I’m Jaiden, commonly known as ‘Jinx’, I represent the freaks of the scene – I’m known for being too loud, too weird, and too opinionated. I’ve jinxed myself so many times I consider myself to be a bad omen; but beyond spotlighting hidden gem bands, 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 …
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 …
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 …
When Burning Witches take the stage, they don’t just play heavy metal — they summon it. On their brand-new sixth studio album, Inquisition (out now via Napalm Records), the Swiss powerhouse dives headfirst into medieval darkness, religious persecution, and defiant resilience. Packed with anthemic riffs, Read More …
Belgium’s black metal institution ENTHRONED have returned from six years of ritual silence to unleash Raviasamin, the blistering first single from their forthcoming twelfth full-length album Ashspawn, due out December 5 via Season of Mist. Forged as both autopsy and resurrection, Ashspawn represents a descent Read More …
American heavy metal legends Corrosion of Conformity have returned with something raw, loose, and full of soul – a jam session cover of FREE’s 1970 classic “Fire And Water.” The track, originally the title cut of FREE’s 1970 album, came about spontaneously while COC were Read More …
After nearly five years in solemn solitude, Adelaide’s progressive metal visionaries Dyssidia have re-emerged with “Serum Sickness”—a venom-laced single that signals both rebirth and transformation for one of Australia’s most distinct prog voices. At once cryptic and visceral, “Serum Sickness” captures the disorientation of misplaced Read More …
Revocation have never been a band to play it safe. For two decades, Dave Davidson and company have been crafting some of the most technically charged, forward-thinking extreme metal around. Now, with their 20th anniversary upon them, the Boston-bred quartet are back with New Gods, Read More …
