliterating the door, dragging you Read More …
There are few bands in the world of extreme metal as ambitious or forward-thinking as ALKALOID. Since forming in 2013, this collective of virtuosos — featuring members of Obscura, Triptykon, and Dark Fortress — has made it their mission to dissolve the limits of genre. Read More …
Swedish metal titans EVERGREY have returned, breathing life and anguish into a brand-new single, “OXYGEN!”, a track that embodies everything fans have come to love about the band — and then pushes it further into the abyss. Before embarking on a massive European and UK Read More …
