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FROZEN CROWN: Federico Mondelli on The Legend of the Six Kings, Three Guitars and the Dream of Touring Australia
Federico Mondelli was already on the move when he joined me for our latest Crannk interview, travelling to the recording of a new Frozen Crown video that was still firmly under wraps. Before we even launched into the official introduction, he wanted to know whether Read More …
Gene Hoglan on Death’s Legacy, Dark Angel’s Return and a Double Dose of Metal Down Under
There aren’t too many musicians who can lay claim to having helped shape the sound of extreme metal across multiple generations, but Gene Hoglan is certainly one of them. From the ferocious thrash of Dark Angel and the technical evolution of Death through to his Read More …
AMORPHIS Return to Australia After 13 Years: Santeri Kallio Talks Borderland, Classic Songs and The Eternal
Finnish metal legends Amorphis are finally back on Australian soil, and with their first tour Down Under in 13 years kicking off tonight, longtime keyboardist Santeri Kallio has plenty to say about the band’s return. Few bands have managed to evolve quite like Amorphis. From Read More …
Sigh – Goh-Ka Album Review: A Wild Journey Through Avant-Garde Metal
“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 …
SOEN’s Joel Ekelöf On Reliance, Vulnerability And Finally Reaching Australia
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 …
DAYS OF RUIN: FROM FUCKING AROUND IN SWITZERLAND TO WACKEN
Swiss metalcore wrecking crew Days of Ruin went from starting a band “just for fun” to winning the Wacken Metal Battle Switzerland and playing Wacken Open Air. We talk metalcore, influences, live authenticity, gear, songwriting, zombies and their new EP Age of Ignorance.
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Blood of Angels: Tampa Metal Goes Dark
Blood of Angels guitarist Aaron Robinson talks Tampa’s legendary metal history, the band’s European tour, Les Angst Ov Thanatou, seven-string guitars, musical influences and why Blood of Angels refuse to stay inside a genre box.Blood of Angels guitarist Aaron Robinson talks Tampa’s legendary metal history, the band’s European tour, Les Angst Ov Thanatou, seven-string guitars, musical influences and why Blood of Angels refuse to stay inside a genre box. Read More …
Napalm Records Round Up September 17th 2026: As I Lay Dying, IGNEA And Villagers Of Ioannina City Push Forward
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 …
AMON AMARTH’s Ted Lundström on The Allfather Awakens, Norse History & Australia
There are bands you listen to because the riffs hit hard, the songs get into your blood and they sound fucking enormous when you crank them. Then there are bands that send you somewhere beyond the music itself. Amon Amarth have always been both of Read More …
28 Days’ Simon Hepburn Looks Back on 30 Years of Upstyledown, Big Day Out and Punk Rock Chaos
There are plenty of ways to measure thirty years in a band. Albums released, kilometres travelled, festival stages crossed, line-up changes survived, records sold and all those other milestones that eventually get condensed into a few neat paragraphs whenever an anniversary rolls around. Then there Read More …
FROM ASHES TO NEW: MATT BRANDYBERRY ON REFLECTIONS, EVOLUTION AND FINALLY HEADLINING AUSTRALIA
There has been a hell of a lot of change in the From Ashes To New camp since Australian audiences finally got their first taste of the Pennsylvania heavyweights at Good Things Festival in 2024. For starters, there is another album in the arsenal. Reflections, Read More …