Italian symphonic power metallers TEMPERANCE return on October 16 with their eighth studio album, Arcani, through Napalm Records, and this time the band have finally stepped into a world that has been hiding in plain sight around their own name for more than a decade. Read More …
When I first caught up with Canadian multi-instrumentalist Ryan Koepke through a written Crannk Q&A in 2025, Cepheidae Variable was very much his baby. The debut album, Primordial Reverie, was this massive instrumental journey through progressive metal, orchestration, synths and science fiction inspired soundscapes, with Read More …
Gunnhild Sundli and Magnus Børmark discuss Norwegian folklore, Eurovision, creative change and the stories behind GÅTE’s new album Sigil Norwegian folk rock trailblazers GÅTE have never approached tradition as something that belongs behind glass. Across more than two decades, the band have drawn upon Norwegian Read More …
Thirteen Days – Winter Album LaunchWith Larsen & The UnsetThe Ed Castle, Adelaide | 26 September 2026 A Night at The Ed Castle with Thirteen Days and Friends It’s 8:30 PM on a Saturday night. The busy doors of The Ed Castle are open and Read More …
August Burns Red – Season Of Surrender Australian Tour 2026With I Promised The World, The Gloom In The Corner & FallweatherThe Gov, Adelaide | 29 September 2026 A Night of Legacy and the New What a wicked night! The Gov is always a busy-body machine, Read More …
There is a moment early in my conversation with Falsimonian guitarist, keyboardist, composer and producer Jesus Fuentes Valverde where a lot of what sits behind the band suddenly starts making sense. Before the jazz degrees, before melodic death metal collided with Latin rhythms and before Read More …
Released: September 18, 2026Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsAlbum: 12th studio albumGenre: Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal There are bands that make a comeback, and there are bands that basically kick the fucking door back in and remind everyone who they are. Anthrax have done the second Read More …
There is something pretty bloody satisfying about catching up with an artist a couple of years down the track and being able to pick up the conversation almost exactly where you left it. The last time I caught up with TUNGSTEN vocalist Mike Andersson, the Read More …
Album: The Last WordArtist: NonpointRelease Date: 18 September 2026Label: 361 Degrees Records Nonpoint rise up again, writing on the walls and extending their hand to us with The Last Word. The nu-metal legends have proved time and time again that they have more to say, Read More …
“Kuso-shi 1, 2 and 3” As soon as I pressed play on the first track, “Kuso-shi 1, 2 and 3”, I was greeted by an array of electronic blips and beeps that would not sound out of place upon entering an arcade. Arriving soon after Read More …
There are bands that build their identity around technical ability, bands that chase heaviness, bands that live in atmosphere and bands that reach for something deeply emotional. SOEN have somehow spent more than a decade existing in that space where all of those things collide. Read More …
Napalm Records have delivered another loaded batch of new music, with three very different artists pushing into the next stage of their respective journeys. As I Lay Dying are opening a new chapter with their first self-titled album and two contrasting singles. Ukrainian modern metal Read More …
