Cradle of Filth and DevilDriverTuesday, 14 July 2026Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide Presented by The Phoenix AULive review by Mistress of RiffsPhoto gallery by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy Presented by The Phoenix AU, Hindley Street Music Hall was the perfect venue for the unholy Read More …
Band: Lumen Ad MortemRelease: A Grave AscentRelease Date: June 19, 2026Label: Hypnotic Dirge RecordsFormat: Digital, LP, CDGenre: Melodic Black MetalCountry: AustraliaReview by: Manny “The Metal Man” Bath There are few words that excite me as much as “local”, “black”, and “metal”, and even fewer when Read More …
We sat down with What Lies Below vocalist Andrew Watson to discuss the band’s debut album I Let It Consume Me, writing through darkness, the evolution of metalcore, and why Australia is still on the band’s touring wishlist. Read More …
Mastodon have opened the door on a powerful new chapter. The Atlanta heavy music icons have announced their long awaited new album Marrow Deep, set for release on August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the blistering new single Read More …
Few bands have ever walked the line between glitter, hooks, riffs and chaos quite like Sweet. For many, Sweet will always be the sound of the 70s exploding through the speakers with “The Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run,” “Block Buster!,” “Action,” “Hell Raiser,” “Wig Read More …
Miss May I are stepping into a new chapter, and it sounds like one built on honesty, heaviness and real emotional weight. The Ohio metalcore veterans have announced their new album No Place For Me, set for release on October 2 via Solid State Records. Read More …
DevilDriverStrike And Kill Out Now Through Napalm Records First thing I feel the need to say about this album is… bravo gentlemen! You’ve taken DevilDriver, cranked it up a few more notches with the genius recruiting on guitars with tech death metal maestros Alex Lee Read More …
Mangled CarpenterBetween Blood And Silence EPLabel: Rottweiler Records & Broken Curfew RecordsRelease Date: July 17, 2026 Brutal. Fucking ruthless. Mangled Carpenter have produced a titanic EP which cranks the heavy to 11 and does not offer any respite. Poetic aggression wrapped in chaotic screams, intensely Read More …
Australia is about to get flattened again. Paleface Swiss have announced their return to Australia in January and February 2027, and this time joining the Swiss heavy music wrecking crew across the run will be Canadian metalcore legends Counterparts and Colorado heavy hitters Fox Lake, Read More …
With an almighty Aussie assault on our auditory arrays, Tassie boys Psycroptic are back to peel the remaining flesh and cartilage from our ears with their new album, The Pulse Of Annihilation. This album gets the heart pumping to the point of having a goddamn Read More …
There is something fitting about Stitched Up Heart naming their newest chapter MEDUSA. This is a band that has always carried the idea of damage, survival and reconstruction in its DNA. From the name itself through to the emotional force behind Alecia “Mixi” Demner’s vocals, Read More …
Austria’s Ill Tidings return with Seeds Of True Rebirth, a black metal album that balances icy aggression with melody and cinematic storytelling. Manny explores one of the year’s most immersive extreme metal releases. Read More …
