MUNT don’t just play extreme music, they drag you through an urban hellscape and dare you to feel something. On their long-gestating debut full-length The World Is Not Yours, the Melbourne outfit weaponise black metal, death metal, grindcore, hardcore and sludge into a dense, precision-engineered Read More …
Blackened Rose have quietly carved out a unique space in Australia’s heavy underground, one where gothic melancholy, romantic tragedy, and hard rock swagger coexist without compromise. Led by vocalist and songwriter Aleksei Iagunkov, the Sydney-based project has evolved rapidly since its late-2022 inception, growing from Read More …
For a band like Blessthefall, absence was never about disappearing. It was about survival. Nearly a decade has passed since the Phoenix metalcore outfit last set foot on Australian soil, and in that time the genre has fractured, reformed, and redefined itself more times than Read More …
Swedish masters of shadowed melody KATATONIA return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026, carrying the weight of reinvention, resilience, and one of the most quietly powerful albums of their career. Touring in support of Nightmares As Extensions of the Waking State, the band Read More …
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 …
Sitting down with Sean Nevin, bass player for Sydney post-hardcore band Heists, you get the feeling this is someone who’s constantly pushing forward — musically, creatively, and personally. Fresh off the release of their latest EP Beneath the Surface, Sean opens up about how this Read More …
From Italy’s underground comes a band electrifying the scene with decadence, rebellion, and raw theatrical energy—Noir Addiction. Founded by Sonny Lanegan, a seasoned musician and producer with roots in both Europe and Los Angeles, the project fuses dark industrial rock, grunge attitude, and shock rock Read More …
Few bands have left an imprint on heavy music quite like letlive.From their chaotic, genre-defying blend of soul, punk, and post-hardcore to their fearless stage presence, the Los Angeles trailblazers redefined what it meant to connect with an audience. With Jason Aalon Butler’s firebrand vocals, Read More …
Interloper did not muck around in 2021. After kicking the year off with the ripping EP A Revenant Legacy, they came charging straight back with their debut full length Search Party, and when I caught up with Andrew Virrueta, you could hear straight away that Read More …
Originally spotlighting the release of Hjelvik’s debut album, this feature captures Erlend Hjelvik stepping into a bold new era with Welcome to Hel, released November 20, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records. I caught up with Erlend Hjelvik, ex Kvelertak frontman, to talk about his latest Read More …
Hailing out of Edinburgh, Scotland is Ifreann a thrash metal band that has been fast rising up the ranks of the Scottish Underground Metal scene with their mix of modern and old school thrash, since forming in 2015 Ifreann has released two Ep’s “Unearthly” in Read More …
