Listen close — not to the noise, but to the space between it. Because that’s where Morgan Riley lives. I sat down with the voice behind Blackwater Drowning, expecting fire and venom — and instead got southern warmth wrapped in barbed wire, a charm so Read More …
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 …
History and metal collide in a way not heard since the lessons taught by the almighty Iron Maiden on Carrion Vael’s new album, Slay Utterly — a mercilessly vicious anthology of atrocity that explores the more criminally insane side of humanity in all its gory Read More …
After a long, soul-crushing four years of silence, Hooded Menace have finally returned from the shadows with their brand new album, Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration — and dude, let’s be real, it’s an absolute masterpiece. This isn’t just a comeback; it’s a full-blown, doom-soaked resurrection. Read More …
Some bands play heavy.ANTI-SAPIEN weaponise it. The Brooklyn death-crust quartet have returned swinging with “At the Mercy of the Merciless,” the crushing title track from their upcoming EP dropping January 16 via Terminus Hate City. It’s raw, it’s ugly, it’s deliberate, and it hits like Read More …
Like a bull charging out of the now obliterated gate, Despised Icon are back with their seventh full-length album, Shadow Work. The opening and title track sets the titanic tone for what’s to come — vicious, angry, and utterly rancorous. Shadow Work is explosive from Read More …
By Jim “The Rabbit Warlock” Taylor | Crannk.com Sepultura — Portuguese for “grave.” Even the sound of their name sends a shiver up the spine. Formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, Sepultura quickly rose from the South American Read More …
NECRONOMICON EX MORTIS have once again summoned the undead spirit of classic horror with their latest single, “Chopped Up and Burned,” the newest offering from their forthcoming EP Zombie Blood Nightmare — due out February 20, 2026. True to their horror-obsessed, thrash-fueled ethos, “Chopped Up Read More …
There’s a certain madness that comes when two metalheads sit down to argue about albums that have no skips. It’s not just a list — it’s a pilgrimage through riffs, blood, and nostalgia. Episode 2 of The Sid & Killer Show feels like two sonic Read More …
Belgian death metal juggernauts Aborted have been slicing their name into the flesh of the extreme metal world since the mid-’90s. From the raw chaos of The Purity of Perversion through to the surgical precision of Goremageddon, the gore-grind-meets-death-metal brutality of Retrogore, and their latest Read More …
Hailing from Canberra, Nathan has carved his path through the local scene by bouncing between bands in a variety of roles — from keys to bass to vocals — before finding his forever home with Project: Ultimate Satan. A passionate supporter of all things heavy, Read More …
On September 13, 2025, Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory transformed into a battleground of sonic warfare as the Southern Death Fest returned for its second installment. Organized by Ironjaw Bookings, this all-ages event featured an explosive lineup of 21 metal acts, including headliners Gravemind, Ashen, Nicolas Read More …
